aag se paani mein bujhte vaqt uThti hai sadaa — Mirza Ghalib

aag se paani mein bujhte vaqt uThti hai sadaa
har koi darmaandagi mein naale se naa-chaar hai

Urdu

آگ سے پانی میں بجھتے وقت اٹھتی ہے صدا
ہر کوئی درماندگی میں نالہ سے ناچار ہے

Hindi

aag se paanī meñ bujhte vaqt uThtī hai sadā
har koī darmāñdagī meñ naale se nā-chār hai

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