O dusty garden of separation, the sorrow of separation exists; in love, there is not only pleasure, but also a curse.

Mir Taqi Mir captures the deepest paradox of love in this couplet. He suggests that the agony of separation (gham-e-firaaq) is far more intense and painful than the sheer bliss of union (ish-e-visaal). Love, therefore, is not merely a source of pleasure; it is a profound, sometimes dangerous, affliction! It is a beautiful curse.