Dil Mein Bhara Z-bas-ki Khayal-e-sharab Tha — Mir Taqi Mir

दिल में भरा ज़-बस-कि ख़याल-ए-शराब था मानिंद आइने के मिरे घर में आब था
— Mir Taqi Mir

Meaning

In my heart, there was only the thought of wine, as if there was water in the mirror of my home.

Explanation

This beautiful couplet captures the state of being utterly consumed by a single thought—the thought of wine. The poet says that the thought of wine filled his heart, and just like that intoxication, it was reflected everywhere, even in the water of his own mirror. It suggests that when an emotion or idea becomes too dominant, it permeates every aspect of one's reality. It's a profound depiction of how obsession, whether romantic or otherwise, colors your entire world.

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