O Meer, the heart often remains restless for the one who has departed; the person whose company or conversation is sought, is nowhere found within you.

This profound couplet by Mir Taqi Mir speaks to the nature of longing and internal conflict. He suggests that even when the beloved is physically absent, the deep desire remains—a constant ache. But the second line delivers a sharp realization: who are you talking to? The answer is, that conversation, that source of emotion, does not even reside within your own heart. It points to a yearning that is detached from self, a universal, haunting loneliness.