Darapaya-e-dil Hi Rahe Us Chehre Ke Khal-e-siyah — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The curtain of the heart remains on that dark face's pallor, and we fear those wounds visible even in the bright day.
Explanation
This couplet captures the intense, almost terrifying, nature of deep love. The speaker confesses that the memory of the beloved's dark beauty (ख़ाल-ए-सियाह) is permanently etched upon their heart. But the real fear isn't the memory itself... it's the fear that the physical evidence of that secret passion—the marks or traces (चोंटों)—will appear in the harsh, bright light of day. It speaks to the vulnerability of hidden emotions!
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