अब तो दिल को न ताब है न क़रार
याद-ए-अय्याम जब तहम्मुल था
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The lines mean that the heart currently lacks both courage and peace, contrasting this state with a time when the memories of the past were manageable or bearable.
Explanation
This profound couplet captures the pain of memory's weight. Mir Taqi Mir says that now his heart possesses neither excitement nor peace. He reflects that when he used to recall the days of his life, he possessed a certain endurance—a resilience. But time has taken that strength away, leaving him adrift in the sea of bittersweet nostalgia.
