Tapakte Dard Hain Aansu Ki Jaaga — Mir Taqi Mir
टपकते दर्द हैं आँसू की जागा
इलाही चश्म या ज़ख़्म-ए-कुहन है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Are these dripping pains from the place of tears, or are they the wounds of old, oh divine grace?
Explanation
This couplet is a profound exploration of pain and sorrow. Mir Taqi Mir asks a deeply philosophical question: are these tears flowing from a divine source, or are they merely the seepage from an old, festering wound? It suggests that sometimes, the source of our deepest grief isn't an external event, but a chronic, internal pain that has finally found a way to surface.
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