Hay a limit even to tearing into pieces; when will the eyes of your cruel oppression bring rest to this struggle?

This profound couplet questions the limits of human cruelty and suffering. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that even the act of tearing something into countless pieces has a natural boundary. He challenges the listener by asking: when were the boundaries established against the sharp sword of oppression? It is a timeless plea for mercy and justice in the face of relentless pain.