Dekhna aasman hi baras na pade zameen pe...
Congress Zentrum, Alpbach
View from Haus Andreas, Alpbach
Church, Alpbach
Christ
Rahen na rahen hum, mehka karenge banke kali...
Cafe Reblaus
For those who want to sit and gaze at infinity
"Long legged Italy, kicked poor Sicily In the middle of Mediterranean Sea. Austria was Hungary Took a bit of Turkey Fried it in Japan Dipped it in Greece...." I remember only this much. This poem was my first attempt at learning the names of these countries and locating them on the map of the world. And I thought Austria and Australia were same. :-) It's time to confirm that I was wrong at that point of time, some twenty years back...
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"sab kahaan, kuchh lal:-o-gul mein numaayan ho gayin
khaaq mein kya sooratein hongi, ki pinhaan ho gayin"
chamka?
To be honest- "Nahi chamka"
Ghalib dekhte hain ki ek kabra ke ooper phool khile huye hain. and he perceives it as follows:
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[sab kahaan, kuchh lal:-o-gul mein numaayan ho gayin; सब कहाँ, कुछ लाल:-ओ-गुल में नुमायां हो गईं]
not all, but only few (virtues of the dead) are being exhibited [numaayaan] by this flower
[khaaq mein kya sooratein hongi, ki pinhaan ho gayin; खाक़ में क्या सूरतें होंगी, कि पिन्हां हो गईं]
then how virtuous are those hidden [pinhaan] deep in this soil!
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Ghalib chacha ko salaam. kya idea socha hai!
aur YouTube ka ye video dekhogi to aur bhi kalyan ho jaayega:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcJild4iGl4