ایسی ہستی عدم میں داخل ہے
نے جواں ہم نہ طفل شیر ہوئے
میر تقی میر –
aisii hastii ‘adam meiN daakhil hai
nay javaaN ham na tifl-e-sheer hue
– Mir Taqi Mir
ऐसी हस्ती अदम में दाख़िल है
नय जवाँ हम न तिफ़्ल-ए-शीर हुए
– मीर तक़ी मीर
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such was my being in the realm of nonexistence
i was neither a youth, nor an infant
This Sher also needs a short explanation
The poet says that before he came into being, none of the stages of life applied to him. He was neither an infant nor the youth he is now. The couplet derives its charm from stating an obvious truth in a paradoxical way, inviting reflection on the mystery of existence and nonexistence.