Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi is the one of the most beautiful poems by Ghalib that I have ever

read. Here it goes with translation. All thanks to The World's Largest Poetry Site Allpoetry.

Hazaaron Khwahishen Aisi {A Thousand Desires Such}

Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bohat niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

Daray kyon mera qaatil? kya rahega us ki gardan par?

Voh khoon, jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yoon dam-ba-dam nikle

Daray kyon mera qaatil? kya rahega us ki gardan par?

Voh khoon, jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yoon dam-ba-dam nikle

Nikalna khuld se aadam ka soonte aaye hain lekin

Bahot be-aabru hokar tere kooche se hum nikle

Bharam khul jaaye zaalim! teri qaamat ki daraazi ka

Agar is tarahe par pech-o-kham ka pech-o-kham nikle

Magar likhvaaye koi usko khat, to hum se likhvaaye

Hui subaha, aur ghar se kaan par rakh kar qalam nikle

Hui is daur mein mansoob mujh se baada aashaami

Phir aaya voh zamaana, jo jahaan mein jaam-e-jaam nikle

Hui jin se tavaqqa khastagi ki daad paane ki

Voh ham se bhi zyaada khasta e tegh e sitam nikle

Mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeenay aur marnay ka

Usi ko dekh kar jeetay hain, jis kaafir pe dam nikle

Zara kar jor seene par ki teer-e-pursitam niklejo

Wo nikle to dil nikle, jo dil nikle to dam nikle

Khuda ke waaste parda na kaabe se uthaa zaalim

Kaheen aisa na ho yaan bhi wahi kaafir sanam nikle

Kahaan maikhane ka darwaaza Ghalib aur kahaan vaaiz

Par itna jaantay hain kal voh jaata tha ke ham nikle

Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle

Bohat niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle...

TRANSLATION-

Thousands of desires, each worth dying for...

many of them I have realized...yet I yearn for more...

Why should my killer (lover) be afraid? No one will hold her responsible
for the blood which will continuously flow through my eyes all my life

We have heard about the dismissal of Adam from Heaven,

With a more humiliation, I am leaving the street on which you live...

Oh tyrant, your true personality will be known to all

if the curls of my hair slip through my turban!

But if someone wants to write her a letter, they can ask me,
every morning I leave my house with my pen on my ear.

In that age, I turned to drinking (alcohol)

and then the time came when my entire world was occupied by alcohol

From whom I expected justice/praise for my weakness

turned out to be more injured with the same cruel sword

When in love, there is little difference between life and death

we live by looking at the infidel who we are willing to die for

Put some pressure on your heart to remove that cruel arrow,

for if the arrow comes out, so will your heart...and your life.

For god's sake, don't lift the cover off any secrets you tyrant
the infidel might turn out to be my lover!

The preacher and the bar's entrance are way apart

yet I saw him entering the bar as I was leaving!

thousands of desires, each worth dying for...

many of them I have realized...yet I yearn for more
Written 3 Sep 2014 • View Upvotes

Related Questions

More Answers Below

"Kitnaa khouff hota hai shaam kay andheroon mein,
Poonch un parindoo say jin kay gharr nahi hotay ..."

"Dil say terey nigaah jigarr tak utarr gaye,

Dono ko eik adaa mein razaamand karr gaye ..."

"Hathoon key lakiroon pay matt jaa ae Ghalib,

Naseeb unkay bhi hotay hain jinkaay haath nahi hotay ... "

~FOUR LINERS~

Har eik baat pay kehtay ho tum key ‘toh kya hai’ ?
Tumhi kaho key ye andaaz-e-guftguu kya hai ?
Ragon may daudtay firnay kay ham nahi qayal,
Jab aankh hi say na tapkaa to firr lahoo kya hai ?

Sarayy raah jo unsaay nazarr mili,

To naksh dil kay ubharr gayay,
Hum nazarr mila kar jhijhag gayay,
Woh nazarr jhukaa kar chalay gayay ....

Sabnay pahnaa tha baday shaukk se kaagaz ka libaas,

Jis kadarr logg thay baarish me nahaanay walay,
Adal ke tum na humay aas dilaaoo,
Katl ho jatay hain, zanzeer hilanay walay -

And, the final one.

Na tha kuchh to khudaa tha, kuchh naa hota to khudaa hota,

Dubayaa mujhko honay ne, na hota main toh kya hota ?
Hua jab ghamm say yoon behiss to ghamm kya sarr kay katnay ka,
Na hota gar juda tann say to zanoo par dharaa hota,
Huye muddat key ghalib marr gaya par yaad aata hai,
Har ek baat par kahnaa key yun hota to kya hota ...

- See more at: Best And Famous Mirza Ghalib Shayari Collection
Written 1 Jun 2014 • View Upvotes

Vrinda Wakhlu, Storyteller | Dog-Lover | Content Writer at BuildaBazaar

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Translation: -

"Oh bad times, behave respectfully;

Because, it doesn't take much time for times to change."

Thanks for the A2A! ;)

Written 9 Jun 2014 • View Upvotes

Bahaar Bajaj
274.8k Views • Upvoted by Irshad Khan, poet, shaayr, singer, composer, and human.
These are my favorites from a Jagjeet Singh recital of 'Ghalib letters' :

1) Hum ne mohabaton ke nashe mein aa kar usey khuda bana daala,

Hosh tab aaya jab usne kaha ke khuda kisi ek ka nahi hota.

Translation :

I considered her my god, too drugged/blinded by my lover for her,

It was only then I realised I was blinded, when she quoted that god never belongs to just one.

2) Abhi mashroof hoon kaafi, kabhi fursat mein sochunga,

Ke tujhko yaad rakhne mein mai kya kya bhool jaata hoon.

Translation :

I'm too occupied to think, i'll think someday when I can spare sometime,
Whatever it is that i keep forgetting, so that i can remember you.

P.S. Sadly, it loses all it's charm after translation.

Written 28 Jul 2014 • View Upvotes

Phani RS, Work hard. Have fun. No drama.

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Hathoon key lakiroon pay matt jaa ae Ghalib, Naseeb unkay bhi hotay hain jinkaay haath nahi
hotay ...
Written 30 May 2014 • View Upvotes

Neha Mehta
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Bazeecha-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage |
hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere aage ||

These lines by Ghalib have been stuck in my head since the first time I read them years ago.
They roughly translate to mean how the world is like a child's play area where he witnesses
drama/tricks being enacted out everyday. Found a nice link for more details (Ghalibs bazeecha-e-
atfal).
Updated Jun 24, 2014 • View Upvotes

Nikhil Kumar, cinephile

51.9k Views • Nikhil is a Most Viewed Writer in Poems.
Here's Ghalib, the humanist for you.
" bas ki dushwaar hai har kaam ka aasaaN hona
aadmee ko bhee muyassar naheeN insaaN hona "
[ dushwaar = difficult, muyassar = possible ]

Depending on the interpretations of 'bas ki' the sher can have slightly varying meanings,
Possible Interpretations:

A lament
"We live in an age where everything seems such a task,
One cannot even afford to be human these days."

