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More Couplets of Ghalib


All that can be seen is nothing but a dream;
And even when we think ourselves awake,
We have only wakened in a dream


Of the multitude gliding into the grave,
Not many sprouted as tulip or rose;
But the loveliness of these visages
That were laid for eternal rest, who knows?


His the joyous night, his the slumber, his the composure or conciet;
On whose arms are dishevelled your tresses. What a treat!


Its just a heart, no brick or stone,
Why should it not brim up with pain;
Let no one then oppress this heart,
Or I shall cry, cry again.


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