POEM · PERMANENT EDITION
Mir Taqi Mir ہیں گوکہ سبھی تمھاری پیاری باتیں Hain go keh sabhi tumhari pyari baatein ●sher 1 of 2

ہیں گوکہ سبھی تمھاری پیاری باتیں

Hain go keh sabhi tumhari pyari baatein

پر جی سے نہ جائیں گی تمھاری باتیں

Par ji se na jaayengi tumhari baatein

Though all your words are dear
But your words will not leave my heart

آنکھیں ہیں ادھر روے سخن اور طرف

Aankhein hain idhar ro'e sukhan aur taraf

یاروں کی نظر میں ہیں یہ ساری باتیں

Yaaron ki nazar mein hain yeh saari baatein

Eyes are on this side, the face of speech on another
In the friends' view, these are all but words

Context

This Urdu couplet, characteristic of classical ghazal poetry, delves into the enduring power of a beloved's words. It expresses the lover's profound emotional attachment, asserting that despite the transient nature of conversation, the cherished words leave an indelible mark on the heart. The poem further hints at a disconnect between overt attention and internal absorption, and suggests that the beloved's influence and the lover's devotion are an open secret, visible and perhaps understood by close companions.

love & longing (ishq, judāī)

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