A declaratory statement
"While it is difficult for every task to be easy (achievable)
even men do not (always) succeed in becoming human"

I personally go with the surreal one :)

Written Aug 25, 2014 • View Upvotes

Sarah Sh
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Here is one of my favorite poems by Mirza Ghalib, a Sufi poet who wrote Urdu and Persian
poetry in the early 1800's. This Urdu poem is called Heart It Is, Not a Brick or Stone and
translates from Dil Hee To Hai. Interestingly, Ghalib's poems were turned into Bollywood songs
and were the records my grandparents would play for my Mom. Links to some adaptations are
below the english translation of the poem.

I find these lines especially solid: The rules of life and bonds of sorrow/ In reality are the one
manifestation

Dil Hi To Hai (English Translation)

Heart it is, not a brick or stone
Why shouldn't it feel the pain?
Let none tyrannize this heart
Or I shall cry again and again
Neither the temple, nor the mosque
Nor on someone's door or porch
I await on the path where He will tread
Why others should compel me to go?
The illumined grace that lights up the heart
And glows like the midday sun
That Self that annihilates all sights
When then it hides in the mysterious net?
The amorous glance is the deadly dagger
And the arrows of emotions are fatal
Your image may be equally powerful
Why should it appear before you?
The rules of life and bonds of sorrow
In reality are the one manifestation
Before realizing the ultimate truth
How can then one attain liberation?
Love is laden with noble thoughts
Yet what remains is the carnal shame
Trust conscience the still little voice
Why do you want test the rival?
There the pride of modesty resides
Here dwells the social morality
How shall we meet, on which road
Why should he invite me to the abode?
True he is an atheist
Unfaithful and unchaste
Dear to who is faith and heart
Why should he then venture there?
Without the wretched 'Ghalib'
Has any activity come to a halt?
What then is the need to cry?
What then is the need to brood?

Dil Hi To Hai Adaptations

Written 10 Jul 2014 • View Upvotes

Surbhi Makkar, love, harry, love.

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A2A

I like this excerpt from Ghalib's poetry (phir kuch is dil ko beqarari hai) -

Phir Usi Bewafa Pe Marte Hain

Phir Wahi Zindagi Hamari Hai
Bekhudi Besabab Nahi 'ghalib'
Kuch To Hai Jis Ki Pardadari Hai

Here is the complete poem with the interpretive translation -

Phir Kuch Is Dil Ko Beqarari Hai

Sina Zoya-e-zakhm-e-kari Hai

Phir Jigar Khodne Laga Nakhun

Amad-e-fasl-e-lalakari Hai

Qibla-e-maqsad-e-nigah-e-niyaz
Phir Wahi Parda-e-ammari Hai

Chashm-e-dallal-e-jins-e-ruswai
Dil Kharidar-e-zauq-e-khwari Hai

Wahi Sadrang Nala Farsai

Wahi Sadguna Ashqbari Hai

Dil Hawa-e-khiram-e-naz Se Phir

Mahshristan-e-beqarari Hai

Jalwa Phir Arz-e-naz Karta Hai

Roz-e-bazar-e-jansupari Hai

Phir Usi Bewafa Pe Marte Hain

Phir Wahi Zindagi Hamari Hai

Phir Khula Hai Dar-e-adalat-e-naz

Garm Bazar-e-faujdari Hai

Ho Raha Hai Jahan Mein Andher

Zulf Ki Phir Sarishtadari Hai

Phir Diya Para-e-jigar Ne Sawal

Ek Fariyad-o-ah-o-zari Hai

Phir Hue Hain Gawah-e-ishq Talab

Ashqbari Ka Hukmzari Hai

Dil-o-mizshgan Ka Jo Muqadma Tha

Aj Phir Us Ki Rubqari Hai
Bekhudi Besabab Nahi 'ghalib'
Kuch To Hai Jis Ki Pardadari Hai

Interpretive translation -

There’s a restlessness in this heart again,

This bosom seeks wounds afresh. [1]

The heart is ploughed through again,

Here comes the season of blossoms red. [2]

Dying for that betrayer again,

It’s my same old life, all over again.
This unconscious state – not without cause or reason, Ghalib
There’s something here that’s surely being veiled. [3]

[1] joyaa: seek / search for ; zakhm: wound

[2] jigar: literally, ‘liver’, but equivalent in English usage to ‘heart’ as the ‘seat of emotions’,
especially love.
aamad: Here comes / arrives; fasl: season / harvest; laala: flowers, typically red.
[3] bekhudi: literally, ‘detachment from self’. Has many shades of meaning, such as an
unconscious / careless / forgetful / oblivious state. Also refers to being inebriated, or even being
spiritually connected with the divine. Thus carries both ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ connotations,
depending on the context and interpretation.
besabab: without cause / reason / motive
pardadaari: literally, the act of veiling.
Written Jun 13, 2014 • View Upvotes

Kishan Kanhaiya Shah, from my mind to the depths of my soul, I yearn to achieve all of my
goals!
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List of my favorites!

---2 liners---

1. Kitnaa khouff hota hai shaam ke andheroon mein,

Poonch un parindoo se jin ke ghar nahi hote...

2. Hathoon ki lakiroon pe mat jaa ae Ghalib,

Naseeb unke bhi hote hain jinke haath nahi hote...

3. Mat poonch ki kya haal hai mera tere peeche,

Tu dekh ki kya rang hai tera mere aage...
4. Ae bure waqt zara adab se pesh aa,
kyunki waqt nahi lagta waqt badalne mein...

5. Zindagi uski jis ki maut pe zamanaa afsos kare Ghalib,

yunn to har shakh aata hai ish duniya mein marne ke liye...

---4 liners---

1. Ye na thee Hamaaree Qismat ke Wisaal-e-Yaar hota

agar aur jeete rehte yaheen Intezaar hota...
Tere Waade par jiye ham to ye Jaan Jhoot jaanaa,
ke Khushi se mar na jaate agar Aetbaar hota...

2. Sarayy raah jo unse nazarr mili,

To naksh dil ke ubharr gaye...
Hum nazarr mila ke jhijhag gaye,
Woh nazarr jhukaa kar chale gaye... (this is what happened the last time i met her!)

Thanks for A2A, User and sorry for late response!

