A Thousand Desires Comments

When in love, there is little difference between life and death We live by looking at the infidel who we are willing to die for /// excellent

واہ واہ بہت خوب 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

ہزاروں خواہشوں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے

I got captivated by this line: Why should my killer (lover) be afraid? No one will hold her responsible For the blood which will continuously flow through my eyes all my life The more I think about it the more truth I see in this for all of us who have loved.

Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle Bahut niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle Nikalna khuld se aadam ka sunte aaye hain lekin Bahut be-aabru hokar tere kuuche se hum nikle Mohabbat mein nahin hai farq jeenay aur marnay ka Usi ko dekh kar jeetay hain, jis kaafir pe dam nikle Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle Bahut niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle Khuda ke vaaste parda na kaabe se uthaa zaalim Kaheen aisa na ho yaan bhi wahi kaafir sanam nikle Kahaan maikhaane ka darwaaza Ghalib aur kahaan vaaiz Par itna jaantay hain kal voh jaata thaa ke ham nikle Hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle Bahut niklay mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle...

When in love, there is little difference between life and death We live by looking at the infidel who we are willing to die for

Thousands of desires, each worth dying for... Many of them I have realized..yet I yearn for more.... Beautiful words....Great poem.

In that age, I turned to drinking (alcohol) And then the time came when my entire world was occupied by alcohol From whom I expected justice/praise for my weakness Turned out to be more injured with the same cruel sword

wow...........Am Word less i ahve heard may Urdu poetry of ghalib in Urdu, it was the first one in english

Yes the best of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib.For the past 200 years we had been trying to translate the mystic meaning of his verses all in vain. This will continue to defy for times to come