
مند گئیں کھولتے ہی کھولتے آنکھیں غالبیار لائے مری بالیں پہ اسے، پر کس وقت
Ghalib, my eyes closed even as I was opening them:my friends brought her to my bedside, but at what hour!
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
Peinture: Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, c. 1590–1600. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.