When Qais saw me in the desert, he was startled at first, but once he recognized me, he exclaimed, 'Respected sir, it is you!'

In classical Urdu poetry, Qais (Majnun) represents the ultimate threshold of madness in love, roaming desolate wastelands. Here, the poet uses playful self-praise: upon seeing the speaker in the desert, even Majnun is startled by someone who looks far more wild and devastated than himself. But once he recognizes the speaker, he addresses him with utter reverence, acknowledging that the speaker has outdone him in the art of romantic obsession.