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Recitation
بے پا و سر ہوئے ۔ منشی ہرگوپال تفتہؔ
غالب وہ شخص تھا ہمہ داں جس کے فیض سے
ہم سے ہزار ہیچ مداں نامور ہوئے
فیضِ کمال و صدق و صفا اور حسن و عشق
چھہ لفظ اُس کے مرنے سے بے پا و سر ہوئے
آفتاب ہند غروب ۔ منشی بال مکند بیصبرؔ سکندرآبادی
اسد اللہ خاں وہ غالب آہ، جس سے اہلِ کلام تھے مغلوب
جب سدھارے بسوئے خلد ہوئے، سخن اُن کے الم میں سینہ کوب
اس سپہرِ سخن کے اختر کا، مجھ کو سالِ غروب تھا مطلوب
کہا عیسیٰ نے از سرِ حسرت، ہوا آفتابِ ہند غروب
(سنہ ۱۸۶۹)
बे-पा ओ सर हुए – मुंशी हरगोपाल तुफ़्ता
ग़ालिब वो शख़्स था हमा-दां जिस के फ़ैज़ से
हम से हज़ार हेच-मदां नामवर हुए
फ़ैज़-ए कमाल ओ सिद्क़ ओ सफ़ा और हुस्न ओ इश्क़
छे लफ़्ज़ उस के मरने से बे-पा ओ सर हुए
आफ़्ताब-ए हिंद ग़ुरूब – मुंशी बालमुकुंद बेताब
असदुल्लाह ख़ां वो ग़ालिब आह, जिस से अहल-ए कलाम थे मग़्लूब
जब सिधारे ब-सू-ए ख़ुल्द हुए, सुख़न उन के अलम में सीना-कूब
इस सिप’हर-ए सुख़न के अख़्तर का, मुझ को साल-ए ग़ुरूब था मत्लूब
कहा ईसा ने अज़ सर-ए हसरत, हुआ आफ़्ताब-ए हिंद ग़ुरूब
(संवत १८६९)
Click here for background and on any passage for word meanings and explanatory discussion. munshi hargopal tufta (1799-1879), agra. shaagird of Ghalib. Worked for the East India Company, Department of Supplies. Composed primarily in faarsi. This is an urdu tribute to Ghalib.
munshi baalmukund be-sabr (1810-1885) shaagird and nephew of hargopal tufta, but persuaded by him to switch to Ghalib as his ustaad. 3 diivaan 2 urdu 1 faarsi, 4 masnavi 3 urdu 1 faarsi. His qita uses number system for letters to record the date of Ghalib’s passing.
1
munshi hargopal tufta (1799-1879)
Ghalib vo shaKhs1 tha hama-daaN2 jis ke faiz3 se
ham se hazaar hech-madaaN4 naamvar5 hue
faiz3-e kamaal6 o sidq7 o safa8 aur husn9 o ishq
chhay lafz10 us ke marne se be-paa-o-sar11 hue 1.person 2.all wise, all knowing 3.benevolence, kindness 4.ignorant 5.famous 6.excellence 7.sincerity, faithfulness, integrity 8.purity, truthfulness 9.beauty 10.words 11.without head or feet, meaningless
Ghalib was such a wise person by whose kindness
A thousand ignorant ones like us became famous
Kindness of excellence, integrity, purity and beauty and love
Six words that lost meaning because of his passing
2
munshi baalmukund be-sabr (1810-1885)
asadullah KhaaN voh Ghalib aah1, jis se ahl-e-kalaam2 the maGhloob3
jab sidhaare4 ba-soo5-e Khuld6 hue, suKhan7 unn ke alam8 meN siina-koob9
iss sip’har10-e suKhan7 ke aKhtar11 ka, mujh ko saal-e Ghuroob12 tha matloob13
kahaa eesaa14 ne az15 sar-e hasrat16, huaa aaftaab-e hind Ghuroob12 1.alas 2.people of words i.e., poets 3.subdued, intimidated 4.departed 5.towards 6.heaven 7.verse 8.sorrow 9.bosom beating 10.shield, protector 11.star 12.setting 13.objective 14.Jesus 15.with 16.sadness
Alas, that asadullah KhaaN Ghalib, of whom all poets were in awe
When he departed towards heaven, poetry beat its bosom in sorrow
To record the year of setting of the bright star shielding verse, I asked
Jesus replied, in great sorrow, that the sun of hindostan has set
Note that the number value of the letters is ‘aaftaab-e hind Ghuroob’ add up to 1869, the year of Ghalib’s passing.
munshi hargopal tufta (1799-1879), agra. shaagird of Ghalib. Worked for the East India Company, Department of Supplies. Composed primarily in faarsi. This is an urdu tribute to Ghalib.
munshi baalmukund be-sabr (1810-1885) shaagird and nephew of hargopal tufta, but persuaded by him to switch to Ghalib as his ustaad. 3 diivaan 2 urdu 1 faarsi, 4 masnavi 3 urdu 1 faarsi. His qita uses number system for letters to record the date of Ghalib’s passing.
1
munshi hargopal tufta (1799-1879)
Ghalib vo shaKhs1 tha hama-daaN2 jis ke faiz3 se
ham se hazaar hech-madaaN4 naamvar5 hue
faiz3-e kamaal6 o sidq7 o safa8 aur husn9 o ishq
chhay lafz10 us ke marne se be-paa-o-sar11 hue
1.person 2.all wise, all knowing 3.benevolence, kindness 4.ignorant 5.famous 6.excellence 7.sincerity, faithfulness, integrity 8.purity, truthfulness 9.beauty 10.words 11.without head or feet, meaningless
Ghalib was such a wise person by whose kindness
A thousand ignorant ones like us became famous
Kindness of excellence, integrity, purity and beauty and love
Six words that lost meaning because of his passing
2
munshi baalmukund be-sabr (1810-1885)
asadullah KhaaN voh Ghalib aah1, jis se ahl-e-kalaam2 the maGhloob3
jab sidhaare4 ba-soo5-e Khuld6 hue, suKhan7 unn ke alam8 meN siina-koob9
iss sip’har10-e suKhan7 ke aKhtar11 ka, mujh ko saal-e Ghuroob12 tha matloob13
kahaa eesaa14 ne az15 sar-e hasrat16, huaa aaftaab-e hind Ghuroob12
1.alas 2.people of words i.e., poets 3.subdued, intimidated 4.departed 5.towards 6.heaven 7.verse 8.sorrow 9.bosom beating 10.shield, protector 11.star 12.setting 13.objective 14.Jesus 15.with 16.sadness
Alas, that asadullah KhaaN Ghalib, of whom all poets were in awe
When he departed towards heaven, poetry beat its bosom in sorrow
To record the year of setting of the bright star shielding verse, I asked
Jesus replied, in great sorrow, that the sun of hindostan has set
Note that the number value of the letters is ‘aaftaab-e hind Ghuroob’ add up to 1869, the year of Ghalib’s passing.
