खोटे दामों में ये भी क्या ठहरा दिरहम-ए-'दाग़' का रिवाज नहीं
— Dagh Dehlvi
Meaning

What value could this hold even at a debased price, when a blemished coin (or Dagh's currency) has no circulation at all?

Explanation

Here, Dagh Dehlvi brilliantly plays on his own pen name while drawing on the vivid imagery of a marketplace. Just as a flawed coin stamped with a blemish holds no value and cannot circulate even at a bargain price, a heart scarred by love is deemed worthless by the world and the beloved. It is a poignant yet wry lament, capturing the sorrow of feeling utterly unwanted with touching wit.

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