Ghalib Quotes

A real story from Konni, Pathanamthitta, Kerala:
A BPL family got water connection. Everyone was happy . The tap never gave any water after initial testing but after 3-4 months a bill of Rs. 480/- came in June 2024. The poor widow lady went to the local water office to complain that she had received a water bill showing meter reading zero. She also told authorities that being a BPL family she was told that no water bill will come.

The officials told her that her connection is yet to be converted to BPL and thus she has to pay the bill. They told that the connection will be converted to BPL in January 2025. Further, they directed her to an engineer. The engineer confirmed that as the water tank is still under construction so no water has been supplied to her as reflected in zero meter reading.

The lady asked them that she wants to surrender the water connection to which the officials told her that then she needs to pay panchayat penalty for agreeing to a water connection and then surrendering it. They told her that they will temporarily disconnect the connection but in case the meter reading will reflect any usage then she will face water theft charges.

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Hum kahaan ke daanaa the? kis hunar mein yaktaa the?
be_sabab huaa Ghalib dushman aasmaan apna..

Details:
daanaa - wise/learned
yaktaa - unique

Jab ki tujh bin nahi koi maujuud,
phir ye hungaamaa, ae khudaa kya hai..
- Mirza Ghalib

Jab ke tujh bin naheen koi maujood
phir yeh hungaamaa-e- khuda kya hai..

Hui muddat ki Ghalib mar gaya par yaad aata hai,
woh har ek baat pe kehna ke yoon hota to kya hota..

Humko to duniya mein koi bewafa na mila,
kami jo paayi to apni mohabbat mein paayi..
- Ghalib

कोई उम्मीद बर नहीं आती,
कोई सूरत नज़र नहीं आती
मौत का एक दिन मुयाय्यम है
नींद क्यों रात भर नहीं आती

आगे आती थी हाल-ए- दिल पर हंसी,
अब किसी बात पर नहीं आती
है कुछ ऐसी ही बात जो चुप है,
वर्ना क्या बात करनी नहीं आती

दाग-ए- दिल गर नज़र नहीं आता,
वो भी आये चरागार नहीं आती
हम वहाँ हैं जहाँ से हमको भी,
कुछ हमारी खबर नहीं आती

क्यों न चीखों की याद करते हैं,
मेरी आवाज़ गर नहीं आती
मरते हैं आरज़ू में मरने की,
मौत आती है पर नहीं आती

काबा किस मुंह से जाओगे ग़ालिब ,
शर्म तुमको मगर नहीं आती..