Dekha Tha Kahin Saaya Tere Qad Ka Chaman Mein — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
I once saw the shadow of your stature in a garden; O Meer-ji, the wandering fairy has been there until now.
Explanation
This couplet beautifully captures the intoxicating nature of love. The poet reminisces about seeing the beloved's shadow in a beautiful garden, suggesting a moment of idealized, serene beauty. However, the second line delivers a powerful punch: his current state is one of having been pulled out of the magical, carefree realm of the 'Aawara-Pari' (wandering fairies). It implies that the beauty he found in love was so overwhelming, it disrupted his entire, blissful existence.
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