
نہ لائی شوخیٔ اندیشہ تابِ رنجِ نومیدیکفِ افسوس ملنا عہدِ تجدیدِ تمنّا ہے
The playfulness of thought could not bear the pain of despair:rubbing the palm in regret is a pledge to renew desire.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
Peinture: A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto), 1755. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.