आए थे चश्म-ए-शौक़ की हसरत निकालने सर-ता-क़दम निगाह बना कर चले गए
— Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning

They had come to fulfill the longing of my eager eyes, but they turned me completely into a gaze from head to foot and departed.

Explanation

The lover had hoped that a glimpse of the beloved would finally satisfy the deep yearning of eager eyes and bring peace. Instead, their fleeting presence was so spellbinding that it transformed the lover's entire being into a single, breathless gaze from head to toe. Rather than quenching the thirst of sight, their departure only left behind an eternal longing to keep watching them walk away.

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