Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bohat niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikleDaray kyon mera qaatil? kya rahega us ki gardan par?
Voh khoon, jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yoon dam-ba-dam nikleDaray kyon mera qaatil? kya rahega us ki gardan par?
Vohkhoon, jochashm-e-tar seumrbharyoon dam-ba-damnikleNikalna khuld se aadam ka soonte aaye hain lekin
Bahot be-aabru hokar tere kooche se hum nikle
Bharam khul jaaye zaalim! teri qaamat ki daraazi ka
Agar is tarahe par pech-o-kham ka pech-o-kham nikle
Ghalib is the greatest Urdu poet and one of the greatest in any Indian language. He would rank perhaps among the great poets of the world.With Meer, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz, to name only four, the firmament of Urdu poetry is truly star-studded.Ghalib’s stature is growing with every passing decade.This is a selection of the best and most popular Ghazals from Diwan-e-Ghalib. For the convenience of readers original Ghazals have been given in Hindi as well as in Roman script. Meanings of difficult Urdu words have also been give in footnotes.
About artikaaurorabakshi
Artika Aurora Bakshi
Artika Aurora Bakshi is the author of five well-acclaimed children’s books,My Little Sikh Handbook, My Little Sikh Handbook 2: Ardas, My Little Sikh Handbook: Travel Journal, My Little Sikh Handbook: The Mighty Sikh Empire, My Little Handbook of Feelings, and an anthology of stories, Hold On To Me. Her first story, set in Amritsar, during the pre-Partition period, All She Had Left, was published on Story Mirror.
Her short stories have been published on Kitaab.
She co-manages thegoodbookcorner.com, a manuscript help and book review site. Her passion for reading has led her to helping other writers with their manuscripts.
She is a Contributing Editor for Nishaan, and the Associate Editor for SLIM Marketer.
She comes from a family of lawyers and has a master’s degree in International Banking & Finance.
A regular at the Galle Literary Festival and The Ceylon Literary and Art Festival, Artika’s articles and book reviews have featured in the Daily Mirror, Daily News, The Ceylon Chronicle, and various blogs, such as, talkingcranes.com, sikhchic.com, sikhnet.com.
An avid reader, Artika runs an online book club with a membership base of over 600 members.
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You can reach Artika at bakshiartika@gmail.com .