
ہوس کو ہے نشاطِ کار کیا کیانہ ہو مرنا تو جینے کا مزا کیا
havas ko hai nishaat-e-kaar kyaa kyaana ho marnaa to jiine kaa mazaa kyaa
Desire takes delight in so many things;if there were no dying, what would be the taste of living?
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
Painting: Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.