← Zabandan

Thousands of desires, each such that at every desire one would die

ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے

Hazāroñ ḳhvāhisheñ aisī ki har ḳhvāhish pe dam nikle

Mirza Ghalib · Ghazal

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Text and transliteration: Rekhta, via github.com/amir9ume/urdu_ghazals_rekhta.

Urdu words are split by code, so the text shown is the original. Translated and reviewed by Shay Kashif, with machine-generated drafts. If you spot an inconsistency please feel free to email me at shay [at] shaykas [dot] com.