az mehr taa ba zarra dil o dil hai aaina
— Mirza Ghalib
Az-mehr taa-ba-zarra dil-o-dil hai aa.ina
Tuutee ko shash-jihat se muqaabil hai aa.ina
Hairat hujoom-e-lazzat-e-ghaltaanee-e-tapish
Seemaab-e-baalish o kamar-e-dil hai aa.ina
Ghaflat ba-baal-e-jauhar-e-shamsheer par-fishaan
Yaan pusht-e-chashm-e-shokhee-e-qaatil hai aa.ina
Hairat-nigaah-e-barq-e-tamaashaa bahaar-e-shokh
Dar-parda-e-havaa par-e-bismil hai aa.ina
Yaan rah ga.e hain naakhun-e-tadbeer TuuT kar
Jauhar-tilism-e-uqda-e-mushkil hai aa.ina
Ham-zaanoo-e-ta.ammul o ham-jalva-gaah-e-gul
Aa.eena-band khalvat-o-mahfil hai aa.ina
Dil kaar-gaah-e-fikr o 'asad' be-navaa-e-dil
Yaan sang-e-aastaana-e-'bedil' hai aa.ina