The very first word, the unusual (in the ghazal world) , has the vigor and impact of a ' fresh word '. This is its only appearance in the divan . It is not only colloquial, but also a bit ambivalent (see the definition above); such 'obstinacy' or 'prejudice' ( ) may in fact be a bad quality. The verse also makes wonderfully clever use of the possibilities of the construction. The commentators take to mean the 'promise of the heart-possessor', which is of course perfectly possible; but it can equally well mean, as a noun-adjective pair, a 'promise that is heart-possessing'. The promise itself, in other words, could be irresistibly beguiling, such that the lover clings to it at all costs. This second reading in fact makes the second line much more amusing. For the speaker then seems to be so captivated by the charming promise, and so busy defending and protecting it against all comers, that he's hardly interested in the beloved herself any more. 'She might come or might not come', he says indifferently-- what would he care? He has the absorbingly delightful promise itself to think about. And he also has 'waiting'. On the commentators' reading, that 'waiting' is just a source of further suffering. But on the second reading, it may even be a kind of beloved in its own right. It may be merged or allied with the 'heart-possessing promise' that so enchants him, and so it may satisfy him wonderfully. When he has that all-absorbing process of 'waiting', does he even need the actual beloved herself? graphics/waiting.jpg