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Ghalib
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“Ghalib, we are from the sacred land of Turan, Undoubtedly we are of glorious lineage, We are of Turkish descent And the chiefs of the tribe were our forefathers, We are Arabs, belonging to the tribe of Turks And in perfection we are ten times better than the moon.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) first seen 1707 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (Pernau 2005: 155). Pernau M in Religious Pluralism In South Asia And Europe, 2005. also quoted in Jain, M. (2010). Parallel pathways: Essays on Hindu-Muslim relations, 1707-1857.
“The prison of life and the bondage of grief are one and the same Before the onset of death, why should man expect to be free of grief?”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just like a child's play this world appears to me Every single night and day, this spectacle I see.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not praised if you are the only one to understand what you speak interesting is the situation when you speak and the others understand.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The happiness of the world is nothing for me for my heart is left with no feeling besides blood.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If what the eye sees does not rankle in the heart Sweet is the flow of life in travel spent.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Discoursing all the time with all, yet acting far beyond all.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not discount my tears; eternal wisdom has decreed That in this flowing stream the seven millstones all revolve.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Against whose artful writing does the painting utter a plaintive cry? The form of every picture wears a paper-attire. Ask not about the diligence of my hard-heartedness in solitude, To turn the Evening into Morning is to dig the Canal of Milk! Cognizance may spread its net of hearing to any extent, The Phoenix is the object of our Universe of Speech. O Ghalib! Whereas even in captivity I have my feet on fire, The ring of my chain is a hair that hath seen fire! Did none other than Qais come to face the task (Love)? The desert was perhaps as narrow as the eyes of the envious! Perturbation set the black mole of the heart right; Thus it came to light that smoke was the wealth of the scar. In the dream, Fancy had its dealing with thee; When the eye opened, there was neither loss nor gain! Still I am learning lessons in the school of the grief of the heart, But it is only this: that went and was. The shroud covered the scar of the defects of Nudity, I was, otherwise, in every attire a disgrace to Existence! Asad ! Farhad, the mountain-digger, could not die without an adze; He was only intoxicated with (the wine of) customs and conventions.”
Ghalib (1797–1869) said by 1869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source