Dil-bastagi Mein Khulna Us Ka Na Us Se Dekha — Mir Taqi Mir
दिल-बस्तगी में खुलना उस का न उस से देखा
बख़्त-ए-निगूँ को हम ने सौ बार आज़माया
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
We saw the opening of her heart in her absence, and tested the fortune of her gaze a hundred times.
Explanation
This powerful couplet speaks of the self-inflicted nature of love's pain. The poet says that the opening of her heart, the vulnerability, was something he saw in himself, not in her. He repeatedly tested the subtle thread of her gaze, suggesting that the struggle for connection is often an internal journey. It's a profound reflection on how much we project our own emotional turmoil onto the beloved.
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