'आलम है शौक़-कुश्ता ख़िल्क़त है तेरी रफ़्ता जानों की आरज़ू तू आँखों का मुद्द'आ तू
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

Your world is a battlefield of creation, and your slow movement, oh you! You are the desire of souls and the plea of the eyes.

Explanation

This masterpiece captures the eternal conflict between worldly reality and spiritual longing. Mir Taqi Mir contrasts the world ('alam'), which is described as a killer of desires, with the beloved's existence. The beloved's beauty is so gentle and captivating that it becomes the sole focus of the lover's soul and gaze. It’s a powerful statement that even when the world tries to extinguish passion, the memory of the beloved remains the ultimate, inescapable devotion.

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