Tum apne shikve ki baateN na khod khod k poochho,

Tum apne shikve ki baateN na khod khod k poochho,
Hazar karo mere dil se, k isme aag dabi hai....

Dila, ye dard-o-alam bhi to mughatnam hai, k aakhir,
na giriya:-e-sahri hai, na aah-e-neemshabi hai.....

Mirzaa Ghaalib