Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Let me start with Ghalib..

Mirza (Asadullah Khan) Ghalib.

"Hum ko maloom hein jannat ki haqiqat lekin..
Dil ko khush rakhne ko Ghalib..yeh khayal achcha hein.."

Ghalib says...I know the truth about heaven
But..to keep this heart happy..the idea is good.

What is it that fascinates me with Ghalib's writings?
His obsession with himself? His sadness? His rejection of authority? His wishfulness?
May be its because he is a great..but sees his flaws..his failings so clearly..

Like when he says..

Yeh Masail-e-Tasawwuf..Yeh tera bayaan Ghalib,
Tujhe hum wali samajhte, jo na baadakhwaar hota

Ghalib..the way you talk of philosophy ..the way you explain it..
You would have been considered a saint...If you did not drink so much

Oh ya...and his really wierd sense of humor.

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