na thi haal ki jab hamen apne khabar rahe dekhte auron ke aib o hunar padi apni buraiyon par jo nazar to nigah men koi bura na raha

while unknowing of myself, in others faults did often see when my own shortcomings saw, found no one else as bad as me the couplet turns from judging others to judging oneself. the poet says that ignorance of one’s own inner state leads to fault-finding in others, but self-scrutiny brings humility. seeing one’s own defects softens the gaze and dissolves harsh judgments. the emotional core is moral awakening and compassion born from introspection.

shart saliqa hai har ik amr men aib bhi karne ko hunar chahiye

meer taqi meer says that refinement is essential in all actions, not just in polite deeds. even criticism must be done with tact, timing, and measured words; otherwise it becomes mere rudeness. the couplet highlights that true “fault-finding” is also a craft—meant to correct, not to wound.

husn ye hai ki dilruba ho tum aib ye hai ki bevafa ho tum

dost har aib chhupa lete hain koi dushman bhi tira hai ki nahin

khush-nasibi men hai yahi ik aib bad-nasibon ke ghar nahin aati

main us ke aib us ko batata bhi kis tarah vo shakhs aaj tak mujhe tanha nahin mila

kisi ke aib chhupana savab hai lekin kabhi kabhi koi parda uthana padta hai

ik din vo mere aib ginane laga 'faraghh' jab khud hi thak gaya to mujhe sochna pada

hamare aib men jis se madad mile ham ko hamen hai aaj kal aise kisi hunar ki talash

tesha-ba-kaf ko aina-gar kah diya gaya jo aib tha use bhi hunar kah diya gaya

paas tha zar to koi aib na tha sab uyuub aae be-zari ke saath

bahut milne se aib dikhte hain kam-kam bahut dekhte hain jo kam dekhte hain

na thi haal ki jab hamen apne khabar rahe dekhte auron ke aib o hunar padi apni buraiyon par jo nazar to nigah men koi bura na raha

while unknowing of myself, in others faults did often see when my own shortcomings saw, found no one else as bad as me the couplet turns from judging others to judging oneself. the poet says that ignorance of one’s own inner state leads to fault-finding in others, but self-scrutiny brings humility. seeing one’s own defects softens the gaze and dissolves harsh judgments. the emotional core is moral awakening and compassion born from introspection.

shart saliqa hai har ik amr men aib bhi karne ko hunar chahiye

meer taqi meer says that refinement is essential in all actions, not just in polite deeds. even criticism must be done with tact, timing, and measured words; otherwise it becomes mere rudeness. the couplet highlights that true “fault-finding” is also a craft—meant to correct, not to wound.

husn ye hai ki dilruba ho tum aib ye hai ki bevafa ho tum

dost har aib chhupa lete hain koi dushman bhi tira hai ki nahin

khush-nasibi men hai yahi ik aib bad-nasibon ke ghar nahin aati

main us ke aib us ko batata bhi kis tarah vo shakhs aaj tak mujhe tanha nahin mila

kisi ke aib chhupana savab hai lekin kabhi kabhi koi parda uthana padta hai

ik din vo mere aib ginane laga 'faraghh' jab khud hi thak gaya to mujhe sochna pada

hamare aib men jis se madad mile ham ko hamen hai aaj kal aise kisi hunar ki talash

tesha-ba-kaf ko aina-gar kah diya gaya jo aib tha use bhi hunar kah diya gaya

paas tha zar to koi aib na tha sab uyuub aae be-zari ke saath

bahut milne se aib dikhte hain kam-kam bahut dekhte hain jo kam dekhte hain