
بارہا گورِ دل جھنکا لایااب کے شرطِ وفا بجا لایا
baarhaa gor-e-dil jhañkaa laayaaab ke shart-e-vafaa bajaa laayaa
Again and again my heart peered into the grave;this time it has fulfilled the pledge of faith.
Mir Taqi Mirمیر تقی میرؔ
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.