Since when do people go to sacrifice their heads at the footsteps of a friend?

This profound couplet questions the nature of devotion and sacrifice. Mir Taqi Mir asks, 'Since when have people been giving their lives simply at the footsteps of the beloved?' It suggests that human loyalty and emotional expenditure often become exaggerated or misplaced. It’s a poignant reflection on the cost of attachment—how easily we equate devotion with sacrifice, sometimes without true understanding.