Ishq par zor nahin hai ye wo aatish "Ghalib"


عشق پر زور نہیں ہے یہ وہ آتش غالبؔ
کہ لگائے نہ لگے اور بجھائے نہ بنے
مرزا غالب –

Ishq par zor nahin hai ye wo aatish Ghalib
ke lagaye na lage aur bujhaye na bane
– Mirza Ghalib

इश्क पर ज़ोर नहीं है ये वो आतिश ग़ालिब
कि लगाये न लगे और बुझाये न बने
– मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब

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A flame that is love, it cannot be controlled, O Ghalib!
you can neither force it to burn, nor by might it can be doused

2 thoughts on “Ishq par zor nahin hai ye wo aatish "Ghalib"”

  1. You see, love is one. Love is the whole. Love is an endless sea that you fall into. And once you fall into it, you can’t fall out. It’s not something you do. It’s something that is done to you, and all you can do is let go.

    – Richard Rohr –

    In other words:

    Ishq par Zor naheen, hai ye woh atish Ghalib
    Key lagaey na lagey, aur bhujaye na bhujey!

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