MIRZA GHALIB ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Urdu poems about speech, wine, Paradise, poets, poetry, words and grief.
To hear my rose-bestrewing speech,
first place the flagon before me!
—Mirza Ghalib, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Let someone too obedient for wine and honey
transform our paradise into hell.
—Mirza Ghalib, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Grief overflows the cup despite the abundance...
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