6. Its YOU

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It's you who I wait for, 
Who I search for, even in my dreams. 
I try and try to keep my eyes down 
Because even if they lift themselves, you are not going to be the one they see. 
Even if they search desperately.
You are all I imagine,
At nights and at dawn, 
I doze after imagining how you would be. 
Gaze at you in my dreams and think, is this how it would be? 
O, my love, I look for you everywhere. 
Would you be doing the same? For I care, 
I care so much to want to know your every thought. 
Would he think about me? 
Would he pray for me? Are my doubts of some sort? 
O, my beloved, can you search for me too? 
Make it halal as fast as you can, 'cause I want to. 
O, my darling, my nights still remain black and white with thoughts of your expressionless face. 
I imagine you, do you do the same? 
O, my Jaan, I want you to come, 
And I want to say, 
Tell, and emphasize, and imprint on your soul, 
That it's you—it's always been you. 
To love, to cherish, to be happy with, to have a future—it's always been you. 
You, I am beautifying myself for. 
You, I want. 
You, I dream of. 
You, I need...

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