Aag The Ibtida-e-ishq Mein Hum — Mir Taqi Mir
आग थे इब्तिदा-ए-इश्क़ में हम
अब जो हैं ख़ाक इंतिहा है ये
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
In the beginning of love, we were fire, and now that we are ashes, this is the end.
Explanation
This powerful couplet captures the inevitable decay of passion. Mir Taqi Mir describes how the journey of love (ishq) began with the burning intensity of fire—a passionate, consuming flame. But time and experience have reduced that grand, fiery beginning to mere dust. It is a poignant reflection on how even the most vibrant emotions eventually fade, leaving only the remnants of what once was.
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