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

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    Diwan-E-Ghalib

    Kahoon jo haal to kehte ho mudda'a kahiye

    Mirza Ghalib

    transliterator: thothica

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    Kahoon jo haal to kehte ho mudda'a kahiye Tumheen kaho ke jo tum yun kaho to kya kahiye

    Na kahiyo ta'an se phir tum ke hum sitam-gar hain Mujhe to khoo hai ke jo kuch kaho baja kahiye

    Voh neshtar sahi par dil mein jab utar jaave Nigaah-e-naaz ko phir kyun na aashna kahiye

    Nahin zariya-e-raahat jaraahat-e-paikaan Voh zakhm-e-tegh hai jis ko ke dil-kusha kahiye

    Jo mudda'i bane us ke na mudda'i baniye Jo na-saza kahe us ko na na-saza kahiye

    Kaheen haqeeqat-e-jaan-kaahi-e-marz likhiye Kaheen museebat-e-na-saazi-e-dawa kahiye

    Kabhi shikayat-e-ranj-e-giraan-nisheen keeje Kabhi hikayat-e-sabr-e-garez-pa kahiye

    Rahe na jaan to qaatil ko khoon-baha deeje Kate zubaan to khanjar ko marhaba kahiye

    Nahin nigaar ko ulfat na ho nigaar to hai Ravaani-e-ravish o masti-e-ada kahiye

    Nahin bahaar ko fursat na ho bahaar to hai Taraavat-e-chaman o khoobi-e-hawa kahiye

    Safeena jab ke kinaare pe aa laga Ghalib Khuda se kya sitam-o-jaur-e-na-khuda kahiye