She lifted her tresses from her forehead; I neither knew where she went, nor where the night went.
This couplet captures the essence of being utterly lost in the spell of the beloved. The image of her lifting her hair from her forehead is delicate, almost accidental, yet it throws the poet into a state of complete bewilderment. He wasn't just going somewhere; he didn't even know where the night was taking him! It speaks of an intoxicating moment where time, direction, and self-control all dissolve into the magic of her presence.
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