Quote of the day
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
Ghalib
Born: December 27, 1797
Died: February 15, 1869 (aged 71)
Bio: Ghalib born Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, on 27 December 1797 died 15 February 1869), was the preeminent Urdu and Persian-language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen-names of Ghalib and Asad. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula.
Known for:
- Diwan-e-Ghalib
- Ghazals of Ghalib
- Love sonnets of Ghalib
- Selected Poetry of Ghalib
- The lightning should have fallen on Ghalib
Ghalib Quotes