All That Remains Is a Sigh
A Melancholy Ghazal by Vahid Qazvini
Vahid Qazvini, an 18th-century Persian poet, is known for his graceful yet sorrowful love poetry. His ghazals often reflect the subtle pain of separation, the weight of silence, and the quiet collapse of a heart abandoned. In this poem, the speaker mourns the absence of the beloved, describing a soul left behind with nothing but sighs. The imagery of sleepless nights, the trap of a curling lock of hair, and the wound left by a cold smile paints a picture of love that is tender, but cruelly forgotten.
🌿 You left, and with you went my heart, O gentle soul divine—
Now all that’s left of me is one soft, grieving sigh.
💫 No sleep remains upon my eyes, no calm within my chest,
Your spellbound gaze still haunts me, beautifully unkind.
✨ My heart beats still, caught in the curl of your black hair,
It seeks release, but finds no proof love changes mind.
🌙 You ask me not how I have been since your cold smile,
You vanished into silence—faithless, without reply.
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