उस शम्अ की मज्लिस में जाना हमें फिर वाँ से
इक ज़ख़्म-ए-ज़बाँ ताज़ा हर रोज़ उठा जाना
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
To go to that assembly of shame again, and from there, to bear a fresh wound of the tongue every day.
Explanation
This couplet beautifully captures the painful cycle of longing. The 'candle's majlis' represents the intoxicating, yet dangerous, world of the beloved's presence. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that returning to that environment, no matter how desired, means reopening an old wound—a wound on the tongue. It speaks to the agonizing realization that proximity to love inevitably brings renewed pain through words, memories, or even just the act of speaking.
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