If we are visible for even a single moment here, it is a lot; the time we are granted is very brief, just like the short life of a spark.

This profound couplet captures the overwhelming, almost physical grip of intense love. Mir Taqi Mir speaks of how difficult it is for the heart to turn away from the beloved’s gaze, and even harder is it to tame the burning passion that the sight ignites. It’s a confession of surrender—a recognition that the passion is too potent to be controlled. It speaks to the beautiful agony of deep longing.