If I do not return to the dust, O Meer, let my tears be purified. Perhaps beneath the earth, there is much rest.

This profound couplet by Mir Taqi Mir is a meditation on the inevitability of death and the pain of separation. The poet suggests that if the living cannot retrieve the lost beloved, then perhaps they should find solace in the grave. He muses that the peace found beneath the earth is a greater comfort than the suffering of life. It is a deeply philosophical take on acceptance and the ultimate escape.