Shayar Selected verse

Mirza Ghalib

1797–1869. Last great poet of the Mughal era. Wrote in both Urdu and Persian.

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sab kahāñ kuchh lāla-o-gul meñ numāyāñ ho ga.iiñ

Sorrow

nukta-chīñ hai ġham-e-dil us ko sunā.e na bane

Longing

mujh se kahā jo yaar ne jaate haiñ hosh kis tarah

Ecstasy

naqsh fariyādī hai kis kī shoḳhī-e-tahrīr kā

Fragility

hazāroñ ḳhvāhisheñ aisī ki har ḳhvāhish pe dam nikle

Desire

ishq ne 'ġhālib' nikammā kar diyā

Ruin

dil-e-nādāñ tujhe huā kyā hai

Ache

ye na thī hamārī qismat ki visāl-e-yār hotā

Waiting

ham ko ma'alūm hai jannat kī haqīqat lekin

Solace

ishq par zor nahīñ hai ye vo ātish 'ġhālib'

Fire

koī ummīd bar nahīñ aatī

Despair