تیشے بغیر مر نہ سکا کوہکن اسدسرگشتۂ خمارِ رسوم و قیود تھا
Asad, the mountain-digger could not die without his axe:he was dazed by the hangover of rites and restraints.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
画作: Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window, c. 1765. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.