
رحم کر ظالم کہ کیا بودِ چراغِ کشتہ ہےنبضِ بیمارِ وفا دودِ چراغِ کشتہ ہے
Have pity, tyrant, for what is the being of a snuffed lamp?The pulse of one sick with faithfulness is the smoke of a snuffed lamp.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
Peinture: A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night (recto), c. 1760. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.