Jab Aaya Aah Tab Apne Hi Sar Par — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
When the sigh arrived, it fell upon one's own head; when did this hand reach the waist of that one?
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the nature of pain and suffering. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the deepest sorrows and sighs ('aah') often originate from within us, falling upon our own heads. The poet contrasts this internal suffering with external actions, questioning how his hands could ever reach the waist of another person. It is a powerful meditation on self-inflicted pain and the realization that our greatest wounds are often self-generated.
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