If restlessness was not written in my destiny, then, O companion, was it really necessary that my eyes should fall specifically upon them?
The poet shares a tender, bittersweet confession with a close friend, looking back at the tranquil peace he enjoyed before falling in love. He gently questions destiny, wondering why his gaze had to land upon that one particular person when his fate was never meant for such restless yearning. It captures that sudden, helpless moment of a single glance unraveling a person's quiet world forever.
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