Build a stubborn mosque of one and a half bricks in a desolate place.

This powerful couplet is a subtle yet profound critique of outward showmanship. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that if one insists on building a visible structure of devotion—a 'mosque'—it should be done in a desolate place. This isn't a literal instruction, but a commentary on hypocrisy. It questions the sincerity of faith that is only maintained for an audience, suggesting that true devotion must withstand the solitude and the lack of recognition.