Today, the Imam came to the mosque, from there. Until yesterday, 'Mir,' I was the ruin-dweller.

This couplet is a brilliant example of self-deprecating wit. Mir Taqi Mir uses the contrast between the sacred and the profane. The appearance of the Imam from the mosque signifies piety and religious observance. By saying, 'Until yesterday, I, Meer, was the dissolute one,' the poet is making a profound, ironic statement. He is essentially saying that his life of sin and excess was so overwhelming that even the symbols of divine order seem to appear in relation to his downfall! It’s a witty acknowledgment of his own moral decay.