
اب تو جاتے ہیں بت کدے سے میرؔپھر ملیں گے اگر خدا لایا
ab to jaate haiñ but-kade se 'miir'phir mileñge agar KHudaa laayaa
Now, Mir, we leave the house of idols;we will meet again if God brings us.
Mir Taqi Mirمیر تقی میرؔ
Painting: Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto), 1764. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.