पछताओगे बहुत जो गए हम जहाँ से
आदम की क़द्र होती है ज़ाहिर जुदा हुए
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
You will greatly regret the place from which we departed; man's worth is evident when separated.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the universal pain of loss. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that true regret only strikes after we have left a place or a person. We often don't realize the immense value of something—be it a relationship or a memory—until it is gone. The separation itself is the lesson, teaching us the true worth of what we once took for granted.