You never remember me, not even by mistake or accident.

While I, in your memory, have completely forgotten everything else in the world.

This couplet presents a stark contrast between the total indifference of the beloved and the absolute absorption of the lover. The poet complains that while the beloved cannot bring themselves to think of him even accidentally, he has sacrificed his awareness of the entire world just to remain immersed in thoughts of her. It highlights the pain of one-sided devotion.

You never remember me, not even by mistake or accident.

While I, in your memory, have completely forgotten everything else in the world.

This couplet presents a stark contrast between the total indifference of the beloved and the absolute absorption of the lover. The poet complains that while the beloved cannot bring themselves to think of him even accidentally, he has sacrificed his awareness of the entire world just to remain immersed in thoughts of her. It highlights the pain of one-sided devotion.

Overwhelmed by anxiety and suffering, I now declare that I will simply die to escape this pain.

But if I do not find peace even after death, where else will I have left to go?

The poet expresses a state of extreme distress where life has become unbearable, making death appear as the only solution for relief. However, a terrifying realization strikes him: if the soul's torment is eternal and continues in the afterlife, there is truly no refuge left in the entire universe. It highlights the inescapable nature of the lover's suffering.

Overwhelmed by anxiety and suffering, I now declare that I will simply die to escape this pain.

But if I do not find peace even after death, where else will I have left to go?

The poet expresses a state of extreme distress where life has become unbearable, making death appear as the only solution for relief. However, a terrifying realization strikes him: if the soul's torment is eternal and continues in the afterlife, there is truly no refuge left in the entire universe. It highlights the inescapable nature of the lover's suffering.

Whoever is afflicted by the sickness of love retains no other memory.

They recall neither the medicine to cure them nor the prayer to save them.

Zauq depicts love as an all-consuming malady that erases the lover's connection to the ordinary world. The absorption in the beloved is so intense that the sufferer forgets both material remedies (medicine) and spiritual pleas (prayer), indicating a state of total surrender and self-forgetfulness.

Whoever is afflicted by the sickness of love retains no other memory.

They recall neither the medicine to cure them nor the prayer to save them.

Zauq depicts love as an all-consuming malady that erases the lover's connection to the ordinary world. The absorption in the beloved is so intense that the sufferer forgets both material remedies (medicine) and spiritual pleas (prayer), indicating a state of total surrender and self-forgetfulness.

O pious ascetic, why have I become an infidel merely by drinking wine?

Is my faith so weak that it was washed away in just a handful of liquid?

The poet challenges the rigid religious ascetic (Zahid) who judges faith based solely on rituals and prohibitions. Zauq uses sarcasm to ask how deep spiritual belief (Imaan) can be so fragile that a trivial amount of wine—metaphorically described as a mere 'handful of water'—could destroy it completely.

O pious ascetic, why have I become an infidel merely by drinking wine?

Is my faith so weak that it was washed away in just a handful of liquid?

The poet challenges the rigid religious ascetic (Zahid) who judges faith based solely on rituals and prohibitions. Zauq uses sarcasm to ask how deep spiritual belief (Imaan) can be so fragile that a trivial amount of wine—metaphorically described as a mere 'handful of water'—could destroy it completely.

Oh Zauq, adhering to strict formalities causes nothing but utter distress.

The person who lives without pretense remains in a state of comfort and peace.

The poet argues that social etiquette and formal behavior ('takalluf'), often adopted to please others, actually impose a heavy burden of suffering on the individual. True peace of mind is found only in simplicity, where one is free from the exhausting obligations of artificial manners and societal expectations.

Oh Zauq, adhering to strict formalities causes nothing but utter distress.

The person who lives without pretense remains in a state of comfort and peace.

The poet argues that social etiquette and formal behavior ('takalluf'), often adopted to please others, actually impose a heavy burden of suffering on the individual. True peace of mind is found only in simplicity, where one is free from the exhausting obligations of artificial manners and societal expectations.