Jaati Thi Teri Mere Liye Jaan Hi — Momin Khan Momin
Meaning
My very life was departing for your sake—so why did I needlessly complain about my rival?
Explanation
The poet gently reminds the beloved of her own feelings. Your life too was being given up for me, he says. You cared for me more than you let on. So why did you make an unfair complaint against the rival? Why blame someone else for something that wasn't truly their fault? There was no real reason for that grievance. It's a tender moment where the lover points out that the beloved's heart was already his, and so the anger shown toward the stranger was misplaced and uncalled for.
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