Written Jul 20, 2014 • View Upvotes

Karanpreet Singh, Civil Engineer, IIT Roorkee

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Though the question asked only about Mirza ghalib but this one has to be there

Zahid sharab peene de masjid mein beth kar,

Yaa woh jagha bata jahan Khuda nahin..
(Mirza Ghalib)

Masjid khuda ka ghar hai, peeney ki jagha nahin,

Kaafir ke dil mein ja, Wahan khudaa nahin..
(Allama Iqbal)

Kaafir ke dil se aya hon mein yeh dekh kar,

Khuda maujood hai wahan, Par usey pata nahin..
(Ahmad Faraz)
Written Jun 8, 2014 • View Upvotes

Pratik Jha, Farzi Ghalib

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Didn't find these so would like to add them:
Tha zindagi mein marg ka khatka laaga hua,
Udne se pesh-tar bhi mera rang zard tha.
Translation: There is always suspicion of death in live, hence i was pale before taking the
flight(of life).

A brilliant Ghazal writen by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (broken into 4 couplets and
explained)

aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak

kaun jiitaa hai teri zulf ke sar hone tak
Translation:
The sighs of love take a lifetime to realize
Who may live that long to see you untie the knots of your tresses?

Between the lines:

Oh!, the incredible sadness that is so intertwined with unrequited love. When the deepest
sigh in your heart for the person you love is met with a casual nonchalance, almost a child
like ignorance of the thing (or being, or God) you love so much, is just so unbearable. How
does one describe it? Zulf ke sar hone tak – Ghalib’s analogy is again characteristic razor
sharp. You were untying the knots in your tresses, while I lived a lifetime of unrequited
love! You beautiful thing, so child like in your ignorance of my state of despair, so aloof of
the deepest sighs of my heart, the one that beats for you, and will for a whole lifetime. I
may resign, but I cannot quit and I cannot live life any other way, but just see you biding
your time, with thoughts that are not of me, with a heart that might never once beat for
me, my sighs left unrealized, unheard, dying with me as I take my final breath.

aashiqi sabr talab aur tamanna betaab

dil ka kya rang karoon khoon-e-jigar hone tak
Translation:
Love demands patience and yearning restless
What colour shall my heart be, when its bleeds.

Between the lines:

Patient I have to be, but this heart is restless in its yearning. How do I survive this long
and painful journey, this hopeless existence? How do I placate my heart, ask it to go on?
And for what? – knowing that it’s only my eventual destruction that looms in the horizon.
How do I live through this madness, torn apart between my restless yearning and the need
to go on?

humne maana ke tagaaful na karoge lekin

khaak ho jayenge hum, tumko khabar hone tak
Translation:
Though I believe you may not ignore me, but
I will turn into ashes by the time you understand the plight

Between the lines:

When will you notice the plight, the pulsating heart, the yearning, the burning? When will
you know it’s you? You may not ignore, may not be apathetic, but will you ever
understand you are the one? I will perhaps destruct by the time you understand, turn into
ashes, my love unfulfilled, my last sigh unheard, like all the others before it.

gham-e-hasti ka asad kis se ho juz marg ilaaz

shamma har rang mein jalti hai sahar hone tak
Translation:
O Asad!, There is no remedy for the anguish of living save death
The candle has to burn till morning no matter what

Between the lines:

So I have to go on burning, I tell myself, till the very end, since there is no other way.
There is nothing that can soothe this anguish of living, save my destruction. This will only
end one way. But till then, I will have to endure the pain, keep my sighs to myself, keep
burning, without hope of you even passing a glance on the side, noticing my existence, my
pain, in your selfish childlike ignorance, untouched by my love.

Now listen to Late Jagjit Singh relive this beautiful ghazal in his own melody.

Written Sep 28 • View Upvotes

Kunal Sakpal, Indian who happens to read and learn a bit

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Here are a few shers by Ghalib (some part of ghazals) that I've liked:

1. Bazeecha-e-atfal hai duniya mere aage,

Hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere aage.
Meaning:
For me, the world is a child's playground,
Day in and day out, I see this act played before me!

From the same ghazal:

2. Go hath ko jumbish nahin ankhon men to dum hai,
Rehne do abhi sagar-o-meena mere aage.
Meaning:
Though my hands shake (due to old age), my eyes are strong,
Let the goblet and bottle (wine) be here, before me!

3. Nuktaa chi hai gam-e-dil, ke sunaye na bane,

Kya baat banaye wahan, jahan baat banaye na banaye,
.
Ghair firta hai liye yoon tere khat ko ki agar,
Koi pooche ki yeh kya hai to chipaaye na bane.
.
Ishq par zorr nahi hai yeh woh attissh Ghalib,
Jo lagaye na lagaye bhujhaye na bane ...

Meaning:
She is such a nit-picker, that I cannot narrate the grief of my heart to her,
Of what use would be talking there, when you can't make a point,
.
I wander around with your letter that if someone asks,
what it is, I cannot just hide it.
.
There is no control over love, Ghalib, it is that flame,
which cannot be forcefully lit, and cannot be extinguished too

4. Har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ke tu kya hai,

Tum hi kaho, ke ye andaaz-e-guftgu kya hai?
Ragon me daudte firne ke hum nahi kayal,
Jab aankh se hi na tapka to fir lahoo kya hai?
Meaning:
For each statement, you respond, 'What are you?'
Tell me what is this (arrogant) style of speech?
I am not a believer of running around in veins,
If it didn't drip from the eye, then what is that blood?

5. Nikalna khuld se Adam ka sunte aaye hai lekin,

Bahut be-aabroo hokar tere kooche se hum nikle.
Meaning:
I've been hearing of Adam leaving Paradise (the Garden of Eden),
But I've been even more embarrassed when I was thrown out of your street/lane.

6. Fir kuch is dil ko beqaraari hai,

Seena zoya-e-zakhm-e-kaari hai.
Meaning:
Yet again, this heart has a strange restlessness,
Chest (meaning heart perhaps) is in search of a deep wound).

Zoya: Searcher, Zakhm-e-kaari deep wound.

PS:
There is an album in which Gulzar narrates the story with Jagjit Singh singing in the background.
Name of the Album: Tera bayaan Ghalib.
It is fairly based on the TV movie by Gulzar on Ghalib.
It is a nice album to possess.
Written May 21, 2015 • View Upvotes
Rajni Luthra, Bookworm :)
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My Favs.

Is qadarr tora hai mujhaay uss ke be-wafaai nay "ghalib"

Abb koi agarr pyar se bhi daikhaay to bikharr jata hoon mai ...

Hazaroon khwaheeshen aise ki har khwahesh pay dum nikale,

Bahhut nikale meray armaan lekin phirr bhi kam nikale ...
Written Oct 25, 2014 • View Upvotes

Mihir Soni, Best culture , just required few etiquettes

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Peene de sharab masjid me baith ke Galib
Ya woh jaga bata jaha KHUDA nahi hai !!

The above couplet means ...Allow me to drink alcohol in the mosque , church...if you can't then
tell me the place where there is no God.

