Expressions of Longing
- Longing is a profound emotion that grows within us, ultimately overwhelming our ability to cope, leading us to feel sadness and pain for those we have lost.
- I have etched their name in my thoughts and soul, preserving their image in my heart, forever keeping their memory as the light that guides my life.
- Some individuals may leave us yet remain more present in our minds than when they were physically here.
- Only you can truly understand it; it is the visage of that person who has sparked this emotion within you.
- It’s you and me, the snow, and the voice of Fairuz that ignites the fires of yearning in our hearts.
- The night has reduced to a room of longing and a cup of nostalgia, where I find myself lost with the wandering souls.
- Amidst the storms of yearning and whirlwinds of confusion, your letters serve as sails guiding me through my horizon.
- My tears have transformed into rain in your absence, nourishing the gardens of my longing with the love I carry for you.
- Your love illuminates my life, casting a glow that will immortalize our bond, despite the distance that separates us.
- Missing someone can sometimes render the world devoid of color and life.
- How can I conceal the yearning in my features when your name is mentioned?
Beautiful Quotes on Longing
- I believe that distance makes us accustomed to absence; it may instigate longing at first, but eventually, we adapt, so I do not believe that absence makes us more beautiful.
- Contentment lies in being satisfied with what is present and letting go of the longing for what is lost.
- Our connection exists in longing rather than in meeting.
- The longing for God and the meeting with Him is a breeze that refreshes the heart, alleviating the burdens of worldly life.
- In the presence of longing, we can only open our hearts in respect and reverence for those who deserve it.
- In the realm of longing, I felt I was turning into a mere frequency!
- From an experience of freedom, I soar, not from fear, but from a return shaped by yearning rather than disappointment.
- Longing can be a consuming fire that distorts beauty and erases traces, leaving only ruins in its wake.
- If only I could have a flower born from longing to gift it to the hearts that reside in cities of nostalgia.
- It leaves abruptly, like the flash of longing seen in the eyes of the intoxicated.
- Why do I long for you so deeply if “I” signifies both of us, just as we agreed?
- Wisdom lies in reading a story from their silence, seeing in their eyes the specter of longing and deprivation, and granting them a moment of joy.
- The distance pains me, and longing wounds me… As the home shifts, so too does our unity.
- In my yearning, I find myself searching for sleep at odd hours, hoping to meet in dreams.
- What binds us together is that neither of us is entirely owned by the other… Thus, longing remains between us.
- Yet, there exists a significant gap between longing and the will to change.
- When longing is born in an unruly manner, how can I nurture it?
- At the window of longing, two bewildered birds flutter; I struggle to swallow back longing, nostalgia, and words, hoping they reach you someday!
- Reduce the excess of worldly ambitions and accept what life offers you, but do not limit longing for truth.
- Many will fall for you; thousands of others will convey their longing, but you will not find a man who loves you with the same sincerity as I do.
- In your absence, tears and waiting have converged, turning longing for you into an unforgivable crime.
- Longing is the magnet of the soul, uprooting the heart for the beloved, lifting it across seven seas to its adored one.
Sentiments on Longing in Everyday Language
- You come to me in spirit, my dear… on the wings of my longing for you. I fear blinking might scatter the moment of our reunion.
- My love, do not say, “Where are you?” Instead, acknowledge, “Where are you? Your eyes search for me with my every step!”
- Oh my God, on thorny paths… I cannot let my heart wander far from you and allow my shadows to reach your doorstep first.
- Just a moment… I’ll get ready from your eyes and present you with a smile that would cause even your adversaries to blink.
- I am exhausted from avoiding the simple things that remind me of you. I tire of questioning the corners of this house about your first and last moments.
- How can night be called a night if you are not within its embrace? And how can morning be an actual morning if you are absent from its light?
- Tell me, what has separation done to the face of your handkerchief? All the colors of my yearning pour out from it, except for the tears you shed.
- My darling, do not let separation cause you grief, for I fear the tears from your eyes may wash away my image from your memory!
- Come, I need to talk to you about the days that have passed, to share my worries and disperse the cloudy sadness while strewing my yearning at your feet.
- Come and ease the burden of separation from my heart, for the heart cannot beat if it does not carry you within its rhythm.
- O lord of the beloved, with every possible reason.
This is the testament of my heart before you depart:
Before leaving… (Please) don’t close the door.
Leave the door of hope ajar for a (human) to enter.
And do not think that in your absence I am lost without my loved ones.
Truly, in your “absence”… I feel as if I’ve lost my very soul!
Poetic Verses on Longing
- The companions have departed, and though I was fated not to see them again, their absence is profound.
They severed the bonds of connection with our companions.
Oh, the homes filled with memories, for there is no substitute for the dwelling or the neighbors.
I used to find joy in the journey amidst the fleeting moments, captivated by the fear of separation, my heart aching.
Oh God, a melancholic person, should I mourn for him,
One cries while the other rejoices in our estrangement.
- And the lightning struck one night,
Desires could not be grasped.
So I sought fulfillment in one, while the other remained unvisited.
And between them, I folded my spirits in despair.
And the longing has woven my very conscience.
We sought healing, yet found none,
And our gatherings were lost amidst illusions.