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Chipak raha hai badan par lahoo se pairaahan
hamaaree jeb ko ab haajat-e-rafoo kya hai ?
Pairaahan –clothes/dress
Haajat – Need/requirement
Rafoo – mending/darning
“ When blood is stuck to the body as clothes, what is the need of mending my pocket?”
Discovering Ghalib can be a life long process. Sometimes even after multiple readings and hearings, something unnoticed might surface and strike a cord reiterating his magic touch.
In the couplet above, the usage of metaphors of materialistic belongings to explain an economic state is beautifully crafted, creating a sense of equality amongst everyone. There are many subliminal meanings that can be pulped out and like all pieces of art it is open to interpretation.
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True Ghalib can be understood and interpreted in several ways depending on one’s own observation, understanding and inclination towards life itself, for instance:- “Ghame hasti ka Asad kis sey ho juz marg ilaaj’
“Shama har haal mein jalti hai sahar hone tak….
Now this couplet is not merely a narrative of human agony throughout one’s life, but it comprises complete philosphy of life which is full of fight, strive and struggle till it’s end. That is how life evolves and revolves around centuries for more and more advancement..