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ہوس کو ہے نشاطِ کار کیا کیا

A couplet by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, with Roman Urdu and translations.

Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735

ہوس کو ہے نشاطِ کار کیا کیانہ ہو مرنا تو جینے کا مزا کیا

havas ko hai nishaat-e-kaar kyaa kyaana ho marnaa to jiine kaa mazaa kyaa

Desire takes delight in so many things;if there were no dying, what would be the taste of living?

Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
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Painting: Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.

Roman Urdu

havas ko hai nishaat-e-kaar kyaa kyaana ho marnaa to jiine kaa mazaa kyaa

Translations

English
Desire takes delight in so many things;if there were no dying, what would be the taste of living?
العربية
للهوى بهجة في أشياء كثيرة؛لو لم يكن الموت، فأيّ طعم للحياة؟
中文
欲望在多少事物中寻欢;若没有死亡,活着还有什么滋味?
Français
Le désir se délecte de tant de choses ;s'il n'y avait pas la mort, quel goût aurait la vie ?
Español
El deseo se deleita en tantas cosas;si no hubiera morir, ¿qué sabor tendría el vivir?
Русский
Сколько радостей находит вожделение в деле!Не будь смерти — какой был бы вкус у жизни?

From: Intikhab-e-Ghalib: Sixty Ghazals of Mirza Ghalib · Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib · About the poet

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