This implies that God is everywhere...he is not just confined to mosques , temples or
churches...So if I can drink alcohol anywhere else....then why not Mosque or churches

"Hum Ne Mohabbat Ke Nashe Me Aa Kar Use Khuda Bana Dala,

Hosh Tab Aaya Jab Us Ne Kaha Ke Khuda Kisi ek Ka Nahi Hota…"

(English Translation - Love made me believe that my lover is God himself, I got back to my
senses when my lover said, God doesnot belong to one)

"Tu wo zaalim hai Jo Dil mein reh kar bhi mera na ban Saka “Ghalib”
Aur Dil wo kafir Jo mujh mein reh kar bhi tera hogaya…"

"Hathon ki lakiron pe mat ja ae Ghalib

Naseeb un ke bhi hote hain jin ke hath nahi hote.."
Written Jun 10, 2014 • View Upvotes

Nabeel Kamili, Once a student always a student.

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Best by Ghalib :
"Aaghee daam-e shaneedan jis qadar chaahe bichhaaye
Mudda'a anqaa hai apne aalam-e taqreer kaa "

No matter how far intelligence spreads the net of hearing,

Not catchable (anqaa) is the intent in my style of speech.
Written Oct 25, 2014 • View Upvotes

Mukesh Gupta, As a thinker, philosopher, writer, I explore deeper dimensions of life.

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On of my favourite couplets from Ghalib:
"Na tha kuch to khuda tha, kuch na hota to khuda hota
Duboyaa mujh ko hone ne, na hota main to kya hota..."

In my little understanding the approximate translation could be (remember the beauty of any
deep poetry is that it can reveal a number of meanings to its listener; may be next time I
contemplate on it I get another glimpse!):

"When there was nothing (before the creation of the world), God existed, and even if nothing had
existed, God's existence would have continued...
I have been drowned by my personal/separate existence, if I had not existed nothing would have
mattered...?"

Any other interpretation is welcome...

Written 10 Jul 2015 • View Upvotes

Raeesa Gupte, I think, therefore I am

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Kitna khauff hota hai shaam ke andhero mein
Pooch unn parindo se jinke ghar nahi hote..
Translation:
The terrors that the darkness of the night holds
Can only be known by the homeless birds
Written 1 Jun 2014 • View Upvotes

Saad Keani, Nihilist

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chipak raha hai badan per lahu se pairahan
hamaaray jaib ko ab haajat e rafu kya hai

my clothes are caused , by oozing blood, to cling unto my frame

what need is there now for my vest to be darned anew?
jala hai jism jahaan, dil bhi jal gaya hoga!
kuredtay ho jo ab raakh, justju kya hai?

with my body consigned to flames, my heart too would have burnt

why do you rake ashes now, what is it you pursue?

ragon mein daurtay phirnay ke hum nahin qaail

jab aankh se hi na tapka, to phir lahu kya hai?

merely because it courses through the veins, I'm not convinced

if it drips not from one's eyes, blood cannot be held true

rahi na taaqat e guftaar, aur agar ho bhi

to kis umeed pe kahiye ke aarzoo kya hai!

no longer have i strength to speak but even if I did

what hope can I rely on to narrate my wish to you?
Written Jul 30, 2015 • View Upvotes

Prerna Kaushik, 20. Student. Bibliophile. Vivacious. ^_^

129k Views • Upvoted by Irshad Khan, poet, shaayr, singer, composer, and human.
I'll just write the ones which I find extremely beautiful and haven't been mentioned here yet. :)

1. Hathon key lakiroon pay mat jaa ae Ghalib,

Naseeb unkay bhi hotay hain jinkay haath nahi hotay..

2. Mat poonch key kya haal hai mera tere peeche,

Tu dekh key kya rang hai tera mere aagay ...

3. Ishq per zor nahin, yeh woh aatish Ghalib,

Ke lagaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bujhay..

4. Humko maaloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin,

dil ke khush rakhne ko, Ghalib yeh khayaal achcha hai..

5. Ishq ne 'Ghalib', nikamma kar diya

Warna hum bhi aadmi thy, kaam kay..
:')
Written Jun 5, 2014 • View Upvotes

Vaibhav Saxena, Software Engineer

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Hazaaron Khvaahishen aisi ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale,
bahut nikale mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikale

Peene de sharab masjid me baith ke Galib

Ya woh jaga bata jaha KHUDA nahi hai !!

Humko maaloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin,

Dil ke khush rakhne ko, 'Ghalib' ye khayaal achcha hai

Although there are many more..but these are quite special..:)

Written May 30, 2014 • View Upvotes

Shekhar Suman, "Once again, I am Proud of being an Indian. JAI HIND."

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The best one "BASED ON LIFE" which I like is :-

Zindagi uski jis ki maut pe zamanaa afsos karey, Ghalib;

yuun to har shakhs aata hai iss duniya me marney ke liye!

English Translation :-

Life is of those on whose death the world regrets Ghalib;

As every person takes birth in this world to die someday!

Written Jun 7, 2014 • View Upvotes

Stanzin Noryang
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Thanks for A to A:

Phir Kuch Is Dil Ko Beqarari Hai

Sina zoya-e-zakhm-e-kari Hai

Phir Jigar Khodne Laga Nakhun

Amad-e-fasl-e-lalakari Hai

Phir Usi Bewafa Pe Marte Hain

Phir Wahi Zindagi Hamari Hai

Bekhudi Besabab Nahi Ghalib

Kuch To Hai Jis Ki Pardadari Hai

Translation:

Once more, my heart a restless rhythm beats

Once more, my bosom fresh wounds seeks

Old wounds begin to run red anew

To lend this spring’s flowers their hue

This heart yearns for that torment once more

That life, long past, calls an encore

This blissful state, Ghalib, some hidden cause implies

There must be something that undisclosed lies.
Written Jun 14, 2014 • View Upvotes

Meera Si, Here to read and write. Rest some other time...
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A couple of my favorites -

Aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak

"Aah Ko Chahiye Ek Umra Asar Hone Tak

Kon Jita Hai Teri Julf Ke Sar Hone Tak
Aashiqui Sabra Talab Aur Tamanna Betab
Dil ka Kya Rang Kahun Khun-e-Jigar Hone Tak
Hum Ne Mana Ke Tagaaful Na Karoge Lekin
Khaak Ho Jaayenge Hum Tumko Khabar Hone Tak
Gum-e-Hasati Ka Asad kis Se Ho Juz Marg Ilaaj
Shama Har Rang Jalati Hai Sehar Hone Tak"

Yeh na the humari Kismat

"Yeh Na Thi Hamari Kismat, Ke Visaal-e-Yaar Hota

Agar Aur Jeete Rehate, Yehi Intezaar Hota
Koi Mere Dil Se Puche, Tere Teer-e-Nimkash Ko
Yeh Khalish Kaha Se Hoti, Jo Jigar Ke Paar Hota
Yeh Kaha Ki Dosti Hai, Ke Bane Hai Dost Naaseh
Koi ChhaarSaaz Hota, Koi Gam Gusaar Hota
Kahu Kis Se Mei, Ke Kya Hai Shab-e-Gham Buri Bala Hai
Mujhe Kya Bura Tha Marana, Agar Ek Baar Hota
Yeh Masaail-e-Tasavuff, Yeh Tere Bayaan ‘Ghalib’
Tujhe Hum Wali Samjhte, Jo Na BadaaKhaar Hota"
Written Jul 16, 2015 • View Upvotes

Bhanu Pratap Chauhan, ससससससस ससस सस ससस सस सस ससस सस, सस ससस सस

सससससस सस सस ससस सस ससस
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All the Ghazals of Mirza Ghalib are philosophical exemplars. Here is one of them. This Ghazal
is sung by Shri Jagjit Singh.

