The dropp dies in the river
Mirza Ghalib 1797 (Kala Mahal) – 1869 (Chandni Chowk, Delhi)
The dropp dies in the riverof its joy
Pain goes so far it cures itself
In the spring after the heavy rain the cloud disappears
That was nothing but tears
In the spring the mirror turns green
holding a miracle
Change the shining wind
The rose led us to our eyes
Let whatever is be open.
[Translated by W. S. Merwin and Aijaz Ahmed]
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | XX XX XXX X X X |
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 329 |
| Words | 66 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1 |
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