Be patient with the misfortune, O Mir Sahib, for it is not the way to cry or mourn when it has not yet arrived.

This powerful couplet is a masterclass in stoicism. Mir Taqi Mir advises us to maintain patience (Sabr) when facing life's calamities. But the deeper message is a gentle reproach: don't grieve or weep when there is no reason, or when the time is not right. He reminds us that misplaced sadness is merely a peculiar habit, a pattern of emotional excess that needs correction. It's a call to wisdom and emotional maturity.