His habit of asking at every turn — what if it weren't so at all?❞
हुई मुद्दत कि ग़ालिब मर गया, पर याद आता है, — Ghalib | Zindagi Shayari
His habit of asking at every turn — what if it weren't so at all?❞
About Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name 'Ghalib', was the most dominant Urdu and Persian-language poet of the Mughal Era. His pen name Ghalib means 'dominant' or 'superior'. His work is celebrated for its complex imagery, philosophical depth, and a unique blend of mysticism and worldly experience.
Born: Agra, India · Era: 1797–1869 · Specialty: Ghazal, Shayari
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About Zindagi Shayari
Life shayari reflects on experience itself — the ups and downs, the waiting, the small wisdoms that only come with time. Written in a more philosophical register, these verses suit readers who like to pause and reflect rather than simply move through the day.
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I neither got better, nor worse I'd say.❞
What is the remedy for this pain, tell me true?❞
That can't be lit at will, nor extinguished by you.❞
Many of my longings were fulfilled — yet too few in my grasp.
Do not try to frighten me with death — for then they'll say,
Why die now, only when the heart breathes its last away?❞
So thoroughly washed, we became pure that day.❞
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blowing every worry away into smoke.❞
What has such a person to fear from death?❞
The morning sun rises and the evening night follows.❞
The ones yet to come are dreams.❞
there are other comforts besides the comfort of union.❞
The coming moment cannot be trusted,
So what is now, live it fully.❞
Sorrows diminish when shared.❞
In one moment we laugh, in another we weep.❞