Remembering Mirza Ghalib
The original name of Ghalib was Mirza Asdullah Baigh Khan. He was a prominent Urdu and Persian poet during that last phase of the mughal era. Notably known as Ghalib he has penned his works in three forms Ghazal (lyric), masnavi, (moralistic or mystical parable), and qasidah (panegyric). Mirza Ghalib was awarded the title Dabir-ul-Mulk and Najm ud-Daulah in 1850 by Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II .
27 December 2017 happens to be the 220th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib. People and writers from all around the world have remebered him and his works. Social media is flooded with tributes remembering Mirza Ghalib. Infact ,Google has dedicated a doodle reflecting life and contribution of this amazing personality.
Here are some of the golden words by Mirza Ghalib:
aah ko chāhiye ik umr asar hote tak
kaun jiitā hai tirī zulf ke sar hote tak
A prayer needs a lifetime, an answer to obtain
who can live until the time that you decide to deign l the time that you decide to deign
bāzīcha-e-atfāl hai duniyā mire aage
hotā hai shab-o-roz tamāshā mire aage
every single night and day, this spectacle I see
bas-ki dushvār hai har kaam kā āsāñ honā
aadmī ko bhī mayassar nahīñ insāñ honā
For a man, too, to be human, is no easy feat
dard minnat-kash-e-davā na huā
maiñ na achchhā huā burā na huā
I don’t mind the fact that I did not recuperate
hazāroñ ḳhvāhisheñ aisī ki har ḳhvāhish pe dam nikle
bahut nikle mire armān lekin phir bhī kam nikle
Many were fulfilled for sure, not enough although
