Himram To Dekh Phul Bikhare Thi Kal Saba — Mir Taqi Mir
हिरमाँ तो देख फूल बिखेरे थी कल सबा
इक बर्ग-ए-गुल गिरा न जहाँ था मिरा क़फ़स
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
He saw that the morning was scattered with flowers, and a single petal fell from the flower where my cage was.
Explanation
This couplet is a masterpiece of subtle sorrow. Mir Taqi Mir uses the image of a scattered petal to describe the moment his world felt confined. He says that the morning breeze scattered flowers, and when a single petal fell... that single drop was the sign that his cage—his life, his emotional security—was broken. It speaks to the profound fragility of love and existence.
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