This is the second and final verse of what seems to be an informal verse-set ; for discussion, see 209,6 . This verse has many of the same kinds of close parallelism seen in 209,6 as well, including conspicuous sound effects-- and resonate perfectly. And in a piquant contrast, sorrow is 'heavy-seated' (in the sense of being 'firmly established'), while endurance is, literally, 'flight-footed' (in the sense of 'running away'). Only one grammatical non-parallelism appears, as a form of adjustment to the meter. The polite imperative wouldn't have fitted at the end of the first line, so instead there's , which is technically an archaic form of the passive. This verse also has the same kinds of 'A,B' complexities as the previous one. What is the relationship between the two lines? Are they alternative ways of spending one's time (a bit of this, a dab of that)? Are they two halves of the same coin (grief settles in to the extent that endurance flees)? Is one a cause of the other, and if so which way does the causation go? In these two verses we seem to have a suggested program of composition for a poet/lover. But is it merely a thoughtful literary exercise, an exploration of suitable theme s for future ghazals? Or is it a cri de coeur, a depiction of the constant inner suffering that makes up the lover's life? The tone might even be light-hearted-- 'Just look at all the choices there are!'. (And here 'all' of course may mean merely the choice of which of the two painful topics is less painful, or the chance to alternate back and forth for variety.) As usual, it's left to us readers to decide for ourselves. graphics/fleeing.jpg