Our fortune was restless, troubled, and straying, when he returned home in the night, completely lost.

Mir Taqi Mir uses the phrase 'bakhth-e-khufta' to describe a fortune that is restless and troubled, suggesting a deeply unsettled destiny. The couplet paints a picture of profound irony: just as our fate is wandering and unstable, the person arrives home in the dead of night, completely disoriented. This contrast highlights a sense of poignant displacement, implying that arrival itself is tinged with confusion and melancholy.