Koimarobi
Koi wa shinutomo
Ichishiroku
Ironiwa ideji
Asagao go hana
I may toss and turn,
But even should I die from the longing
I shall not make it visible,
Reveal it in clear colors
Like the blossoms of the
Morning glory
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“sometimes our expectations sell us short..sometimes the expected pales in comparison to the unexpected…wonder why we cling to them (the expected)…the expected keeps us going, standing, but the expected is just the beginning, the unexpected is what changes our lives.“ - Grey’s Anatomy
Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking.
Pity the nation that welcomes its new ruler with trumpetings, and farewells him with hootings, only to welcome another with trumpetings again.
Pity the nation whose sages are dumb with years and whose strong men are yet in the cradle.
Pity the nation divided into fragments, each fragment deeming itself a nation.
I am in love with pictures in my head that have yet to live or to be seen. I am in love with fantasies and the blue sky. I am in love with citrus-lemony pink life. I am in love with selfishness. But I am scared. I have spent too much time thinking and talking.
Maybe thats why, I dream something I never had imagined.
Maybe thats why, I hate assumptions.
Right now i am hearing what you wanna say, but i cannot make a sound. I know what you are feeling, but i cannot show my expressions. You make me feel happy, you make me feel sad. You cut me down and apologize. Dont I say ‘Let’s fly together‘.
Duniya se munfarid hai mera andaaz
Ki mai zakhm khata hoon to kuch aur nikhar jaata hoon.What if there was absolutely no pain in our lives?Then there would be no concept of happiness either!There can not be joy without sorrow. To feel one you must experience the other emotion. Below are the a few couplets by the Ghalib, his proud and independent spirit is reflected in his verse.
English Translation
Heart it is, not a brick or stone
Why shouldn’t it feel the pain?
Let none tyrannize this heart
Or I shall cry again and again
Neither the temple, nor the mosque
Nor on someone’s door or porch
I await on the path where He will tread
Why others should compel me to go?
The illumined grace that lights up the heart
And glows like the midday sun
That Self that annihilates all sights
When then it hides in the mysterious net?
The amorous glance is the deadly dagger
And the arrows of emotions are fatal
Your image may be equally powerful
Why should it appear before you?
The rules of life and bonds of sorrow
In reality are the one manifestation
Before realizing the ultimate truth
How can then one attain liberation?
Love is laden with noble thoughts
Yet what remains is the carnal shame
Trust conscience the still little voice
Why do you want test the rival?
There the pride of modesty resides
Here dwells the social morality
How shall we meet, on which road
Why should he invite me to the abode?
True he is an atheist
Unfaithful and unchaste
Dear to who is faith and heart
Why should he then venture there?
Without the wretched “Ghalib”
Has any activity come to a halt?
What then is the need to cry?
What then is the need to brood?
I love to read poetry and Galib is one of my favourites.
I wonder how he mixed up the words and made them one. His poetry is really thoughtful. Sometimes its too difficult for me to understand but then thats where i find his work interesting. Here is his one of them. This is really beautifully written if you read it with your heart. So, here it is…
Ishq Mujhko Nahin, Vehshat Hi Sahi
If not love, then let it be madness Meri Vehshat Teri Shohrat Hi Sahi
Even if my madness is your fame Katta Keeje Na Taalluk Hamse
Don’t sever these ties with me Kutch Nahin Hai To Adavat Hi Sahi
Even if nothing but enmity remains
Mere Hone Mein Hai Kya Rusvayee
What is this displeasure in my presence Ae Veh Majlis Nahin Khallat Hi Sahi
If not in company, meet me in isolation Hum Bhi Dushman To Nahin Hain Apne
I am also not my own enemy Gair Ko Tujhse Mohabbat Hi Sahi
Even if they think it was a stranger who loved you
Apni Hasti He Se Ho Jo Kutch Ho
I am where my life wants to be Aagahi Gar Nahin Gaflat Hi Sahi
If this is not known, then let ignorance be Umr Harchand Ki Hai Barke-Kharam
Life speeds forward like lightening Dil Ke Khoon Ki Fursat Hi Sahi
Even as there is infinite time for loving
Hum Koyee Tarqe-Vafa Karte Hain
Do I debate the value of loyalty? Na Sahi Ishq Museebat Hi Sahi
If not love, then let the torment be Kutch To De Ae Falke-Na-Insaaf
Give me something, unjust one Aaho Fariyad Ki Rukhsat Hi Sahi
Present me the right to plea
Hum Bhi Tasleem Ki Khoo Dalenge
I will also perpetuate this ceremony Benayazi Teri Aadat Hi Sahi
Even if cruelty is your habit Yaar Se Chedh Chali Jaye ‘Asad’
The playfulness will end eventually Gar Nahin Vasl To Hasrat Hi Sahi
If union is impossible, then let the desire be
