Khwaja Mir Dard (1720–1785) was a poet from Delhi, known for his contribution to Urdu poetry.

Dard's couplet on this illusory life, from 'Ilm-ul-Kitab':[1] دوستو، دیکها تماشا یاں کا بس تُم رہو خوش ہم تو اپنے گھر چلے ۔ My friends, we have seen enough of this play.

We are going home, you can stay.