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Dard minnat kash-e dawa na hua
Main na acha hua, buraa na hua

-Ghalib
 

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Login to find out (November 13, 2007 at 4:15pm)
Na ho jub dil hi seenay mein to phir muN mein zabaN kiyuooN ho

What is Ghalib saying here?

Cruel (heartless) people ought not talk (may not hold seats of power)
 
Login to find out (November 13, 2007 at 1:05pm)
Horizon753: You are the winner! That's the closest to what I remember to be the most accurate interpretation.

Dard minnat kash-e dawa na hua- Ghalib ka dard dawa se theek nahin hua

Main na acha hua bura na hua-The fact that the "dard" didn't go away with medicine is good(bura na hua) because the "dard" is real and not somatic. In Ghalib's case the dard was his emotional pain for his beloved. If the dard would have gone away, his aching for his beloved would not be real.
 
Login to find out (November 13, 2007 at 12:44pm)
HaaN Ghalib ki shayeri meiN "anaa" to bohot thi...and mostly in a positive way.

Doosre misray ko do andaz se dekha jaa sakta hai

a) MaiN nah acha huwa aur nah bura huwa. Things didnt get better or worse.

b) It could also mean to say:
(Keh dard ko minnat kash-e-davaa nah honay diya....iss liye)
Mein acha nah huwa lekin yeh bura bhi nah huwa kyuNkeh agar dard ko kash-e-dava honay deta to phir meri anaa ka sawal tha aur woh bura hota.

Matter of perception...thats what poetry is anyway.
 
Login to find out (November 13, 2007 at 11:32am)
JnG: You are close but not accurate
 
Login to find out (November 13, 2007 at 11:28am)
Amnaja: You got that right, beautifully translated. But explain the whole verse please.
 
Login to find out (November 13, 2007 at 8:29am)
minnat_kashe-davaa=obliged to medicine

i am sure the most perturbing word has been translated

where is my gift?);
 
Login to find out (November 12, 2007 at 11:31pm)
chacha ghalib says here,

my hunger (for love) need not be satiated
it is ok if i am hungry
it is not bad