na puuchh nuskha e marham jaraahat e dil kaa
— Mirza Ghalib
Na poochh nuskha-e-marham jaraahat-e-dil kaa
Ki us men reza-e-almaas juzv-e-aa'zam hai
Bahut dinon men taghaaful ne tere paidaa kee
Vo ik nigah ki ba-zaahir nigaah se kam hai
Bahaar-e-taa'ziyat aabaad-e-'ishq maatam hai
Ki tegh-e-yaar hilaal-e-mah-e-mahram hai
Ba-rehn-e-zabt hai aa.eena-bandee-e-gauhar
Vagarna bahr men har qatra chashm-e-pur-nam hai
Chaman men kaun hai tarz-aafreen-e-sheva-e-'ishq
Ki gul hai bulbul-e-rangeen va baiza shabnam hai
Agar na hove rag-e-khvaab sarf-e-sheeraaza
Tamaam daftar-e-rabt-e-mizaaj barham hai
'asad' ba-naazukee-e-tab'-e-aarzoo insaaf
Ki ek vahm-e-za'eef-o-gham-e-do-'aalam hai