Selections From Diwan-e-Ghalib: Selected Poetry Of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib

by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Khwaja Tariq Mahmood (Translator/Compiler)

English (translation)

Genres: Poetry

336 pages, Hardcover

First published July 30, 2000

About the author

Mirza Ghalib (Urdu: مرزا غالب) born Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (Urdu/Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان) was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule. He used as his pen-name Ghalib (Urdu/Persian: غالب, ġhālib means dominant) and Asad (Urdu/Persian: اسد, Asad means lion. His honour title was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula.

During his lifetime the Mughals were eclipsed and finally deposed by the British following the defeat of the Indian Revolt of 1857, events that he wrote of. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. In South Asia, he is considered to be one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. Ghalib today remains popular not only in India and Pakistan but also amongst diaspora communities around the world.

Mirza Ghalib is also known as the last great poet of the Mughal Era.

Reviews

[Mudabbar Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

somebody said this about Rumi: he wasn´t a prophet, but he left a book...
what can I say about Ghalib now: tujhay hum wali samajhtay jo na bada-khwar hota...

[Prasun]

nice