Oh, reconcile with the beloved, for the war has begun; O tongue, retract yourself and speak of nothing but the flower.

This powerful couplet, penned by Mir Taqi Mir, is a plea for peace and moderation. The poet addresses the 'anḍalīb' (the inner, restless self) and urges it to reconcile, noting that war has already been declared. He then tells his tongue, 'O long-tongued one,' to speak everything... except the mention of flowers. This suggests that while the struggle (the 'war') is unavoidable, the focus should remain on something gentle, beautiful, and perhaps fragile, like the scent of a rose, rather than aggressive rhetoric.