जाँ-सोज़ आह ओ नाला समझता नहीं हूँ मैं
यक शो'ला मेरे दिल से उठा था जला गया
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
O heart-burning sigh, oh river, I do not understand you; this flame that rose from my heart, it has burned me.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks to the complexity of internal suffering. The poet addresses the pain itself ('Jaan-soz Ah o Naala'), stating that he does not understand it. The 'flame' (Shola) that burned was not external; it was ignited from his own heart. It suggests that sometimes, the greatest pain we endure is the passion or emotion we ourselves create and cannot control. It is a beautiful portrait of self-torture and existential confusion.
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