A lifetime has passed avoiding your gaze, yet this antidote has seeped into my lifeblood once more.

This profound couplet speaks of the inescapable nature of love. The poet, Firaq Gorakhpuri, says that although he has spent his entire life trying to evade the beloved's gaze, this poison (or elixir) has nevertheless seeped into his very lifeblood. It speaks to that painful surrender—the realization that some connections are destined, no matter how much you try to run away.