सुब्ह वो आफ़त उठ बैठा था तुम ने न देखा सद अफ़्सोस
क्या क्या फ़ित्ने सर जोड़े पलकों के साए साए गए
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
The morning witnessed a calamity that arose, which you failed to see; what a profound regret. What mischiefs and troubles did the shadows of your eyelids weave together.
Explanation
This profound couplet speaks of missed opportunities and the pain of unappreciated struggle. Mir Taqi Mir laments that the sorrow and trials (Aafat) were right there, visible in the morning, yet the beloved didn't see them. He wonders at the countless deceptions and temptations (Fitne) that blossomed merely from the shadow of her eyelashes. It's a deep meditation on the distance between intense emotion and external recognition.
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