Mirza Ghalib

Through you the secret was revealed to the human

That innumerable enigmas are solved by human

You were the complete soul, literary assembly was your

You adorned as well as remained veiled from the

Your eye is longing to witness that veiled Beauty Which is veiled in everything as the pathos of

The assemblage of existence is rich with your

As mountain's silence by the brook's melodious

The garden of your imagination bestows glory on the

From the field of your thought worlds grow like

Life is concealed in the humor of your

Picture's lips move with your command of

Speech is very proud of the elegance of your miraculous

Thurayyah is astonished at your style's

Beloved of literature itself loves your

Delhi's bud is mocking at the rose of

Ah!

You are resting in the midst of Delhi’s

Your counterpart is resting in the Weimar's

Matching you in literary elegance is not

Till maturity of thought and imagination are

Ah!

What has befallen the land of India!

Ah!

The inspirer of the super-critical eye!

The lock of Urdu's hair still craves for

This candle still craves for moth's heart-felt pathosO Jahanabad !

O cradle of learning and

Your entire super-structure is a silent

The sun and the moon are asleep in every speck of your

Though innumerable other gems are also hidden in your

Does another world-famous person like him also lie buried in you?

Does another gem like him also lie concealed in you?