Sad Naala-e-jaan Kaah Hain Waabasta Chaman Se — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The channel of my life is connected to the garden; let no single hair be plucked from behind the wall.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the delicate nature of emotional attachment. The poet suggests that the sorrow (or the 'sad nala') of life is deeply intertwined with the beauty of the garden (chaman). The plea is not for the sorrow to leave, but for it to remain untouched. Mir Taqi Mir asks that not even a single hair (baal) be broken behind the wall. It's a beautiful expression of a fragile, cherished pain—a sorrow so intrinsic to one's existence that its mere disturbance is unbearable.
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