Friends, how can you believe that I am not a lover? Look at the face of 'Mir', whose color has been drained away.

This powerful couplet is a classic example of self-revelation in Urdu poetry. Mir Taqi Mir is telling his friends that they cannot deny his passion, even if he tries to hide it. He suggests that the intensity of his love, or 'rang,' is so visible that it colors his very face, making his emotional state impossible to conceal. It is a dramatic admission of undeniable love.