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Mirza Ghalib TranslationsMirza Ghalib Translations / Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869) is considered to be one of the best Urdu poets of all time. The last great poet of the Mughal Empire, Ghalib was a master of the sher (couplet) and the ghazal (a lyric poem formed from couplets). Ghalib remains popular in India, Pakistan, and among the Hindustani diaspora. He also wrote poetry in Persian. / It's Only My Heart!

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Can’t a nice girl be humanI do not want the sainthood you assign to those / who have never let you down / I want the dirty gritty scabs that come from falling

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Feet Of ClayA shiny halo can work loose / and when it slips / it becomes a noose

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Modern SainthoodThe rules of modern sainthood direct as follows / Otherness is a trait of the Holy / And fairytales are nightmares

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