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Mirza GhalibTimeline (1797 - 1869)
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Ghalib is the pen name of Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, Indian poet of Turkish ancestry. His best poems were written in Urdu and are still widely sung. |
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East Window: Poems from Asia, Translated by W. S. Merwin |
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The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell |
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Lightning Should Have Fallen on Ghalib, by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib / Translated by Robert Bly |
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Mirza Ghalib: A Creative Biography, by Natalia Il'inichna Prigarina |
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The Oxford India Ghalib: Life, Letters and Ghazals, by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib / Edited by Ralph Russel |
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Poems By Ghalib With William Stafford, by Ghalib |
| Ghalib - Poet and Poetry - The Ghazal http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/Ideas/ghalib.html A few selected verses along with some illustrations. |
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| mirza ghalib http://www.indiaprofile.com/religion-culture/ghalibacademy.htm A brief article on Ghalib and his poetry. |
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| Byjameela Siddiqi: Mirza Ghalib: The "Godless" Lover http://www.sufism.ru/eng/txts/a_godless.htm An article on Ghalib, including several poem selections. |
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| Asadullah Khan Ghalib http://www.poetry-portal.com/poets16.html Snippets of information about Ghalib and his poetry, along with several links. |
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