Thursday, December 13, 2007

ROZ EK SHER

जिसमें लाखों बरस की हूरें हों
ऐसी जन्नत का क्या करे कोई
-ग़ालिब

jismein laakhon baras kii huurein hon
aisii jannat kaa kyaa kare koii
-Ghalib

Paradise may be full of beauties, but of what use?
They must be millions of years old!

Sher contributed by Khursheed Alam
English adaptation by Manish Modi
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ISLAM KI SHIKSHA
Islamic Teachings in Hindi
By Mohammed Abdul Hai
2001    180 x 120 mm    104 pp
Paperback     Rs. 20

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This sher is by Daag Dehlvi, not Galib.