Zabh Kar Main Kaha Tha Marata Hun — Mir Taqi Mir
ज़ब्ह कर मैं कहा था मरता हूँ
दम नहीं मुझ शिकार में देखा
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
I had said I would die in battle's fray, but I saw no death in the hunt's display.
Explanation
This couplet captures the profound difference between expectation and reality. The poet, Mir Taqi Mir, says that he had prepared himself for death, for the act of being slaughtered. Yet, when he saw the 'hunt' (the encounter or the beloved), he found that he had no strength left. It suggests that the emotional impact of a true encounter is far more devastating than any anticipated physical pain.
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