When a rush of sorrow rises in the heart, then for a while, it flows from the eyes like the stream of a river.

This beautiful couplet describes the overwhelming nature of sorrow. When grief builds up in the heart, it doesn't stay contained; it finds a way out. Mir Taqi Mir beautifully compares the tears that flow from the eyes to the continuous, unstoppable stream of a river. It speaks to the natural, inevitable release of deep emotional pain.