ख़तर अज़ीम में हैं मिरी आह-ओ-अश्क से सब कि जहान रह चुका फिर जो यही है बाद-ओ-बाराँ
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

In my sighs and tears, there lies a great danger to all, for the world has remained just as it was, even after the wind and the storm.

Explanation

This powerful couplet speaks to the profound emotional turmoil of the lover. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that his very sighs (Aah) and tears (Ashk) are dangerous, not because of the pain they cause, but because they signal the end of the struggle. The 'bad-o-baarān' (storm and rain) represents the intense suffering and drama of life. When that storm subsides, the lover realizes the world itself feels abandoned and empty.

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