First English translation of complete Urdu Ghazals of Asia's most famous poet, Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. Includes Urdu calligraphy, translation, explication, roman transliteration and extensive lexicon and glossary; bibliography. Artistic renditions by Sadequain.

Preface --Introduction : Ghālib, the genesis of Urdū poetry, and Dr. S. K. Niāzī -- List of Ghazals -- Translation, transliteration, and explication of Urdū Ghazals of Ghālib -- Guide to transliteration -- A brief history of Urdū poetry -- The life, the times, and works of Ghālib -- The poetry of Ghālib -- Glossary & lexicon -- Bibliography.

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