कब तलक गलियों में सौदाई से फिरते रहिए
दिल को उस ज़ुल्फ़-ए-मुसलसल से लगा बैठेंगे
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
How long will you continue wandering through the streets like a lover, until my heart is entangled by those cascading tresses?
Explanation
This couplet is a beautiful warning about the trap of beauty. Mir Taqi Mir asks, 'How long will you wander aimlessly in the streets like a beggar?' The answer, he suggests, is that you won't be able to resist the captivating pull of the beloved's cascading hair. It suggests that even if you try to wander or ignore the source of your pain, beauty has a way of trapping the heart, no matter how much you try to run away.
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