Divan e Ghalib

Selected Excerpts:

shahr-e Dihli ka dharra dharra-e khak
tishna-e khun hai har Musalman ka
Each and every grain of dust in Delhi
Today is thirsting for the blood of the Muslims
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Musalmanon ke melon ka hu'a hai qul
puje hai jog-maya aur debi
nishan baqi nahin hai saltanat ka
magar han nam ko Aurangzebri (Ghalib)
The Muslim festivities are ended
Now the Jogmaya and debi are worshiped here
No authority of Sultanate exists any more
The so-called kingship is just symbolic
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ghar se bazar men nikalte hue
zahra hota hai ab insan ka
In Delhi one dreads
Leaving his house to enter the bazar