Luknat Tiri Zubaan Ki Hai Sahar Jis Se Shokh — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The curse belongs to your tongue, which, with the dawn, is so lovely, that even a mere whisper of a word left an impression on the heart.
Explanation
Mir Taqi Mir captures the devastating power of words here. He suggests that the beloved's speech is like a 'showy dawn'—beautiful, yet inherently dangerous. The speaker feels that even a single, softly whispered word ('hर्फ़-ए-नीम-गुफ़्ता') has the power to utterly dismantle the heart. It speaks to how fragile our emotions are, how easily they can be affected by mere sound, making language itself a powerful curse and a sweet poison.
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