Abale Ka Bhi Hona Daman-gir / Tere Kuche Ke Khar Mein Dekha — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The couplet means that even the clam must have a price (or value), a fact the Shayar observed in the thorns of your lane.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the magnetic and often painful influence of the beloved. The speaker says that even someone who is dry, withered, or utterly spent (आबले), can become a beggar (दामन-गीर). Yet, he found this beggar's desperation not in the streets of the world, but right within the thorns of your path. It suggests that the beloved's presence is so overwhelmingly potent that it draws out the most vulnerable and desperate parts of the lover's soul!
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