WORD OF THE DAY
KHisht
- ख़िश्त
- خشت
means
brick
dil hī to hai na sañg-o-ḳhisht dard se bhar na aa.e kyuuñ
ro.eñge ham hazār baar koī hameñ satā.e kyuuñ
it's just a heart, no stony shard; why shouldn't it fill with pain
i will cry a thousand times,why should someone complain?
dil hi to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aae kyun
roenge hum hazar bar koi hamein satae kyun
it's just a heart, no stony shard; why shouldn't it fill with pain
i will cry a thousand times,why should someone complain?
from the Ghazal "dil hi to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aae kyun" by Mirza Ghalib
