Kab Talak Daagh Dikhaavegi Aseeri Mujh Ko — Mir Taqi Mir
कब तलक दाग़ दिखावेगी असीरी मुझ को
मर गए साथ के मेरे तो गिरफ़्तार कई
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
How long will you show me this stain (of sorrow)? Many of my companions have already fallen (dead).
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the lasting scars of emotional captivity. The poet questions how long the 'stains' (daag) of this imprisonment will remain visible. He suggests that if his dearest companions are gone, then what is left to be held captive or stained? It's a lament about enduring pain—the memory and the stigma of loss—that outlasts even the people who shared the journey.
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