zulmat kade me ab mere shab-e-gham ka josh hai,
ik shamma hai daleel-e-sahar woh bhi khamosh hai
(By Ghalib)
(Image – self photograph during a power-cut in Delhi)
Archive for the ‘Ghalib’ Category
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A promise to myself
I’m not doing justice to the idea of this blog. I dont find time enough. So from today onwards, I’ll post anything on earth, and a relevant verse by Ghalib. I’ve enough faith that Ghalib has something in store, for every situation.
Something for the above resolution:
Humko maloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin,
Dil ke khush rakhane ko Ghalib yeh khayaal achchha hai. -
Analyzing Ghaalib ??
I started reading Ghaalib an year back. Its easy to get carried away by the desire to logically analyze Ghaalib. But after an year or so I realize that this is the last thing one should do to Ghaalib. Read it. Enjoy it. Releat to it. But definitely not analyze it. Take this for instance -
Hue mar ke hum jo rusvaa hue kyon na gark-e-dariya,
Na kabhi janaazaa uthataa, na kahin mazaar hota.[rusvaa=infamous] [gark=drown/sink ] [dariya=river]
Its impossible to gauage why Ghaalib has written this. But, I can surely remember times when I felt the same.
