सदा रखता हूँ शौक़ उस के सुख़न का हमेशा तिश्ना-ए-आब-ए-बक़ा हूँ
— Wali Dakhani
Meaning

I always yearn to hear the words of my beloved, remaining perpetually thirsty for the water of eternal life.

Explanation

In this couplet, the poet compares the beloved's speech to 'aab-e-baqa'—the legendary elixir of immortality. Just as a wanderer endlessly thirsts for a taste of that life-giving water, the lover lives in perpetual longing simply to hear the beloved speak. It tenderly shows how the voice of the one we love isn't just pleasant conversation, but the very sustenance that keeps our soul alive.

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