Ghalib says that struggling to remain open, his eyes finally closed forever. Friends did bring the beloved to his bedside, but alas, at a time when it was already too late.

Ghalib captures the heartbreaking tragedy of terrible timing in love. The dying lover fought desperately to keep his eyes open just to catch one last glimpse of the beloved, but his strength gave out right at the threshold of fulfillment. Friends did eventually bring the beloved to his bedside, yet fate played its cruelest trick—she arrived at the very instant life slipped away.