नाला-कश हैं अहद-ए-पीरी में भी तेरे दर पे हम
क़द्द-ए-ख़म-गश्ता हमारा हल्क़ा है ज़ंजीर का
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
At your door, we are like a necklace, even in the path of piety, whose body is a circle of chains.
Explanation
This powerful couplet speaks of the paradox of devotion. The speaker feels so emotionally burdened, so trapped by his love, that even the promise of spiritual grace (the 'ehd-e-piri') at the beloved's door cannot bring him peace. He declares that his entire existence—his 'qadd'—is nothing but a circle of chains, symbolizing a life perpetually bound by longing and suffering. It's a profound statement on the inescapable nature of passion.
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