ROZ EK SHER

एक हंगामे पे मौक़ूफ़ है घर की रौनक
नौहा-ए-ग़म ही सही नग़मा-ए-शादी ही सही
-ग़ालिब

ek hungaame pe mauquuf hai ghar kii raunak
nauhaa-e-gham hii sahii, naghmaa-e-shaadii na sahii
-Ghalib

It is all the same to the house whether
there is wailing at a funeral or
joyous song at a wedding


Sher contributed by Sushant Agarwal
English adaptation by Prof Dr Gabor Korvin
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