Mirza GHalib

[RP]

I am no Urdu expert, but have the basics covered since being from Hyderabad means you hear a few words and phrases every so often. Since Mirza\'s birthday is coming up (scholars believe it is the 27th of December), I thought I will evoke the literary genius\' memory to those who swear by his intellect and his poverty-ridden yet romantically-charged life. I truly believe he wrote from the very bottom of his heart. Or else how can one explain the philosophical depths he touched? He was a maestro of incomparable (next only to Mir) talent, skill, and expression. Just to end this little note and respects to the greatness that was Mirza GHalib, here is an oft-repeated couplet of his:

Hazaron khwahishen aisi ki har khwahish pe dum nikle,
Bahot nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle.
--------------------------------------------Myriad and yet each solitary wish
One that I could die for
Unnumbered the desires I possessed
Innumerable those I yearn for.
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[Kulcha Hyderabadi]

Ghalib-e-Khasta ke baghair, kaun se kaam band hain?? --Kijeyee hai hai kya, royiyeh zar zar kyoon?

[Tudang hyderabadi]

yuh to hai duniya mein sukhanwar bahut se
Kehte hai Ghalib ka andaz-e-bayaan aur

[RP]

Naqsh faryadi hai kiskee, shok-e-tehreer ka; kaghazee hai pairahan har paikar-e-tasweer ka; kaave kaave sakth jani hai tanhaee na pooch; subah karna sham ka laana hai joo-e-esheer ka