Wind Tower

Ghalib ExplainedGhalib - Dil hii to hai, na sang-e-khishtGhalib Explained
"It is only a heart, not stones and bricks, why won't it fill up with pain? (of course) I will weep a thousand times; why does someone (want to) torment me?"
A sort of exasperated expostulation, possibly directed at the Beloved but equally possibly at the 'torments of the world' - "for god's sake, it is my heart, not something inanimate! Why would it not feel pain? And why would i not weep when it does? If someone has a problem with this, then why torment me in the first place??"
Sitting prettily in the general ambiance of Ghalib's universe, the sher does


Mirza Ghalib 2till the mailman comes let me write another letter i know what she will write me in responseMirza Ghalib 2
and since when has she ever send me a drink the bartender must have poisoned this mix
if i am alive on your promise (of love) then know it is false would i not have died out of happiness if i knew i could trust you
who should i tell about this state of melancholy instead of this daily dying would one death be that bad
now everytime i see the moonlight i cry profusely before i had lived once, now i die continously
even though i have no power in my hands, my e
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