Whoever can't see the whole in every part plays at blind man's bluff. A wise man tastes the entire Tigris in every sip.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibLove demands patience, desire is restless; What color shall I paint the heart, until you savage it? You shall not ignore me when the time comes, I know, but I may turn to dust before the news reaches you.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibSince sorrow follows joy As autumn does the spring Man must transcend the joys Of earth, which sorrows bring.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibIf there is a knower of tongues here, fetch him; There's a stranger in the city And he has many things to say.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibThis earth, burnished by hearing the name, is so certain of love, that the sky bends unceasingly down, to greet its own light.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibLove cannot be seeded into someone. It is a fire that is difficult to kindle but once it takes on, it is equally difficult to extinguish.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibThe world is no more than the Beloved's face. And the desire of the One to know its own beauty, we exist.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibWhereas it is difficult for everything to work out easily, A man cannot even afford to be a human
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibThe object of my worship lies beyond perceptions reach. For those who see, the Ka'ba is a compass, nothing more.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibConsumed by the agony of remembrance The remembrance of night's festive company The one remaining candle flickers and dies.
Mirza Asadullah Khan GhalibHe gave me heaven and earth, and assumed I'd be satisfied; Actually I was too embarrassed to argue. The spiritual seekers are tired, two or three at each stage of the path. The rest who have given up never knew your address at all. There are so many in this gathering who wish the candle well. But if the being of the candle is melting, what can the sorrow-sharers do?
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib