What days those were, when even here the heart was alive, and the moods/ambiances were like the colorful flutter of a fairy.

This couplet is a profound expression of nostalgia, a yearning for a time when life felt effortless and vibrant. The poet compares the past's passions (ru-aashiyaan) to colorful, flying fairies, suggesting that emotions were pure, light, and unburdened by present sorrows. Mir Taqi Mir captures the universal pain of realizing that the magic of yesterday is often unattainable today.