Us Zulm Pesha Ki Ye Rasm-e-qadeem Hai Gee — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The Shayar says that this custom of your cruel profession is old: to show kindness to strangers, and to friends, to be sold.
Explanation
This powerful couplet by Mir Taqi Mir speaks to the bitter irony of human relationships. He suggests that showing kindness to strangers (ghairon) has become a practiced, almost routine 'ritual' of the world's oppressors. The real pain, the deepest wound, comes not from the unknown, but from the jealousy and envy (keena-jooi) of those closest to you—your own friends. It's a profound commentary on betrayal.
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