(You say) It is not love, it is madness <br />My madness may be the cause of your fame <br />Sever not my relationship with you <br />If nothing then be my enemy <br />What is the meaning of notoriety in meeting me <br />If not in public court meet me alone <br />I am not my own enemy <br />So what if the stranger is in love with you <br />Whatever you are, it is due to your own being <br />If this not known then it is ignorance <br />Life though fleets like a lightening flash <br />Yet it is abundant Time to be in love <br />I do not want debate on the sustenance of love <br />Be it not love but another dilemma <br />Give something O biased One <br />At least the sanction to cry and plea <br />I will perpetuate the rituals <br />Even if cruelty be your habit <br />Teasing and cajoling the beloved cannot leave 'Asad' <br />Even if there is no union and only the desire remains<br /><br />Mirza Ghalib<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-is-not-love-it-is-madness/
