Moo Ko Abas Hai Taab Kali Yun Hi Tang Hai — Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
It is impossible to bind the budding rose like this, for it is consumed by delusion, illusion, and imagined thought.
Explanation
Mir Taqi Mir reminds us that the torment of love is often self-generated. The beloved's 'state' (or the world around the beloved) is agitated, but the fire that burns the lover is not real. It is fueled by 'wahm' (illusion), 'gumaan' (overestimation/presumption), and the sheer power of the imagination. The poet suggests that we should recognize that much of our pain comes from the stories we tell ourselves, rather than from the beloved's actions.
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