What complaint can be made of the captivity of the cage? The streams themselves cry out to themselves.

This profound couplet speaks to the nature of internal conflict. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that if you complain about being confined or trapped (the cage), the real complaint is coming from within you—from your own soul, your own desires. It means that the struggle is not with the external situation, but with the restlessness of the heart itself. It's a powerful reminder that sometimes, the greatest prison is the mind.