Karoge Yaad Baatein To Kahoge — Mir Taqi Mir
करोगे याद बातें तो कहोगे
कि कोई रफ़्ता-ए-बिसयार-गो था
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
If you speak of memories, you will say that there was a deep stream of forgetfulness.
Explanation
This beautiful couplet speaks to the nature of memory and nostalgia. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that whenever we begin reminiscing, we inevitably exaggerate the past. We tend to frame our memories as vast, profound, or overwhelmingly significant—as if the experience was monumental. It's a subtle commentary on how the act of remembering itself can become a form of beautiful, yet perhaps misleading, self-mythology.
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