The owner of hearts has changed the direction of my heart; you also cast a spell of sighs and lamentations upon it.
Mir Taqi Mir captures the profound ache of emotional betrayal. The poet feels that fate or the Divine has deliberately altered the hearts of people, making them indifferent, especially towards him. Yet, he doesn't just accept this pain. He issues a challenge, a plea, asking the beloved (or the listener) to also infuse their actions with the deep, beautiful sorrow of sighs and lamentations. It is a masterful negotiation with pain, turning suffering into art.
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