Mirza Ghalib

Mohammed Asadullah Khan “Mirza Ghalib” is one of India’s most popular poets, skilled in Urdu and Farsi (Persian). The Tomb of Ghalib is next to Hazrat Nizamuddin’s Mazaar. The tomb is made of white marble, and is worthy of the poet. The location is rather squalid, though. The tomb complex is usually kept locked; apparently there are loads of drug addicts in the area.

The inscription on the tombstone is in Persian - Ghalib’s house in Ballimaran, Chandi Chowk, Old Delhi back in the day when I lived in the city. Here’re a couple of assorted verses: