How wonderful were those days when we were in your captivity, when we were among the sorrowful, melancholic, and oppressed by cruelty.

Mir Taqi Mir paints a picture of bittersweet nostalgia. The poet suggests that there was a time when life felt complete, even when they were trapped in the embrace of the beloved. This 'captivity' wasn't just physical; it was emotional. They were together in a state of shared sorrow and melancholy, finding a strange kind of solace in the shared suffering. It's a poignant reflection on the beauty found even in pain.