मिर्ज़ा गालिब ने फरमाया था:
“समंदर कर दिया नाम उसका
नाहक सबने कह कह कर
हुए थे जमा कुछ आंसू,
मेरी आँखों से बह बह कर…”
इसे लखनऊ के छोटे नवाब ने पढ़ा और अपनी बात कुछ इस तरह लिखी :
“मैं ने उनकी याद में
रोए थे टब भर भर के
वो आएं और चल दिए
उसमें नहा कर के…”
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Tears of Memories
Mirza Ghalib had written the following couplet:
“I had accumulated some tears
shed from my eyes,
but people have
unnecessarily named it a sea…”
Mini Nawab of Lucknow read it and then gave his own version as under:
“I had cried in memory of her,
the tub was filled with my tears,
she came, took a bath in it
and went away…”
–Kaushal Kishore
This surprising post, Kaushal, had me almost crying in astonishment! I prefer your poems
to any other poet, no matter how much elevated in history, bar Shakespeare!
Joanna
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Thank you, Joanna! You’re so very kind. Choices may differ. I like Ghalib, Kabir, Tagore and so many other poets.
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You are right, Kaushal, I should have included Tagore!
Joanna
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Beautiful poetic verses by Mirza Ghalib, i like his poetry 💕 though its English translation doesn’t feel the way as it does in Urdu.. 🙂
And those lines you quoted by “Mini Nawab of Lucknow” are good enough, on a lighter note 😃
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I too love Ghalib and his poetic wisdom. I agree, translation may not give the original effect. I have added Mini Nawab’s version from my side just to add a bit humour.😊🤗
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😃 Really, that was great, KK .. you know i just searched “Mini Nawab” on google😂 as i know Ghalib but not the “Mini Nawab” 😃 Google didn’t give me any result for it.. so i just wrote my comment like that .. you made me laugh.. it was really good 😃👍
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Sorry, I should have stated in the post itself, but I’m happy, Saima that it could bring smile to you. 😊🤗😂 Thank you 👍
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🙂
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Great post, KK. Love the concept of tears creating the sea. Thanks for sharing .💕
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That’s the poetic jugglery, Grace! Glad you loved the concept. Thank you 😊💖
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It sure is. Love it. My pleasure.💕
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Beautiful penned poem in Hindi and so are the poetic verses in English. Thank you for sharing.
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I’m elated that you think so. Thank you so much 😊
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Pleasure.
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I love your tears floating in the sea and bathtub KK. I hope mine will be too in my new tub!!
but happy ones.. 💖💖🌹
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Hahaha, Cindy, I love your sense of humour. I hope your long wait of new tub will end soon. Thank you 😊💖❤️
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oh good😂😂😂 KK. Literally yesterday they cut 5 days instead of 4 in my tub mount. I could cry but I’ll wait for the happy tears. i know it’s close but feels like a sea away!
💖😂🤗
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Never rush, Cindy! True love is always worth the wait. All the best 👍💐💖
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Tear Bath…Interesting.
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Hahaha, it’s a hyperbole!
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Loved this one… Deep yet funny!!
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Yes, Vidah, I wanted to add a little fun by adding Mini Nawab’s version!
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Beautiful, KK! You are a master poet.😊
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Thank you so much for your compliments! I’m humbled 🙏
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Not compliments… truthful in observation! You are a wonderful poet!!
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So nice of you to say! I feel humbled and honoured. Thanks again!
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Very welcome, KK!
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