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दिल से शौक़-ए-रुख़-ए-निकू न गया
झाँकना-ताकना कभू न गया
Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning

The passion for your lovely face has not left the heart, nor has the desire to gaze at it ever stopped.

Explanation

This beautiful couplet speaks to the enduring nature of passionate love. Mir Taqi Mir says that the desire for the beloved's beautiful face (rukh-e-niku) has not left his heart. It suggests that the craving—the habit of gazing and peeking (jhaankna-taakna)—is not a temporary whim, but a permanent, deep-seated addiction of the soul. It captures the beautiful agony of eternal yearning.

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