उठती नहीं है आँख मगर उस के रू-ब-रू
नादीदा इक निगाह किए जा रहा हूँ मैं
— Jigar Moradabadi
Meaning
My eyes do not rise in their presence, yet I continue to cast an unseen gaze upon them.
Explanation
There is such a tender tension here between reverence and irresistible longing. Before the beloved, the lover's physical eyes remain cast down in modesty or overwhelming awe, yet the heart cannot help but fix an invisible, secret gaze upon them. It beautifully captures that silent gaze of devotion which doesn't need open eyes to behold what it loves.
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