Zindaan Mein Phanse Tauq Pade Qaid Mein Mar Jaaye — Mir Taqi Mir
ज़िंदाँ में फँसे तौक़ पड़े क़ैद में मर जाए
पर दाम-ए-मोहब्बत में गिरफ़्तार न होवे
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
If I get trapped in a jail, I may die while captive, but I shall never be arrested by the price of love.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the ultimate sacrifice of the lover. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that facing physical imprisonment or death is preferable to being captive to the intoxicating, inescapable magic of love. For him, the chains of passion are far more terrifying and consuming than any jail cell. It is a declaration that the agony of love is a form of life-ending capture.
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