Having opened his eyes, the oblivious one of the world, will wake up in a dream while sleeping.

This profound couplet speaks to the sudden realization of life's harsh realities. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that for the heedless person—the one who lives unaware—the mere act of opening their eyes and seeing the world is enough. What follows, however, is the greater irony: that the waking life will feel like a dream, and the true, deep slumber will be the state of perpetual sleep. It's a meditation on the illusion between wakefulness and unconsciousness.