The person upon whom your gaze or favor does not fall, even God does not turn His attention toward them.
In this couplet, the poet elevates the beloved to an almost divine status, suggesting that God's grace only flows where the beloved's affectionate gaze falls. To the lover, the world and fortune revolve entirely around being noticed by the beloved; without their favor, one feels completely abandoned by the universe. It is a heartfelt, poetic exaggeration of love where the beloved's attention becomes the ultimate blessing.
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