Ah Me Kab Ki Ki Sarmaya-e-dozakh Na Hui — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
When did my sigh become the adornment of hell, and which tear of mine was not a raging storm?
Explanation
This couplet by Mir Taqi Mir is a profound meditation on the depth of sorrow. The poet questions the nature of pain, suggesting that the sorrow felt in a mere sigh (आह) is far more intense and devastating than the entire underworld (Dozakh). He asks, what kind of tears (अश्क) could possibly withstand the might of a raging storm (तूफ़ान)? It speaks to an internal suffering that defies all conventional measurements of pain.
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