न था कुछ, तो ख़ुदा था; कुछ न होता, तो ख़ुदा होता

डुबोया मुझको होने ने,   न होता में,  तो क्या  होता!? 

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, pen-name Ghalib (Urdu/Persian) and Asad (former pen-name)(27 December 1796 15 February 1869), was a renowned classical Urdu and Persian poet of the subcontinent. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. He is considered to be the most dominating poet of the Urdu language.


here is a beautiful gazal by him

1.      aa, ki meree jaan ko qaraar naheeN hai
        taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar  naheeN hai

        [ qaraar = rest/repose, bedaad = injustice ]

2.      dete haiN jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badle
        nashsha ba_andaaza-e-KHummaar naheeN hai

        [ hayaat = life, dahar = world, ba_andaaza = according to,
          KHummaar = intoxication ]

3.      giriya nikaale hai teree bazm se mujh ko
        haay !  ki roone pe iKHtiyaar naheeN hai

        [ giriya = weeping, iKHtiyaar = control ]

4.      hamse 'abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-KHaatir
        KHaak meiN ushshaaq kee GHubaar naheeN hai

        [ 'abas = indifferent, gumaan = suspicion, ranjish = unpleasantness,
          KHaak = ashes/dust, ushshaaq = lovers, GHubaar = clouds of dust ]

5.      dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalva haay ma'anee
        GHair-e-gul aainaa-e-bahaar naheeN hai

        [ ma'anee = meanings, GHair-e-gul = blossoms ]

6.      qatl ka mere  kiya  hai 'ahad to baare
        waae ! akhar 'ahad ustuwaar naheeN hai

        [ 'ahad = promise, baare = at last, ustuwaar = frim/determined ]

7.      toone qasam mai_kashee kee khaaee hai 'GHalib'
        teree  qasam  ka kuchch  'eitbaar naheeN  hai !

        [ mai_kashee = boozing, 'eitbaar = trust/faith ]