Dil Ki Virani Ka Kya Mazkur Hai / Ye Nagar Sau Martaba Luta Gaya — Mir Taqi Mir
दिल की वीरानी का क्या मज़कूर है
ये नगर सौ मर्तबा लूटा गया
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
What is the joke of the desolation of the heart? This city has been looted a hundred times.
Explanation
This profound couplet by Mir Taqi Mir makes a powerful comparison between physical ruin and emotional desolation. The poet asks: What is the story of the heart's emptiness? He answers by comparing it to a city that has been looted a hundred times. It suggests that the pain of heartbreak—the internal devastation—is far deeper and more pervasive than any external trauma, leaving a wound that never truly heals.
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