"Qaasid ke aate-aate khat ek aur likh rakhoon

Main jaanta hoon jo woh likhenge jawaab mein"
[qaasid = messenger (who brings a khat = letter)]

Kab se hoon, kya bataaun Jahaan-e-kharab mein

Shab haaye hijr ko bhi rakhoon gar hisaab mein

[jahaan-e-kharab = world of problems, shab = night + hijr = separation --> nights of separation]

Mujh tak kab unki bazm mein aata tha daur-e-jaam

Saaqi ne kuch mila na diya ho sharaab mein

[bazm = gathering, jaam = drink,saaqee = bartender]

Taa phir na intezaar mein neend aaye umra bhar

aane ka ahad kar gaye, aaye jo khwaab mein
[taa = so that, ahad = promise, khwaab = dream,So I could not sleep again for the rest of my
life,Once they promised me in my sleep that they will come.]

Gaalib chhuti sharaab par abh bhie kabhi kabhi

Peeta hoon roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-maahtaab mein

Ghalib: A reference to the poet, Mirza Ghalib

Chhuti: Exemption, Leaving, License, Release, Relinquishment
Roz: (Every) Day
Abr: Cloud
Roz-e-Abr: Cloudy Days
Shab: Night
Maahataab: Moon
Shab-e-Mahataab: Moonlit nights

In Devanagri Script

ससससस सस ससस ससस सस सस सस ससस सससस

ससस ससससस ससस सस सस ससससससस सससस ससस

सस सस ससस सससस ससससस, सससस-स-सससस ससस

सस सससस ससससस सस सस सससस सस ससससस ससस

ससस सस सस सससस ससससस ससस, ससस सस ससस-स-ससस

सससस सस ससस सससस सस सससस सस सससस ससस

सस-ससस सस ससससससस ससस सससस ससस सससस सस

ससस सस ससस सस ससस, ससस सस ससससस ससस

सससससस सससस सससस, सस सस सस ससस ससस

सससस ससस सससस-स-सससस-स-सस-स-सससससस ससस
Written Sep 18 • View Upvotes

Shruti Vajpayee, mostly annoying.

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On Ghalib's love for mangoes: The fruit that sent Mirza Ghalib into raptures

mujhse poochho, tumheñ khabar kya hai

aam ke aage neyshakar kya hai...
ya ye hoga ke fart-e rafa’at se
baagh-baanoñ ne baagh-e jannat se
angabeeñ ke, ba hukm-e rabb-in-naas
bhar ke bheje haiñ sar-ba-mohr gilaas
"ask me! for what do you know?
a mango is far sweeter than sugarcane...
perhaps from the great heights above
the gardeners of heaven’s orchards
have sent, by the order of God
wine filled in sealed glasses"
Written Jun 2, 2015 • View Upvotes

Jatin Gahlawat, Kehte hain ke Ghalib ka hai Andaaz-e-bayaan aur ..

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My favourite one is

Mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeenay aur marnay ka

Usi ko dekh kar jeetay hain, jis kaafir pe dam nikle

Translation:

When in love, there is little difference between life and death

we live by looking at the infidel who we are willing to die for
Written 4 Sep 2014 • View Upvotes

Zaid Shamsi, "Those who can't write good, must read good." Iqbal said to me..
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Ghalib's name today has become synonymous to Urdu Poetry.He says,

Hain aur bhi duniya mein sukhanvar bahut achche

Kehte hain ke Ghalib' Ka hai andaz-e-bayaan aur

There are other poets in the world,very good,well known

But Ghalib', they say,has a way of expression all of his own

Here is another couplet from the same Gahzal of Ghalib

Ya rab wo na samjhe hain,na samjhenge meri baat

De aur dil unko,Jo na de mujhko zaban aur

She has neither understood, O God,nor will she understand, What I say
If not another tongue to me,give her another heart,I pray

The beauty of Ghalib's poetry is that Ghalib writes very simple, very elegant but the couplets
leave a deep impact on the reader..
This Ghazal is aa good example...
Dil-e-nadaan tujhe hua kya hai
Aakhir is dard ki dawa kya hai

O my fond heart,what is that ails you

What's the cure for this pain, what I can possibly do

Hum hain mushtaaq,aur wo bezaar

Ya Ilahi, ye maajra kya hai

She is exasperated and I am so keen

O lord, what might it all mean

Haan bhala kar,Tera bhala hoga

Aur darwesh ki sada kya hai

Do good, and you wil have good too,

What else can a mendicant say for you

Main ne mana ke kuch nahin Ghalib',

Muft hath aaye to bura kya hai

I know its nothing much ,this wine

But if you get it free,Ghalib', its fine

True to say Ghalib' is "Ghalib" on every poet.The word Ghalib (Urdu-‫ )غالب‬literally in English
means-

 Mighty
 Dominant

Ghalib' has chosen the best pen name for him.(Before 'Ghalib' he used to write ghazals with
'Asad' as his takhallus (Urdu-‫ )تخلص‬i.e. pen name.)

Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan Ghalib

Written Jan 16 • View Upvotes

Nalin Kumar, I feel like god

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As most of the gems have been illustrated by fellow quorans, i hope you like this one...

Ek din hamare annsoon humse pooch baithe...

Humey roz -roz kyon bulate ho,
Humne kaha, hum yaad to unhe karte hain...
Tum kyon chale aate ho.
Translation:
My tears asked me one day...
Why do you call me every day,
I replied, I remember my love...
Why do you turn up everyday!!!

;-)
Updated Jun 24, 2014 • View Upvotes

Vikas Srivastava, If it cant be expressed in couple of lines, it's not worth expressing.
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Unke dekhe se jo aa jaathi hai moonh par raunaq
Wo samajhten hain ke beemaar ka haal achcha hai

Humko maaloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin

Dil ko khush rakhne ko 'ghalib' ye khayaal achcha hai
Written Jun 4, 2014 • View Upvotes

Gaurav Tatke, Vande Mataram!!

