What tribulations does the beloved bring upon him, who is destined to be struck by the fever of love, whose heart is heartless and listless.

This profound couplet captures the sheer torment of unrequited love. Mir Taqi Mir asks a rhetorical question: What kind of mischief does the beloved keep bringing into the lover's life? The lover himself is already emotionally drained, unstable, and volatile. It suggests that the beloved's actions are not just flirtation, but a deliberate, painful testing of the lover's fragile heart.