A walk in Ghalib's world

Balli maarhah ke mahalle ki wo pechida daleeloN ki see wo galiYan

saamne Taal ke nuKkad pe baTeroN ke posheede

guD-guDaati hui paaN pi peekoN meiN wo daad wo waH-waH

chand darwaaze par laTke huye boshida se kuch TaaT ke parde

ek baKri ke mamiyaane ki awaaZ

aur dhoondhlaayi huyi shaam ke be-noor andhere

aise deewaroN se mooH joD kar chalte haiN yahaN
chuDi-waala unke katri ke badi bee jaise

apNi boojHti hui aaNkhoN se darwaaze TaTole

aisee be-noor andheri see gali qaasim se

ek quran-e-sukhan ka safa khulta hai

asad allah Khan 'GHalib' ka patha milta hai.

Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, better known as Mirza Ghalib undoubtedly the most famous poet of Urdu literature. The house where he lived in Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, Delhi has now been turned into 'Ghalib Memorial' and houses a permanent exhibition on him.



I went out to explore the same.

Another intersting place associated with Ghalib is the Anglo-Arabic School located at Ajmeri Gate, Delhi. It was at this school that Ghalib along with other poets would come for Mushairas.

Jharokha/Balcony at the campus.



Distant view of a Mosque at the campus.

Beautiful handcrafted walls and minarets.
A tomb at the campus.