The gentle breeze of the new morning has stained my heart with blood; Oh God, what is the sin for which this punishment is given?

This profound couplet speaks to the agony of unexplained suffering. The poet laments that the mere sight of the beautiful dawn (Nawa-e-Subh-gahi) has pierced his heart, making him bleed. He cries out to God, questioning what sin or fault could possibly warrant such intense punishment! It is a universal cry of a lover who feels unjustly afflicted by beauty and fate.