Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

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    Diwan-E-Ghalib

    Aabroo kya khaak uss gul ki ke gulshan mein nahin

    Mirza Ghalib

    transliterator: thothica

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    Aabroo kya khaak uss gul ki ke gulshan mein nahin Hai garebaan nang-e-pairaahan jo daaman mein nahin

    Zof se ae girya kuch baaqi mere tan mein nahin Rang ho kar udd gaya jo khoon ke daaman mein nahin

    Ho gaye hain jama ajzaa-e-nigaah-e-aaftaab Zarre uss ke ghar ki deewaron ke rauzan mein nahin

    Kya kahun taariki-e-zindaan-e-gham andher hai Pamba-e-noor-e-subah se kam jiss ke rauzan mein nahin

    Raunaq-e-hasti hai ishq-e-khaana veeraan saaz se Anjuman be-shama hai gar barq khirman mein nahin

    Zakhm silwaane se mujh par chaara-joi ka hai taan Ghair samjha hai ke lazzat zakhm-e-sozan mein nahin

    Baskeh hain hum ek bahaar-e-naaz ke maare hue Jalwa-e-gul ke siwa gard apne madfan mein nahin

    Qatra qatra ek hayoola hai naye naasoor ka Khoon bhi zauq-e-dard se faarigh mere tan mein nahin

    Le gayi saaqi ki nakhwat qulzum-aashaami meri Mauj-e-mai ki aaj rag-e-meena ki gardan mein nahin

    Ho fishaar-e-zof mein kya na-tawaani ki namood Qad ke jhukne ki bhi gunjaish mere tan mein nahin

    Thi watan mein shaan kya Ghalib ke ho ghurbat mein qadr Be-takalluf hoon woh musht-e-khas ke gul-khan mein nahin