Mirza Bedil

Is it a fact or delusion mere Which has been caused by erring eye: Do earth, hills, deserts vast exist, And is there any azure sky?

Some aver that they do exist, Whereas some call their being untrue; O God, it is very hard to find To truth or falsehood certain clue.

Bedil resolved this tangled knot With so much skill and manner nice, Though sages and wise men of the past To undo this skein had no device.

ʺIf heart of man were vast enough, This mead would have retained no trace Some wine has overflowed the brim, Because the flask had narrow space.ʺ