May I Line Your Gazelle-Like Eyes Poem by Mohammad Younus

May I line your gazelle-like eyes
With kohl so fine? I asked.
She smiled and said,
'I do it best—why not let these hands of mine? '

'What secret does kohl bestow? ' I asked.
She said, 'It reveals the truth from the false,
The light from the shadow.'

'Some dwell in splendor, while some remain forlorn—why so? ' I asked.
She said, 'From this very contrast, my purpose is born.'

—Sochkrāl
(Translation: MyKoul)