What emerged from the eye of the heart in separation, never emerged from the ear of the ocean.

This profound couplet speaks to the inexpressible nature of deep emotional pain. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the pain felt in separation—the sorrow that springs from the eyes and the heart—is so profound that it cannot be compared to or expressed by external things, like the sound of waves or the whispers of the ears. It speaks of a grief that is purely internal and unmatched!