Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

The Garden

It shines in the garden,in the white foliage of the chestnut tree,in the brim of my father's hatas he walks on the gravel.In the garden suspended in..

© Mark Strand

The Remains

I empty myself of the names of others. I empty my pockets.I empty my shoes and leave them beside the road.At night I turn back the clocks;I open the..

© Mark Strand

Keeping Things Whole

In a fieldI am the absenceof field.This isalways the case.Wherever I amI am what is missing.When I walkI part the airand alwaysthe air moves into..

© Mark Strand

What Cannot Be Said

There's one who took my heart away.But does she own it? I can't say.See her as unjust though I may,Is she a tyrant? I can't say.She strides a..

© Mirza Ghalib

This Was Not Our Destiny

This was not our destiny, that union with the beloved would take place.If we had kept on living longer, then would have been kept waitingIf I lived..

© Mirza Ghalib

These Divine Verses

These divine verses,As I writeAreThe hallowed revelationsDescendingFrom on highThe sound of the scribe's penIn the stillness of the night is..

© Mirza Ghalib

The World Is A Playground

I perceive the world as a playgroundWhere dawn and dusk appear in eternal roundsIn His Universal form is a plaything the throne of SolomonThe..

© Mirza Ghalib

The Dropp Dies In The River

The dropp dies in the riverof its joyPain goes so far it cures itselfIn the spring after the heavy rain the cloud disappearsThat was nothing but..

© Mirza Ghalib

Pain Did Not Become Grateful To Medicine

Pain did not become grateful to medicineI didn't get well; [but it] wasn't bad eitherWhy are you gathering the Rivals?[It was just] a mere spectacle..

© Mirza Ghalib

No Hope Comes My Way

No hope comes my wayNo visage shows itself to meThat death will come one day is definiteThen why does sleep evade me all night?I used to laugh at the..

© Mirza Ghalib

No Hope

I am left with no hope at all,No possibility to reach my goal,The Day of my death is fixed,I am so very anxious that I can not sleep all night.Though..

© Mirza Ghalib

Let The Ascetics Sing Of The Garden Of Paradise --

Let the ascetics sing of the garden of Paradise --We who dwell in the true ecstasy can forget their vase-tamed bouquet.In our hall of mirrors, the..

© Mirza Ghalib

Kiss Me

Ghooncha-e-nashiguftha ko dhoor se math dikha key yoonBosey ko poonchtha houn mein munh se muchey batha ki yoonTranslation:Don't stay afar pouting..

© Mirza Ghalib

It Is Not Love It Is Madness

(You say) It is not love, it is madnessMy madness may be the cause of your fameSever not my relationship with youIf nothing then be my enemyWhat is..

© Mirza Ghalib

Innocent Heart

Innocent heart, what has happened to you?Alas, what is the cure to this pain?We are interested, and they are displeased,Oh Lord, what is this..

© Mirza Ghalib

In Her Every Indication

Although in her every indication, the aim is something elseIf she shows her affection(with me) , then different suspicion arisesOh Lord, 'they' have..

© Mirza Ghalib

I Will Not Cry

I will not cry for satisfaction if I could get my choice,Among the divine beautiful virgins of heaven, I want only you.After killing me, do not bury..

© Mirza Ghalib

I Have Seen Almost All The Possible Troubles In My Life

I have seen almost all the possible Troubles in my life,The last one that I have to face is the Death.

© Mirza Ghalib

Heart It Is, Not A Brick Or Stone

Heart it is, not a brick or stoneWhy shouldn't it feel the pain?Let none tyrannize this heartOr I shall cry again and againNeither the temple, nor..

© Mirza Ghalib

He Was, When It Was Aught

He was, when it was aughtHe would still be, even if it might have been naughtDrowned I am in my egoWhat would have happened if 'I' was notLaden with..

© Mirza Ghalib

Ghazal

I wish to go and dwell,In such a place,Where there's no one else.No one to understand my speech,No one around to talk with,There, I want to reach.I..

© Mirza Ghalib

Come That My Soul Has No Repose

Come that my soul has no reposeHas no strength to bear the injustice of waitingHeaven is given in return for the life of this worldBut that high is..

© Mirza Ghalib

About My Poems

I agree, O heart, that my ghazals are not easy to take in.When they hear my works, experienced poetstell meI should write something easier.I have to..

© Mirza Ghalib

A Thousand Desires

Thousands of desires, each worth dying for...Many of them I have realized...yet I yearn for more...Why should my killer (lover) be afraid? No one..

© Mirza Ghalib

"No, I Wasn'T Meant To Love And Be Loved&Quot;

No, I wasn't meant to love and be loved.If I'd lived longer, I would have waited longer.Knowing you are faithless keeps me alive and hungry.Knowing..

© Mirza Ghalib