arz e naaz e shokhi e dandaan baraae khanda hai
— Mirza Ghalib
Arz-e-naaz-e-shokhi-e-dandaan baraa.e-khanda hai
Daavaa-e-jam'iyyat-e-ahbaab jaa-e-khanda hai
Hai adam men ghuncha mahv-e-ibrat-e-anjaam-e-gul
Yak-jahaan zaanoo ta.ammul dar-qafaa-e-khanda hai
Kulfat-e-afsurdagee ko aish-e-betaabee haraam
Varna dandaan dar dil afshurdan binaa-e-khanda hai
Shorish-e-baatin ke hain ahbaab munkir varna yaan
Dil muheet-e-girya o lab aashnaa-e-khanda hai
Khud-faroshee-haa-e-hastee bas-ki jaa-e-khanda hai
Har shikast-e-qeemat-e-dil men sadaa-e-khanda hai
Naqsh-e-ibrat dar nazar yaa naqd-e-ishrat dar bisaat
Do-jahaan vus'at ba-qadr-e-yak-fa.zaa-e-khanda hai
Jaa-e-istihzaa hai ishrat-koshi-e-hastee 'asad'
Sub.h o shabnam fursat-e-nashv-o-numaa-e-khanda hai