Category Archives for Ghalib
पूछतें हैं वो, कि ग़ालिब कौन है? कोई बतलावे कि हम बतलाएँ क्या?
Ghalib again
Posting Ghalib after quite sometime today. It is a quite well known ghazal, and represents a state of mind which I relate to quite often. Especially after meeting a few people. बाज़ीचा-ए-अतफ़ाल है दुनिया मेरे आगे, होता है शब-ओ-रोज़ तमाशा … Continue reading
Ek Shamma Hai…
daag-e-firaaq-e-sohbat-e-shab ki jali hui …
Ishq ne ghalib nikamma kar diya
aur le mefil me bose jaam ke…ham rahien yun tishna-lab paighaam ke… ishq ne ghaalib nikamma kar diya…varna ham bhi aadmi the kaam ke…
Koi surat nazar nahi aatee
Back again to Ghalib, one of his saddest creations: कोई उम्मीद बर नहीं आती कोई सूरत नज़र नहीं आती मौत का एक दिन मु’अय्याँ है नींद क्यों रात भर नहीं आती आगे आती थी हाल-ए-दिल पे हँसी अब किसी बात … Continue reading
God and Shairi
An incident in Ghalib’s life that I heard recently: A friend, who used to hate Ghalib’s sad gazals, once asks Ghalib: “do you believe in god”. He quite simply says “yes”. The friend feels victorious and quickly fires his “victorious” … Continue reading
tagaful
Its impossible for Jagjit Singh fans to forget this legendary gazal by Ghalib: aah ko chaahiye ik umra asar hone tak, kaun jeetaa hai teri zulf ke sar hone tak. [sar hona == sulazhana in hindi] I was just now … Continue reading
Ankho mei.n to dam hai
go hAth ko jumbish nahee.n Ankho mei.n to dam hai rahane do abhee sAGar-o-meenA mere Age [jumbish = motion/energy] [sAGar-o-meenA = glass of wine] (By Ghalib) (Image: From one of my birthday treats, probably 2002, in SP Powai)