September 29, 2006





"All that 's bright must fade,— The brightest still the fleetest; All that 's sweet was made but to be lost when sweetest."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Reminds me of one of Ghalib's most beautiful outros

ग़म-ए हस्‌ती का असद किस से हो जुज़ मर्‌ग `इलाज
शम`अ हर रन्‌ग में जल्‌ती है सहर होते तक

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ghalib/078/78_07.html?nagari

Burn in hell, please.

As you leave, without a soul by your side,  I hope you finally saw the dark side of your deeds. The curses that turned to flame will continu...