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Content tagged with Mirza Ghalib Poetry
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan also Known Mirza Ghalib He popularly known by pen name Ghalib and Asad was an Indian poet. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. During his lifetime, the already declining Mughal Empire was eclipsed and displaced by the British East India Company Rule and finally deposed following the defeat of the First Indian War of Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) of 1857; these are described through his work.He wrote in both Urdu and Persian. Although his Persian Divan (body of work) is at least five times longer than his Urdu Divan, his fame rests on his poetry in Urdu. Today, Ghalib remains popular not only in the Indian subcontinent but also among the Hindustani diaspora around the world.
Ye to zarf ki baat hai ke koi samate kis tarha
Ke jitney dukh miltey hein utney daman kushada nahi hotey..!
Jo khud par jhail chukey hun karb totey hue dil ka
Woh kisi ka dil dukhaney par amada nhi hote!