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غالبؔ نہ کر حضور میں تو بار بار عرض

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

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto), 1764

غالبؔ نہ کر حضور میں تو بار بار عرضظاہر ہے تیرا حال سب ان پر کہے بغیر

'Gaalib' na kar huzuur meñ tuu baar baar arzzaahir hai teraa haal sab un par kahe baGair

Ghalib, do not keep pleading before your lord;your state is plain to him without your saying it.

Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalibمرزا اسد اللہ خاں غالبؔ
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Painting: Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto), 1764. Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.

Roman Urdu

'Gaalib' na kar huzuur meñ tuu baar baar arzzaahir hai teraa haal sab un par kahe baGair

Word meanings

حضور
huzoor
presence; a respectful form of address: 'Your Honour', 'Sir'

Translations

English
Ghalib, do not keep pleading before your lord;your state is plain to him without your saying it.
العربية
يا غالب، لا تُكثر العرض في حضرة مولاك؛حالك ظاهر له كلّه دون أن تقول.
中文
迦利布啊,别在主上面前一再陈情;你的境况他全都明白,不必你说。
Français
Ghalib, ne continue pas à supplier devant ton seigneur ;ton état lui est clair sans que tu le dises.
Español
Ghalib, no sigas suplicando ante tu señor;tu estado le es claro sin que lo digas.
Русский
Галиб, не докучай постоянно своими просьбами перед ним:всё твоё положение ему ясно без слов.

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

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