جراحت تحفہ، الماس ارمغاں، داغِ جگر ہدیہمبارک باد اسد، غمخوارِ جانِ دردمند آیا
Wounds for a present, diamond dust for a gift, a scarred heart for an offering:congratulations, Asad, the comforter of aching souls has come.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
画作: Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto), 1764. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.