Ai Abr-e-tar Tu Aur Kisi Samt Ko Baras — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
O cloud, do not shower on any other place, for in this land, only our spring of tears remains.
Explanation
This profound couplet is a plea to the heavens, addressed to the rain cloud. The poet asks the rain to shower only in this specific place, because the speaker's emotional landscape—represented by the eyes (chashm-e-tar)—is unique and confined to this 'country.' It beautifully suggests that the poet's sorrow and love are so deep that they define the very existence of their world, asking the universe to acknowledge their specific pain.
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