Between Stars and Dreams

This ghazal delves into the eternal, consuming nature of love and longing. The poet speaks of a fire ignited by a beloved's gaze, an unquenchable desire that lingers in the heart despite the passage of time. The theme of enduring sorrow is interwoven with the idea that some feelings never fade, much like the city that sleeps while the heart remains awake and restless.

Your gaze is a fire, which knows no rest

My night is the lantern of your face, which knows no end

A breeze of your memory arrived, my heart grew restless

The longing for your presence is a desire that never fades

My heart still resides in the place where your footprints once lay

What a tale this love tells, a story that never fades

The entire city sleeps, but my heart is in turmoil

Even in sorrow, my night never knows peace

I won't tell my tears to leave my weary eyes

For this ancient grief is a memory that never fades.