If you keep trying too much, you will die, Meer. This much is merely your fate.

This profound couplet speaks to the limits of human desire and acceptance of fate. Mir Taqi Mir, through this couplet, suggests that if someone is overly passionate or devoted to something—or someone—they should accept that intensity and simply live with it. The second line is a powerful declaration of resignation: 'My destiny is only this much.' It's a beautiful blend of fatalism and quiet defiance.