Jal Gaya Dil Safed Hain Aankhein — Mir Taqi Mir
जल गया दिल सफ़ेद हैं आँखें
ये तो कुछ इंतिज़ार में देखा
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
My heart has burned, and my eyes are white; I saw this while waiting for something.
Explanation
This poignant couplet captures the weariness of the heart after endless waiting. The poet describes a state where the heart feels burned, and the eyes are drained, appearing 'white'—a sign of emotional depletion. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that this profound exhaustion isn't due to a single event, but rather the cumulative weight of anticipation and unfulfilled hopes. It's the pain of waiting itself that wounds the soul.
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