O friend, no one has been disgraced like me, nor has such a thing happened even to an enemy's foe.
This couplet is a raw cry of profound humiliation. The poet, Mir Taqi Mir, is describing a level of disgrace so deep that it surpasses even the worst treatment one might receive from a true enemy. He feels that his downfall is so complete that even those who hate his opponents are now mocking him. It speaks to the ultimate pain of public shaming and the feeling of being utterly exposed, leaving the listener with a sense of deep, existential sorrow.
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