dam liyaa thaa na qayaamat ne hanuz — Mirza Ghalib

dam liyaa thaa na qayaamat ne hanuz
phir tiraa vaqt-e-safar yaad aayaa

Urdu

دم لیا تھا نہ قیامت نے ہنوز
پھر ترا وقت سفر یاد آیا

Hindi

dam liyā thā na qayāmat ne hanūz
phir tirā vaqt-e-safar yaad aayā

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.

About Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.

1797–1869