दरमियाँ ऐसा नहीं अब आईना
मेरे उस के अब सफ़ाई हो चुकी
— Mir Taqi Mir
Meaning
There is no such mirror in between; my reflection has become clean now.
Explanation
This couplet speaks to the painful realization of change. The poet observes that the mirror no longer reflects the situation as it used to. It suggests that the beloved's inherent purity or status has become undeniable and visible to all. Mir Taqi Mir uses the mirror as a metaphor for truth; when the beloved's 'safaai' (purity) is established, the old illusion shatters, leaving only stark reality.