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Ghalib's whole poetry is awesome. Each and every couplet he wrote holds much more deeper
multi faceted meaning than meets the eye and you will realize it time and again in various
situations in life that how these couplets hold true in so many different situations. people have
already told so many beautiful lines. So I am not gonno add to it. However let me humbly correct
few folks that there are no 4 liners, there are always 2 liners in ghazals. Always! What you are
writting 4 liners are actually 2 couplets and while reciting them you have to recite them as 2
couplets only and give pause after each one.
Also, I doubt that couplets -
1.
Peene de masjid mein baithkar ghalib,
ya wo jagah bata jaha khuda nahi hai ..
2. Hathon ki lakeero pe mat ja ghalib,
naseeb unke bhi hote hai jinke haath nahi hote
are not by ghalib. Only Ghalib's name is taken to popularize it. These doesn't feel like his
writing. Can somebody tell for sure that these indeed Ghalib's?
Regards,
Gaurav
Written Feb 16

Mrityunjay Upadhyay
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baazeechaa-e-atfaal hai duniya mere aage
hota hai shab-o-roz tamaasha mere aage

mat pooch ke kya haal hai mera tere peeche ?

too dekh ke kya rang tera mere aage

check out Ghazals of Mirza Ghalib it has all of his Ghazals with explanation.
Written May 27, 2014 • View Upvotes

Raam Blk, Procrastinator. :/

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1.
Iss qadar toda hai mujhe uske bewafaai ne ghalib,
Ab koi agar pyaar se bhi dekhe toh bikhar jaata hu mai!

2.
Matt poonch key kya haal hai mera tere pechhee,
Tu dekh key kya rangg hai tera meray aagay ...

- See more at: Best And Famous Mirza Ghalib Shayari Collection
Written Jun 4, 2014 • View Upvotes

Mohak Bhambry
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fascination of Urdu poetry and Ghalib has got me here-

This Ghazal by Ghalib is beautiful-

Husn-e-maah garche ba-hangaam-e-kamaal achchaa hai

Us-se mera maah-e-kursheed jamaal achcha hai

Bosa dete nahin aur dil pe hai har lehzaa nigaah

Jee mein kehte hain ki muft haath aaye to maal achcha hai

Aur bazaar se le aaye agar toot gayaa

Saagar-e-Jam se mera jaam-e-sifaal achcha hai

Betalab dein to mazaa usme sivaa milta hai

Woh gadaa jis mein na ho khu-e-sawaal achcha hai

Unke dekhe se jo aati hai munh par raunaq

Woh samajhte hain ki beemaar ka haal achcha hai

Dekhiye paate hain ushshaaq buton se kya faiz

Ek Barheman ne kahaa hai yeh saal achcha hai

Hamsukhan teshe ne Farhad ko Shireen se kiya

Jis tarah kaa bhi kisi mein ho kamaal achcha hai

Qatraa dariyaa mein jo mil jaayen to dariyaa ho jaaye

Kaam achcha hai jo jiska ma’aal achcha hai

Khizr Sultaan ko rakhkhe khaaliq-e-akbar sar sabz

Shah ke baag mein yeh tazaa nihaal achcha hai

Hum ko maaloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat, lekin

Dil ko khush rakhne ko Ghaalib yeh khayaal achcha hai
Written Jun 12, 2014 • View Upvotes

Atti Goyal, says " never say never".

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1.Humko ma'aloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin
dil ke khush rakhne ko, 'Ghalib' yeh khayaal achcha hai.

2. Aah ko chaahiye ik 'umr asar hone tak

kaun jeeta hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak ?

3.Humko ne maana ke taghaful na karoge, lekin

Khaak ho jaayenge ham tumko khabar hone tak.

[ taghaful = neglect/ignore ]
Written Jun 10, 2014 • View Upvotes

Ammar Javed, Wanderer

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First Sher of Deewan e Ghalib

Naqsh Firyadi hai kis ki shokhiye tehreer ka

Kaghazi hai perahan her paikere tasweer ka

And this one

Kia Farz hai sab ko milay aik sa jawab

aao na hum bhi sair karain Koh-e-Toor ki
Also this one

Bana ker faqeeron ka hum bhes Ghalib

Tashae ahl e karam dekhtay hain
Written Jun 7, 2014 • View Upvotes

Salil Gupta, Just another Survivor of the World..!

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One of my favourites:

Ye na thee Hamaaree Qismat ke Wisaal-e-Yaar hota

agar aur jeete rehte yaheen Intezaar hota
Tere Waade par jiye ham to ye Jaan Jhoot jaanaa
ke Khushee se mar na jaate agar Aetbaar hota...
Written Jun 5, 2014 • View Upvotes

Vipul Kumar
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Almost all of the answers include (90%) couplets which are mis-contributed to Ghalib by SMS
websites and cheap poetry forums. None of them are by Ghalib. Please read Ghalib from an
authentic source like Urdu Poetry, Urdu Shayari of Famous Poets - Rekhta.
For starters, I'll write a few of his most famous and my favorite (and easy) couplets.

MehrbaaN hoke bula lo mujhe chaaho jis waqt

maiN gayaa waqt nahiN huN k phir aa bhi na sakuN

zahr milta hi nahiN mujhko sitamgar warna

kya qasam hai tere milne ki k kha bhi na sakuN

Ye na thi hamaari qismat k visaal-e-yaar hota

agar aur jeete rahte yahi intizaar hota

tere waade par jiye to ham to ye jaan jhuut jaana

k Khushi se mar na jaate agar aitibaar hota

tumheN kya kahuN k kya hai shab-e-gham buri bala hai

mujhe kya bura tha marna agar ek baar hota

*
Koi ummiid bar nahiN aati
koi suurat nazar nahiN aati

Aage aati thi haal-e-dil pe hansi

ab kisi baat par nahiN aati
Written May 16, 2015 • View Upvotes

Anonymous
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Dil Hi To Hai Na Sang-o-Khist
Dard Se Bhar Na Aaye Kyon?
Royenge Hum Hazaar Baar
Koi Hamein Sataye Kyon?

It’s only a (my) heart, not a stone or brick,

Why should it not be overcome with pain?
I will cry a thousand times,
Why should one torment(stop) me?

Dil Hi to Hai: It's my heart, my sorrow - Let me cry a thousand times over (Ghalib, who else!)

The same is sung by Jagjit Singh. Lovely poertry and lovely voice!
Written May 30, 2014 • View Upvotes

Ankur Deshpande
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1 famous one :-

Hazaaron khwahishen aisi, ke har khwahish pe dam nikle

Bohat niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle...

TRANSLATION-

Thousands of desires, each worth dying for...

many of them I have realized...yet I yearn for more...
Written Jun 7, 2014 • View Upvotes

Harsimran Bhasin, thinking......

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Ya rab ye zamana mujhko mitata hai kisliye
Loh-e-jahan pe harf-e-mukarrar nahi hu main
This is Ghalib's reply to the world that O lord why does the world try to erase me. I am not an
alphabet which would be repeated on this tablet of the world.
Updated Apr 11, 2015 • View Upvotes

Varun Pandita, I am a warrior, fighting is my dharma!

