Dil Pe Kab Iktifaa Kare Hai Ishq — Mir Taqi Mir
दिल पे कब इक्तिफ़ा करे है इश्क़
जाएगा जान भी ये ग़म ले कर
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
When will love cease its heart-deep stay, and this very life will depart with this sorrow's sway.
Explanation
This profound couplet captures the eternal struggle of the lover's heart. Mir Taqi Mir asks rhetorically when love will ever find peace in the heart, implying that it never settles. The second line is a heartbreaking acceptance: even life itself will depart, but it cannot take the accompanying sorrow. It speaks to a grief so deep, it becomes a permanent part of existence.
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