ता दम-ए-मर्ग ग़म ख़ुशी का नहीं
दिल-ए-आज़ुर्दा गर सलामत है
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The Shayar says that the intoxication of death belongs neither to sorrow nor to joy; if the sapphire heart is safe, it remains so.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the ultimate priority of emotional peace. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the highs of joy and the lows of sorrow, or even the experience of life and death itself, hold no true value. The only thing that matters, the core of existence, is the preservation of the heart. For the poet, the heart's safety is more precious than life itself, making emotional integrity the highest form of wealth.
