“Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib” (Urdu/Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ خان غالب ), pen-name Ghalib(Urdu/Persian: غالب, ghalib means dominant) and (former pen-name) Asad (Urdu/Persian:اسد, asad means lion) from (27 December 1797 — 15 February 1869), was a great classical Urdu and Persian poet from Indo-pak subcontinent.
He is considered, in South Asia, to be the one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. Ghalib today remains popular amongst Urdu speakers not only in India and Pakistan but also amongst diaspora communities around the world.He never worked for a livelihood, lived on either state patronage, credit or the generosity of his friends. His fame came to him posthumously. He had himself remarked during his lifetime that although his age had ignored his greatness, it would be recognized by later generations.
he is today more famous for his Urdu ghazals.Before Ghalib, the ghazal was primarily an expression of anguished love; but Ghalib expressed philosophy, the travails and mysteries of life and wrote ghazals on many other subjects, vastly expanding the scope of the ghazal. This work is considered his paramount contribution to Urdu poetry and literature. In keeping with the conventions of the classical ghazal, in most of Ghalib’s verses, the identity and the gender of the beloved is indeterminate. Ghalib’s is still very popular today, and his poetry is well known.
So in the remembrance of great poet “Mirza Ghalib”, I will share some of his great poetry with you in this thread.
“Poochte hain woh ki Ghalib kaun hai!
Koi batlao ki hum batlayein kya?”**
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**Hain Aur Bhi Duniya Mein Sukhanwar Bahut Achay….
Kehatay Hain Ke Ghalib Ka Andaaz-e-Bayan Aur…
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"Hui muddat **ki Ghalib mar gaya par yaad aata hai"
Woh har ek baat pe kehna keyoon hota to kya hota…"
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Gazal
Ye na thi hamaari qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hota
agar aur jeete rahte yahi intezaar hota
Tere vaade par jiye ham to ye jaan jhooth jaana
ke khushi se mar na jaate agar aitebaar hota
Teri naazuki se jaanaa ki bandha tha ahd boda
kabhi tuuna tod sakta agar ustavaar hota
Koi mere dil se poochhe tere teer-e-niimkash ko
ye khalish kahan se hoti jo jigar ke paar hota
Ye kahan ki dosti hai ke bane hain dost naaseh
koi chaaraasaaz hota, koi gham_guzaar hota
Rag-e-sang se tapaktaa wo lahoo ki phir na thamta
jise gham samajh rahe ho ye agar sharaar hota
Gham agarche jaa.n_gusil hai, pe kahan bachen ke dil hai
gham-e-ishq gar na hota, gham-e-rozgaar hota
Kahoon kis se main ke kya hai, shab-e-gham buri balaa hai
mujhe kya bura tha marnaa agar ek baar hota
Hue mar ke ham jo rusvaa, hue kyon na gharq-e-dariya
na kabhi janaaza uthta, na kahin mazaar hota
Use kaun dekh saktaa ki yagana hai wo yakta
jo dui ki buu bhi hoti to kahin do chaar hota
Ye masaail-e-tasavvuf, ye tera bayaan ‘Ghalib’
tujhe ham wali samajhte, jo na baadaa_Khwaar hota
