از مہر تا بہ ذرّہ دل و دل ہے آئینہطوطی کو شش جہت سے مقابل ہے آئینہ
From the sun to the atom, it is heart upon heart, and the heart is a mirror:the mirror faces the parrot from all six directions. [TN: parrots were taught to speak by placing a mirror before them.]
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
اللوحة: Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.