The cause of this love was a hundred signs of grace; yesterday, I wept much, 'Meer,' for a short while.

This profound couplet speaks to the overwhelming nature of true love. Mir Taqi Mir suggests that the tears and sorrow shed yesterday were merely a small, insufficient measure of the pain or depth of his love. The 'asbab-e-sad-alam' (the true reason/source of the deep sorrow) is something far greater than mere crying. It speaks of a grief that transcends tears, a pain that settles deep within the soul.