If you could compose couplets that delight the Beloved, or make us weep and lament upon remembering, O Mir, please do something like this.

This couplet is a masterful depiction of bittersweet longing. The poet is essentially asking the beloved: 'If the intoxicating memory of us makes your heart happy, then please, do something that makes me suffer.' It's a plea for a painful, yet enduring, connection. Mir Taqi Mir doesn't want forgetfulness; he wants a memory so potent that the mere thought of it brings both joy and profound sorrow! It’s the beautiful paradox of deep love.