Dewan-e-Ghalib – دیوانِ غالبؔ

I am a die-hard fan of Ghalib, since the days when I first understood what the stuff is all about. He was truly a genius, as is evident from his poetry. Its just so real.

I dont know why, but whenever I read Ghalib, I feel like being happy Just open the dewan from any page, and you’ll find a masterpiece lying there.

You are amazed by the combination of simplicity and sophistication:

جان تم پر نثار کرتا ہوں

میں نہیں جانتا دعا کیا ہے؟

And see the style

بے نیازی حد سے گزری بندہ پرور، کب تلک

ہم کہیں گے حالِ دل، اور آپ فرمائیں گے ‘کیا’؟

- Urdu script by UrduWeb

Khair, what triggered this post is this copy of Dewan-e-Ghalib available in Urdu script. Thanks to UrduWeb guys. They are actually doing some great work for Urdu.

Thanks MUF for sharing this resource.

The Sugar Relationship

Somehow, once in a week or a couple of them, when I get to make some tea for myself in afternoon, in my office kitchen, I find sugar out of stock.

We occupy two floors of a building, and as the groceries are stored on upper floor, I have to go to 3rd floor kitchen to get some.

First time when I went to grab some sugar, myself being a new-hire, I asked the first guy I could find after leaving kitchen door, about where to find sugar. And he, being kind enough, walked me to the kitchen saying, let’s see Finance Director’s knowledge of where-to-find-sugar. Yup, he was Finance Director And he was actually able to locate some sugar in a far-away cabnet.

Now, most of the times, when I get to get some sugar, I get to see him. He is a nice chap, and we get to talk different things about sugar most of the times we meet.