vusat e sai e karam dekh ki sar taa sar e khaak
— Mirza Ghalib
Vus.at-e-sa.i-e-karam dekh ki sar-taa-sar-e-khaak
Guzre hai aabla-paa abr-e-guhar-baar hunooz
Yak-qalam kaaghaz-e-aatish-zada hai safha-e-dasht
Naqsh-e-paa men hai tab-e-garmee-e-raftaar hunooz
Daagh-e-atfaal hai deevaana ba-kohsaar hunooz
Khalvat-e-sang men hai naala talab-gaar hunooz
Khaana hai sail se khoo-karda-e-deedaar hunooz
Doorbeen dar-zada hai rakhna-e-deevaar hunooz
Aa.ee yak-umr se ma.azoor-e-tamaasha nargis
Chashm-e-shabnam men na TuuTaa mizha-e-khaar hunooz
Kyuun huaa thaa taraf-e-aabla-e-paa yaa-rab
Jaada hai vaa-shudan-e-pechish-e-toomaar hunooz
Hon khamoshee-e-chaman hasrat-e-deedaar 'asad'
Mizha hai shaana-kash-e-turra-e-guftaar hunooz