چھوڑی اسد نہ ہم نے گدائی میں دل لگیسائل ہوئے تو عاشقِ اہلِ کرم ہوئے
Asad, even in begging we did not give up our amusement:when we became beggars we fell in love with the generous.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
اللوحة: Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, c. 1590–1600. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.