Taklif Na Kar Ah Mujhe Zumbish-e-lab Ki — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Do not torment me with the mere movement of the lips; I am a treasure of sweet words, hidden beneath my tongue.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the burden of unspoken emotions. Mir Taqi Mir is telling the beloved not to worry about his silence or the movement of his lips. He reveals that beneath his tongue, he carries a treasure trove of words—a hundred untold stories, so deeply intertwined with pain and emotion, that they feel like 'blood.' It is a powerful declaration that the silence itself is heavy with unexpressed sorrow.
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