All Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib Quotes
- The world is no more than the Beloved's face. And the desire of the One to know its own beauty, we exist. Beauty
- I asked my soul: What is Delhi? She replied: The world is the body and Delhi its life! Asked
- The world is a playground -Indian Indian
- In the deadly sweep Of every wave, A thousand dangers lie in wait. Danger
- Consumed by the agony of remembrance The remembrance of night's festive company The one remaining candle flickers and dies. Agony
- Since sorrow follows joy As autumn does the spring Man must transcend the joys Of earth, which sorrows bring. Autumn
- Oh, Lord, it is not the sins I have committed that I regret, but those which I have had no opportunity to commit Commit
- Whereas it is difficult for everything to work out easily, A man cannot even afford to be a human Afford
- Whoever can't see the whole in every part plays at blind man's bluff. A wise man tastes the entire Tigris in every sip. Blind
- Lest we forget: It is easy to be human, very hard to be humane Easy
- This earth, burnished by hearing the name, is so certain of love, that the sky bends unceasingly down, to greet its own light. Bends
- He gave me heaven and earth, and assumed I'd be satisfied; Actually I was too embarrassed to argue. The spiritual seekers are tired, two or… Address
- If there is a knower of tongues here, fetch him; There's a stranger in the city And he has many things to say. Cities
- Love demands patience, desire is restless; What color shall I paint the heart, until you savage it? You shall not ignore me when the time… Color