
رُخِ نگار سے ہے سوزِ جاودانیِ شمعہوئی ہے آتشِ گُل آبِ زندگانیِ شمع
From the beloved's face the candle has its eternal burning:the fire of the rose has become the candle's water of life.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
画作: The Dream of Zuleykha, c. 1770. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.