टक गोर-ए-ग़रीबाँ की कर सैर कि दुनिया में
उन ज़ुल्म-रसीदों पर क्या क्या न हुआ होगा
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
What sights the world has witnessed through the eyes of the stranger, and what all must have happened to those acts of tyranny.
Explanation
This powerful couplet invites us to reflect on the true history of the world. Mir Taqi Mir asks us to wander through the graves of the guardians and consider the records of injustice. It’s a profound meditation on suffering, suggesting that the world is stained with untold amounts of pain and oppression. The poet doesn't just observe death; he questions the systemic cruelty that led to it. It's a call to remember the marginalized and the forgotten.
