Tapakta Hai Palkon Se Khun Muttasil — Mir Taqi Mir
टपकता है पलकों से ख़ूँ मुत्तसिल
नहीं देखते हम जिगर की तरफ़
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Blood is continuously dripping from the eyelids, yet we do not look towards the heart.
Explanation
This couplet speaks to the profound nature of hidden pain. The 'blood dripping from the eyelids' represents visible, constant suffering—the tears that betray the soul. Yet, the speaker claims they refuse to look at their own 'jigar' (core/heart). It suggests a deliberate act of emotional self-blindness; a refusal to confront the source of the deepest wound, even when the pain is visibly leaking out.
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