Mirza Ghalib Search
koee ummeed bar naheen aatee
1. koee ummeed bar naheen aatee
No hope comes my way
koee soorat nazar naheen aatee
No visage shows itself to me
2. maut ka ek din mu’ayyan hai
That death will come one day is definite
neehd kyon raat bhar naheeh aatee?
Then why does sleep evade me all night?
3. aage aatee thee haal-e-dil pe hansee
I used to laugh at the state of my heart
ab kisee baat par naheen aatee
Now no one thing brings a smile
4. jaanta hoon sawaab-e-taa’at-o-zahad
Though I know the reward of religious devotion
par tabeeyat idhar naheen aatee
My attention does not settle in that direction
5. hai kuchch ‘eisee hee baat jo chup hoon
It is for these reasons that I am quiet
warna kya baat kar naheen aatee?
If not, would I not converse with you?
6. kyon na cheekhoon ki yaad karate hain
Why should I not remember you?
meree aawaaz gar naheen aatee
Even if you cannot hear my lament
7. daagh-e-dil gar nazar naheen aata
You don’t see the anguish in my heart
boo bhee ‘ei chaaraagar ! naheen aatee
O healer, the scent of my pain eludes you
8. ham wahaan hain jahaan se hamko bhee
I am now at that point
kuchch hamaaree khabar naheen aatee
That even I don’t know myself
9. marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki
I die in the hope of dying
maut aatee hai par naheen aatee
Death arrives and then never arrives
10. kaaba’a kis munh se jaaoge ‘Ghalib’
How will you face Mecca, Ghalib
sharm tumko magar naheen aatee
When shame doesn’t come to you
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on December 27th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
ghalib is the greatest literary genius of urdu.the pain in his works is a reflectionof his rather painful life.anyways he was indeed a great poet.
in his own words:
Poochtay hain woh keh GHALIB kaun hai…
Koyee batlaao, keh hamm batlayain kiyaa…
on January 2nd, 2007 at 3:43 pm
This is just lovely.
I loved it like anything.
Every word every line has written beautifully by Ghalib Saheb.
I have no other words to praise this ghazals.
I say not only this Ghalib Saheb has written amazingly.
Hats Off to him.
Vikas
on January 31st, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Bhai bolle to hai to JHAKKAS!! par apun toda urdu me aeda hai so jyada kuch samajh me nahi aya,,par tu tension mat le ghalib bhai apun ko bahut maza aya, kya hai na apun ne bhi pyaar kiya tha, par wo apun ko mili nahi.par apun abhi allahabadich mast hai…09336080205
on January 31st, 2007 at 1:39 pm
wonderfull!!!! kudos to u the designer of this site…..
DARD E DIL KI DAWA HAI GHALIB’
GHUATAN BHARE PYAR KI HAWA HAI GHALIB”
on February 10th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
well
I feel at the top of the world whenever I go through his poetry. his writings are just mesmerising and full of insight. Ghalib can not be surpassed in poetry.
regards to the legend.
vijay
on March 5th, 2007 at 3:58 am
i have heard mirza ghalib’s ghazals by mr.jagjeet singh and they r absolute awesome but now when i hear them with their meanings they r so meaningfull and full of life….fabulous…thanks guys for posting these immortal poetries…keep it up.
trillion thanks
joy