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Thanks for the A2A man but I think you're mistaken. I know very little about Mirza Ghalib's
poetry so I may not be the best person to answer this. Still i'll give it a shot,

Ishq ne humein nikamma kar diya Ghalib,

warna aadmi they hum bade kaam ke.
Written Jun 9, 2014 • View Upvotes

Ataul Haque, Programming, Quizzes, Chess and making small Habits are somethings which I
al...
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Ragon mein daudte firne ke hum nahi quayal,
Jo aankh hi se na tapka to fir lahu kya hai.

Translation:- I'm not like something which flows in veins,

Until blood comes out of eyes, it ain't blood.

Jo unke dekhe se aa jati hai munh pe raunaq,

to woh kehte hain, beemar ka haal accha hai.

Translation: The glow comes to my face on her appearance

she says, he ain't a sick anymore, looks well enough.
Updated Mar 24, 2015 • View Upvotes

Arjun Cheema, Qurious Indian

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Is qadar toda hai mujhe uski bewafaii ne aye Ghalib; ki agar koi pyaar se bhi dekhe to bikhar
jata hu main..

Hum uski annkhein dekh kar fanaa ho gaye, na jaane woh aayina kaise dekhti hogi..

-Mirza Ghalib
Updated Sep 17, 2014 • View Upvotes
Nikhil Rastogi
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Hazaron khwahishein aisi, ki har khwahish pe dum nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan phir bhi kam nikle...

Translation:
Thousands of desires as such,i owe my life at each,
Many of them are fulfilled,yet i desire for more..
Written Jun 10, 2014 • View Upvotes

Sravan Kumar, Happy go lucky

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My favorite ghalib shayari
''Kaun deta hai zindagi bhar ka saath, log toh janaaze mein bhi kandhey badalte rahte
hain''
Written Dec 6, 2014 • View Upvotes

Ankit Pande, +~ #+giokl.tg67nij;]

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1)
ishtare katra hai dariya mein fana ho jana. Dard ka hadse gujar jana dava ho jana.

2)
na karda gunho kae hasrato kae mile daad. yaa! khuda gar in krda gunaho kae saza hai.

3)
dil-e-nadan tuje hua kya hai.
akhir is marz kae dava kya hai.

4)
Yeh masail-e-tasawwuf, ye tera bayaan ghalib. Hum tuje wali samajte jo na badhakhwar hota.

Translation/Meaning

1) Ghalib compares human life to a drop of water. He says that when the river strikes its shore,
the water droplet gets absorbed by the sand and it completes its life cycle and is happy about it.
In the same way humans completes their life cycle and become one with the maker.

2) Here, ghalib asks god that dude if you punish me for my sins then you should compliment me
for the deeds that I thought of performing, but never put them in action.

3)Ghalib talks about love in this "sher". He asks his heart about the changes he is feeling and
asks him to tell a remedy.
4)Ghalib use to drink a lot and at that time it was close to sin. Moreover, muslims are not
allowed to drink as per Quran. He said that if he was not a drunkard then people would have
taken him seriously because of his intellect and knowledge. They would have called him "wali",
but this is not the case now:P:).
Updated Feb 23, 2015 • View Upvotes

Irshad Khan, Shayr with passion

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Jaate huye kahteu ho, Qayamat ko milenge
Kya khoob, Qayamat ka hai goyaa koi din aur

(apke jaane ki baat se hi hum par qayamat brpaa ho gyi h to iss badh ke qayamat ka din koi or
kya hoga, humare liye to apka chale jaana hi Qayamat h)

Taa fir n intezaar main neend aaye umr bhar

Aane ka waada kar gye, aaye jo khwaab main.

Main jo kehtaa hu ke hum lenge Qayamat main tumhe

Kis raunat se wo kahtey hain, ki hum hoor nhi

Galib, na kar huzoor main tu baar baar Arz,

Zaahir hai tera haal sab un par, kahey bagair

Aainaa dekh, apna sa muh le ke reh gye

Saahb ko, dil na dene pe kitna guroor tha

Puchhtey hain woh, ki Galib kaun hai

Koi batlaao, ki hum batlaaye kyaa

Rahaa gar koi taa Qayamat, Salamat

Fir ik roz marnaa hai, Hazrat salamat

Aaye hai bekasi e ishq pe ronaa, Galib

Kiske ghar jayegaa sailaab e balaa, mere baad
Kaam uss se aa padaa hai, ki jiska jahaan main
Leve na koi naam, sitamgar kahey bagair
Written Dec 14, 2014 • View Upvotes

Ramneet Kaur
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Kitnaa khouff hota hai shaam kay andheroon mein,
Poonch un parindoo say jin kay gharr nahi hotay ..

Hazaroon khwaheeshen aise ki har khwahesh pay dum nikale,

Bahhut nikale meray armaan lekin phirr bhi kam nikale ...

Na tha kuch to khuda tha, kuch na hota to khuda hota,

Diboyaa mujhe ko hone ne, na hota mein to kya hota..

Ishq per zor nahin, yeh woh aatish Ghalib,

Ke lagaaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bujhayy..
Written Jun 8, 2014 • View Upvotes

Anonymous
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Zindagi ki raftar kuch yu banaye rakhna galib, chahe dushman age nikal par koi dost na piche
chutt jaye.....
Written May 31, 2014 • View Upvotes

Percy Irani
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There are plenty & all have deep meaning, yet one of my favourite is
"Udne de in parindoo ko, azad fiza me ae Ghalib ;
Jo tere apne honge, wo laut aayenge kisi roz"

In english it reads as
"Let the birds fly in the free skies
Those that genuinely are your own, will return back some day"

The 18th century poet means to say that do not cling on to various relations / friends for
those that truly love n understand you shall be back with you.
Written May 4, 2015 • View Upvotes
Vaishnavi Mukhopadhyay
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1. Kaabe kis muh se jaoge ghalib, sharm tumko magar nahi ati..

2. Bak raha hun junoon mein kya kya kuch, kuch na samjhe khuda kare koi..
Hum wahan hai jahan se humko bhi.. Kuch hamari khabar nahi ati..

3. Marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki, maut ati hai par nahi ati..

4. Tumhe kya kahoon ki kya hai, shabe gham buri bala hai, hame kya bura tha marna, agar ek
baar hota..

Translation - what do I say about the pain of a lonely night (period of darkness) , if only I could
die once.

