Self-oblivion has set me upon such a strange path; though I have eyes, I can see nothing at all.
The poet speaks of 'be-khudi'—a profound state of self-forgetfulness and divine or romantic trance that transports one beyond ordinary reality. Though he still possesses his physical eyes, the external world has completely faded from view, leaving him blind to everything except his inner vision. It beautifully captures the sweet paradox of love, where losing oneself entirely makes you blind to the mundane world yet attuned to a deeper truth.
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