thaa zindagi mein marg kaa khaTkaa lagaa huaa — Mirza Ghalib

thaa zindagi mein marg kaa khaTkaa lagaa huaa
uDne se pesh-tar bhi miraa rang zard thaa

Urdu

تھا زندگی میں مرگ کا کھٹکا لگا ہوا
اڑنے سے پیشتر بھی مرا رنگ زرد تھا

Hindi

thā zindagī meñ marg kā khaTkā lagā huā
uḌne se pesh-tar bhī mirā rang zard thā

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