It feels as if you are right here with me.

Especially when there is no one else around.

The couplet ties the beloved’s “presence” to the speaker’s solitude: when the world is absent, the beloved becomes vividly near. “As if” signals that this closeness may be imagined—born from memory and longing rather than physical meeting. Emotional comfort arises, but it also exposes how deeply loneliness depends on that one person.

It feels as if you are right here with me.

Especially when there is no one else around.

The couplet ties the beloved’s “presence” to the speaker’s solitude: when the world is absent, the beloved becomes vividly near. “As if” signals that this closeness may be imagined—born from memory and longing rather than physical meeting. Emotional comfort arises, but it also exposes how deeply loneliness depends on that one person.

Momin says his whole life passed in loving idols—worldly beauty and desire.

So at the final moment, how could he possibly be a true Muslim?

The couplet is a sharp confession of wasted life and a fear of ending badly. “Ishq-e-butan” symbolizes attachment to worldly charms that distract from faith. The poet mocks his own last-minute hope of piety, suggesting that a lifetime of misdirected love cannot be undone at death’s door. Its emotional core is regret mixed with self-judgment.

Momin says his whole life passed in loving idols—worldly beauty and desire.

So at the final moment, how could he possibly be a true Muslim?

The couplet is a sharp confession of wasted life and a fear of ending badly. “Ishq-e-butan” symbolizes attachment to worldly charms that distract from faith. The poet mocks his own last-minute hope of piety, suggesting that a lifetime of misdirected love cannot be undone at death’s door. Its emotional core is regret mixed with self-judgment.

You never became mine, no matter how I tried.

Otherwise, in this world, what is it that cannot happen?

The speaker laments that despite every effort, the beloved did not accept the relationship. The second line uses a rhetorical question to say that almost everything is possible in the world—yet this one wish failed. It conveys helplessness before fate and the sharp ache of unfulfilled love. The contrast between “everything” and “this one thing” intensifies the regret.

You never became mine, no matter how I tried.

Otherwise, in this world, what is it that cannot happen?

The speaker laments that despite every effort, the beloved did not accept the relationship. The second line uses a rhetorical question to say that almost everything is possible in the world—yet this one wish failed. It conveys helplessness before fate and the sharp ache of unfulfilled love. The contrast between “everything” and “this one thing” intensifies the regret.

Do you remember—or not—the understanding we once had between us?

Do you remember—or not—that very promise to keep faith and stay true?

The speaker addresses the beloved with a restrained ache, asking whether they still recall the old mutual bond. “Qarar” suggests an agreed, steady relationship, and “wada nibah” is the pledge of loyalty. By repeating “remember or not,” the poet conveys uncertainty, hurt, and quiet accusation: forgetting itself becomes a form of betrayal. The couplet turns memory into a test of love and commitment.

Do you remember—or not—the understanding we once had between us?

Do you remember—or not—that very promise to keep faith and stay true?

The speaker addresses the beloved with a restrained ache, asking whether they still recall the old mutual bond. “Qarar” suggests an agreed, steady relationship, and “wada nibah” is the pledge of loyalty. By repeating “remember or not,” the poet conveys uncertainty, hurt, and quiet accusation: forgetting itself becomes a form of betrayal. The couplet turns memory into a test of love and commitment.

Even in union, I spent the whole night worrying about separation.

Even when they came, I could not fall asleep the whole night.

The couplet shows how love’s fear can survive even its fulfillment: union does not erase the dread of parting. The lover’s mind keeps anticipating loss, so peace never arrives. That anxious expectation becomes so strong that even the beloved’s presence cannot bring sleep.

Even in union, I spent the whole night worrying about separation.

Even when they came, I could not fall asleep the whole night.

The couplet shows how love’s fear can survive even its fulfillment: union does not erase the dread of parting. The lover’s mind keeps anticipating loss, so peace never arrives. That anxious expectation becomes so strong that even the beloved’s presence cannot bring sleep.