Hum Hain Majrooh — Mir Taqi Mir
हम हैं मजरूह माजरा है ये
वो नमक छिड़के है मज़ा है ये
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
We are wounded, and this is our destiny; / It is fun that they sprinkle the salt.
Explanation
This couplet is a profound exploration of the paradox of love and pain. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that suffering itself has become an addiction. The wound (majrooh) is real, and the pain is evident, but the sheer *experience* of the beloved provoking that pain—the sprinkling of salt—is described as a strange, addictive pleasure. It captures the depth of romantic agony, where the agony becomes part of the ecstasy.
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