
آمدِ خط سے ہوا ہے سرد جو بازارِ دوستدودِ شمعِ کشتہ تھا شاید خطِ رخسارِ دوست
If the beloved's market has cooled at the coming of down on her cheek,perhaps that down was the smoke of a snuffed-out candle.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
اللوحة: Bhairava Raga, early 1800s. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.