Buri Bala Haim Sitam-kusta-e-mohabbat Ham — Mir Taqi Mir
बुरी बला हैं सितम-कुश्ता-ए-मोहब्बत हम
जो तेग़ बरसे तो सर को न कुछ पनाह करें
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
We are a terrible affliction and torment of love; if the arrow falls, there is no shelter for the head.
Explanation
This powerful couplet captures the self-destructive, yet inescapable, nature of deep passion. The poet declares that the very act of loving is a curse, a painful arena. It suggests that when the arrows of emotion are released, there is no place to hide or find refuge. It is a profound admission that love, in its purest form, is a beautiful tragedy—a surrender to pain itself.
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