
عہدے سے مدِح ناز کے باہر نہ آ سکاگراک ادا ہو تو اُسے اپنی قضا کہوں
I could not discharge the duty of praising her grace:if there is one gesture, I would call it my death.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
Peinture: Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.