5. Ye masayale tasawoof, ye tera bayaan ghalib, tujhe hum wali samajhte, jo na bada-khar
hota...

Translation - ghalib says, people would treat me like a learned person listening to my talk of
spirituality, if only I was not a drunkard.
Written Feb 9, 2015 • View Upvotes

Rohit Mathur
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Umar bhar 'Ghalib' yahi Bhool karta Raha,
Dhool Chehre pe Thi, aur aina saaf karta raha....!
Written Jun 9, 2014 • View Upvotes

Mayank Pathak
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Koi Ummeed Bar Nahin Aati
Koi Surat Nazar Nahin Aati

Maut Ka Ek Din Muayyan Hai

Nind Kyun Raat Bhar Nahin Aati

Aage Aati Thi Haal-E-Dil Pe Hansi

Ab Kisi Baat Par Nahin Aati

Jaanta Hoon Sawaab-E-Taat-O-Zahad

Par Tabiyat Idhar Nahin Aati

Hai Kuch Aisi Hi Baat Jo Chup Hoon

Warna Kya Baat Kar Nahin Aati

Kyun Na Chikhoon Ki Yaad Karte Hain

Meri Aawaaz Gar Nahin Aati

Daag-E-Dilagar Nazar Nahin Aata

Bu Bhi Ai Chaaragar Nahin Aati

Ham Wahaan Hain Jahaan Se Ham Ko Bhi

Kuch Hamaari Khabar Nahin Aati

Marte Hain Aarzu Main Marne Ki

Maut Aati Hai Par Nahin Aati

Kaaba Kis Munh Se Jaaoge ‘Ghalib’

Sharm Tumko Magar Nahinaati
Written Jul 23, 2015 • View Upvotes

Tanzeel Ahmed, Plan ahead, It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
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Some of my Favorite Misre,

"Hona To Ye Chahiye Ke Ye Mera Hee Aks Hom

Lekin Ye Aaine Mein Mere Roo-ba-Ru Hai Kaun.."

"Mehfil lagi Thi Baddua'on Ki,

Humne Bhi dil Se Kaha,
Ussey Ishq Ho,
Ussey Ishq Ho"

"Baith Jaata Hu Khaak Pe Aksar,

Apni Auqaat Achi Lagti hai.."

"Ishrat-e-Qatra Hai Dariya Mei Fanaa Ho Jaana,

Dard Ka Hadd Se Guzarna Hai Dawaa Ho Jaana.."

"Inkaar Jaisi Lazzat Iqraar Mei Kaha,

Badhta Hai Ishq Ghalib Uski Nahi Nahi Se!"
and the final one,

"Ek Samundar Hai Jo Mere Kaabu Mei Hai,

Aur Ek Qatra Hai Jo Mughse Sambhaala Nahi Jaata,
Ek Umr Hai Jo Mughe Bitaani Hai Tere Bagair,
Aur Ek Lamha Hai Jo Mughse Guzaara Nahi Jaata.."
Written Jul 27, 2015 • View Upvotes

Karthikey Agnihotri
12.6k Views
This one is perhaps left a deep impression on me...

Koi umeed bhar nhi aati...

Koi soorat nazar nhi aati...

Maut toh ek din mohiyan hai...

Jaane neend raat bhar kyun nhi aati...

Pehle aati thi haal-e-dil pe hasi...

Ab kisi baat pe nhi aati...

jaanta hoon sawaab-e-taa’at-o-zahad...

par tabeeyat idhar naheen aatee...

hai kuchch ‘eisee hee baat jo chup hoon...

warna kya baat kar naheen aatee?...

kyon na cheekhoon ki yaad karate hain...

Meri awaaz gar nahin aati...

daagh-e-dil gar nazar naheen aata...

boo bhee ‘ei chaaraagar ! naheen aatee...

ham wahaan hain jahaan se hamko bhee...

kuchch hamaaree khabar naheen aatee...

marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki...

maut aatee hai par naheen aatee...

kaaba’a kis munh se jaaoge ‘Ghalib’...

sharm tumko magar naheen aatee...

TRANSLATION-
No hope comes my way
No visage shows itself to me

That death will come one day is definite

Then why does sleep evade me all night?

I used to laugh at the state of my heart

Now no one thing brings a smile

Though I know the reward of religious devotion

My attention does not settle in that direction

It is for these reasons that I am quiet

If not, would I not converse with you?

Why should I not remember you?

Even if you cannot hear my lament

You don’t see the anguish in my heart

O healer, the scent of my pain eludes you

I am now at that point

That even I don’t know myself

I die in the hope of dying

Death arrives and then never arrives

How will you face Mecca, Ghalib

When shame doesn’t come to you

Written Jul 11, 2015

Moumita Pradhan
20.5k Views
I want to share my favourite lines penned down by Ghalib:

Mohabbat mein fark nahi hai jeene aur marne ka,

usi ko dekh ke jeete hai..jis qafir pe dum nikle...

Bahut nikle mere arman , phir bhi kam nikle...

Written Feb 6, 2015 • View Upvotes

Ajit Tiwari
17.9k Views
Kaasid ke aate aate khat ik aur likh rakhu...
Main jaanta hu Jo woh likhenge jawaab Mein...

Kaasid is the messenger... This happens to us even now when we chat with someone... We type a
message and before we get a reply we start typing the next message... Ghalib writes about it in
1800's... Genius
Written Jan 25, 2015 • View Upvotes

Bhushan Shinde, Skeptic

22.4k Views
You can find some of his poetries here.

http://www.bestofindian.in/2012/...
Written May 30, 2014 • View Upvotes

Alpana Kaushik, See what you mean to me, sweet cakes and milkshakes
18.9k Views
सस ससससस सस सस ससस ससस ससस ससस
सससस-स-सस सस सससस ससस-स-ससससस ससससस ससस

सससस सससस सस सस स सससस सस सससस सस सससस

सस ससससस ससस सस ससससस सस ससस ससससस ससस

सससससस सससस ससस सससससस ससससस सस सससस ससस

सस ससससससस सस ससस सस सस सस ससस ससससस ससस

सससस ससससस सस ससससस सस ससससस ससससस

ससस सस ससस सससस सस 'ससससस' सस ससससस ससससस ससस

[सससस-स-सस: सससससस ससससस सस सससससस;

ससस-स-ससससस: सससससस सस सससससस;
सससससस: सससस; ससस: सससससस, ससस]
Written Jun 10, 2014 • View Upvotes

Ananya Dwivedi, Enthusiastically lazy

13k Views
AAH HO CHAHIYE EK UMR ASAR HONE TAKK
KAUN JEETA HAI TERI ZULF KE SAR HONE TAKK.

AASHIQUI SABR TALAB AUR TAMANNA BETAAB

DIL KA KYA RANG KAROON KHOON E JIGAR HONE TAK.

HUM NE MAANA KI TAGAFUL NA KAROGE LEKIN

KHAAK HO JAYENGE HUM TUMKO KHABAR HONE TAK

GHAM E HASTI KA ASAD KIS SE HO JUZ MARG ILAAJ

SHAMMA HAR RANG ME JALTI HAI SEHER HONE TAK
Written Apr 26, 2015 • View Upvotes

Khalid Shamsi
19.6k Views
YEH ISHQ NAHI AASAAN BUS YUN SAMJH LIJIYE
AAG KA DARIYA HAI AUR DOOB KE JANA HAI

This is not Ghalib's

It's JIGAR MORADABADI's.
Written Jan 3, 2015 • View Upvotes

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