ghalib correctly quoted

Frances Pritchett fp7 at COLUMBIA.EDU
Thu Nov 9 12:27:31 UTC 2000


On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Rajesh Kochhar wrote:

> Cocerned list members may find the following couplet by Ghalib of some
> relevance
>  ya Rubb na woh samjhey hain na samjhegey meri baat
>  Aur de dil unko,jo na de mujhko zuban aur
>
> O God  they have never  understood what I say nor will they ever
> Give them a new (comprehending) heart if not me  a new tongue
>
> rajesh kochhar
>


the correct text is:

yaa rab vuh nah samjhe haiN nah samjheNge mirii baat
de aur dil un ko jo nah de mujh ko zabaaN aur

(The other version doesn't scan correctly.)

your token lurking Ghalibian,
Fran





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