Who wants balance, if I can choose to be destroyed.

woh log bahut khush kismat thay
jo ishq ko kaam samajhte thay
ya kaam se aashiqui karte thay
ham jeete’ji masroof rahe
kuchh ishq kiya, kuchh kaam kiya
kaam ishq ke aa’re aata raha
aur ishq se kaam ulajhta raha
phir aakhir tang aakar ham ne
dono ko adhoora chhod diya - Faiz Ahmad Faiz Sahab

Fortunate were those people,
Who thought of love as work
Or loved their work
I remained busy my whole life
With some work and some love
Work kept interrupting love
And love entangled with work
Finally, in angst, I left both half-done - Translated by Yours Truly