तिरा आना ही अब मरकूज़ है हम को दम-ए-आख़िर
ये जी सदक़े किया था फिर न आवे तन में या आवे
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
Returning to the river is now our final destination, this life was lived in vain, and either it won't return to the body, or it will.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks of a lover's ultimate surrender. The poet, Mir Taqi Mir, declares that the beloved's arrival is now the sole focus, even at the moment of death. He reflects on the transient nature of life, realizing that this existence was spent solely for the beloved, a life that neither returns nor is ever fully experienced. It is a beautiful meditation on destiny and eternal devotion.