
دل تھا کہ جو جانِ دردِ تمہید سہیبیتابیِ رشک و حسرتِ دید سہی
It was a heart that bore the pain of a prelude, granted;the restlessness of envy and the longing to see, granted.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
اللوحة: Tiered Court Scene, c. 1735. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.