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Quote by Mir Taqi Mir
My heart and my Delhi may both be in ruins; there are still some delights in this ravaged home.
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The speaker compares a ruined heart with a ravaged Delhi, presenting both as damaged homes. Even amid this destruction, some pleasures and sources of comfort remain. The quote holds grief and appreciation together: loss has changed the place and the speaker’s inner life, but it has not erased every delight.
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- Beloved Delhi: A Mughal City and Her Greatest Poets
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