na sataaish ki tamannaa na sile ki parvaa — Mirza Ghalib

na sataaish ki tamannaa na sile ki parvaa
gar nahin hain mire ashaar mein maani na sahi

Urdu

نہ ستایش کی تمنا نہ صلے کی پروا
گر نہیں ہیں مرے اشعار میں معنی نہ سہی

Hindi

na satā.ish kī tamannā na sile kī parvā
gar nahīñ haiñ mire ash.ār meñ ma.anī na sahī

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.

About Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.

1797–1869