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قطرۂ مے بس کہ حیرت سے نفَس پرور ہوا

A couplet by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, with Roman Urdu and translations.

Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, c. 1590–1600

قطرۂ مے بس کہ حیرت سے نفَس پرور ہواخطِّ جامِ مے سراسر رشتۂ گوہر ہوا

The drop of wine, from wonder, began to breathe,so that the rim line of the wine cup became a string of pearls.

Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
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Painting: Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, c. 1590–1600. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.