Ghalib is the greatest Urdu poet and one of the greatest in any Indian language.
He would rank perhaps among the great poets of the world.
With Meer, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz, to name only four, the firmament of Urdu
poetry is truly star-studded, with numerous starlets strewn around. Ghalib has
not only a pride of place among them; his stature is growing with every passing
decade.
In fact, it is well-nigh impossible to do full justice to his poetry,
particularly the ghazal in translation. The best that could be done was to
translate the verses into independent rhymed couplets. This is a selection of
the