دہر جز جلوۂ یکتائیِ معشوق نہیںہم کہاں ہوتے اگر حسن نہ ہوتا خود بیں
The world is nothing but the radiance of the beloved's oneness:where would we be if beauty were not self-regarding?
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.