hum jaante to ishq na karte kisu ke sath
le jate dil ko KHak mein is aarzu ke sath

had I known the outcome, to love would not aspire
would gladly turn this heart to dust with unfulfilled desire

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq hai ishq karne walon ko
kaisa kaisa baham kya hai ishq

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq hai tarz o taur ishq ke tain
kahin banda kahin KHuda hai ishq

love is the mode and style of love
it's man below and God above

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq hi ishq hai jahan dekho
sare aalam mein bhar raha hai ishq

its only Love where'er you see
Love fills this world entirely

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq ek 'mir' bhaari patthar hai
kab ye tujh na-tawan se uThta hai

love is a real burden, Miir, it is a heavy stone
how can it be lifted by a weak person alone?

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq ka ghar hai 'mir' se aabaad
aise phir KHanaman-KHarab kahan

love's abode has been by miir inhabited
???

Mir Taqi Mir

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ishq mashuq ishq aashiq hai
yani apna hi mubtala hai ishq

both lover and beloved be
love's self-involved entirely

Mir Taqi Mir

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