ترے نشتر کی زد شریان قیس ناتواں تک ہے
Yeh misra Mirza Ghalib se mansoob kiya jata hai aur yeh shairana ist‘ara (metaphor) ke taur par istemal hota hai. Is mein “نَشتر” se murad wo baat ya tanqeed hai jo zakhm deti hai, aur “شریانِ قیسِ ناتواں” se murad ek nihayat nazuk aur gehra maqam — yaani dil ka sab se hassas hissa. Is ka mafhoom yeh hota hai ke: “Tumhari baat ya tanqeed sirf satah par nahi lagti, balkay seedha dil ke andar tak zakhm kar deti hai.” Ghamidi sahab is qisam ke adabi ash‘aar aksar bat ko gehra aur mo‘assar banane ke liye quote karte hain, khaaskar jab woh insani nafsiyat, dard, ya kisi gehri haqiqat ki taraf ishara kar rahe hon. Is liye yeh na to zarb-ul-misl hai aur na hi muhawara, balkay Urdu shayari ka ek adabi misra hai jo bat ko zyada wazeh aur pur-asar banane ke liye istemal kiya jata hai.