The doctor of love, upon seeing me, declared that my ailment is merely the carelessness of desire.
This profound couplet speaks to the nature of longing and the subtle diagnosis of the heart. When the physician of love (Tabib-e-Ishq) examines the lover, he doesn't find a physical ailment. Instead, he diagnoses the illness as the 'carelessness' or 'negligence' (be-neeshi) of mere desire (arzoo). It suggests that the true sickness of the soul is not what you lose, but the way you carelessly pursue what you desire.
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