जिसने कोई यूसुफ़ कोई याक़ूब बनाया उसने मुझे तालिब तुझे मतलूब बनाया
— Shah Turab Ali Qalandar
Meaning

The Creator who made someone as beautiful as Joseph and another as yearning as Jacob, is the One who made me the lover and you the beloved.

Explanation

This couplet draws upon the timeless tale of Prophet Yusuf, the archetype of peerless beauty, and his father Yaqub, the symbol of enduring, sorrowful longing. The poet sees their dynamic not as a coincidence, but as part of a divine cosmic design—the same Creator who molded radiant grace also fashioned the heart destined to ache for it. In this gentle surrender to fate, you were made to be forever desired, and I was created solely to spend a lifetime seeking you.

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