इक दम में तू ने फूँक दिया दो-जहाँ के तीं ऐ इश्क़ तेरे आग लगाने को इश्क़ है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

In a moment, you breathed into the arrows of two worlds. Oh love, even the act of setting my heart on fire is love itself.

Explanation

This profound couplet by Mir Taqi Mir captures the paradoxical nature of intense love. The poet suggests that the beloved's presence (or the experience of love itself) is so overwhelming that it feels like suddenly blowing the arrows of existence. He concludes with a poignant realization: this very 'love' (ishq) is what fuels the fire, making the pain and the passion inseparable. It's a masterpiece of emotional surrender.

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