Your Love’s Horizon is What I Want
by Muhammad Iqbal
Your love’s horizon is what I want
The simplicity of what I want
Let’s bestow heaven on the pious
Seeing you face to face is what I want
Promise me you’ll reveal yourself
Tease me. Test my patience. That’s what I want
I’m a small man with a playful heart
“You can’t behold,” is the command I want
Friends, I’m a guest in this gathering
Snuffed like a candle at dawn is not what I want
There, I’ve told our secret in public
I’ve no manners. Scold me. That’s what I want
Translated from the Urdu by Rafiq Kathwari / @brownpundit