ग़ालिब Quotes

A real story from Konni, Pathanamthitta, Kerala:
A BPL family got water connection. Everyone was happy . The tap never gave any water after initial testing but after 3-4 months a bill of Rs. 480/- came in June 2024. The poor widow lady went to the local water office to complain that she had received a water bill showing meter reading zero. She also told authorities that being a BPL family she was told that no water bill will come.

The officials told her that her connection is yet to be converted to BPL and thus she has to pay the bill. They told that the connection will be converted to BPL in January 2025. Further, they directed her to an engineer. The engineer confirmed that as the water tank is still under construction so no water has been supplied to her as reflected in zero meter reading.

The lady asked them that she wants to surrender the water connection to which the officials told her that then she needs to pay panchayat penalty for agreeing to a water connection and then surrendering it. They told her that they will temporarily disconnect the connection but in case the meter reading will reflect any usage then she will face water theft charges.

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GHALIB
Ghalib sharab peene de masjid mein baith kar
ya woh jagah bata jahan Khuda nahi.

ग़ालिब शराब पीने दे
मस्जिद में बैठ कर
या वो जगह बता
जहाँ खुदा नहीं ..

IQBAL
masjid Khuda ka ghar hai peene ki jagah nahi
Kafir ke dil mein jaa wahan Khuda nahi..


Faraz
Kafir ke dil se aaya hun yeh dekh kar Faraz
Khuda maujood hai wahan,
usay pata nahi..


WASI
Khuda to maujood dunia mein har jagah
Tu Jannat mein jaa, wahan peene se mana nahi..


SAQI
Peeta hun saqi, gam-e- duniya bhulaane ke liye
Jannat mein kaun sa gham hai, is liye waha maza nahi..

कोई उम्मीद बर नहीं आती,
कोई सूरत नज़र नहीं आती
मौत का एक दिन मुयाय्यम है
नींद क्यों रात भर नहीं आती

आगे आती थी हाल-ए- दिल पर हंसी,
अब किसी बात पर नहीं आती
है कुछ ऐसी ही बात जो चुप है,
वर्ना क्या बात करनी नहीं आती

दाग-ए- दिल गर नज़र नहीं आता,
वो भी आये चरागार नहीं आती
हम वहाँ हैं जहाँ से हमको भी,
कुछ हमारी खबर नहीं आती

क्यों न चीखों की याद करते हैं,
मेरी आवाज़ गर नहीं आती
मरते हैं आरज़ू में मरने की,
मौत आती है पर नहीं आती

काबा किस मुंह से जाओगे ग़ालिब ,
शर्म तुमको मगर नहीं आती..