We are certain of this, even from you, the absence of sorrow and distress, but in that garden, we could not find a flower without thorns.

This profound couplet by Mir Taqi Mir speaks to the disappointment found in love. The poet observes that the beloved, despite everything, retains its inherent flaws (naqsh-o-na'ahil). Because of these imperfections, the speaker realizes that true perfection—the thornless flower (gul-e-be-khaar)—is unattainable in that relationship or garden of life. It is a lament about the unavoidable flaws in human connection.