He was, when it was aught <br />He would still be, even if it might have been naught <br />Drowned I am in my ego <br />What would have happened if 'I' was not <br />Laden with distraught and feeling apathetic <br />do I have to worry about the head being severed <br />If it did not severe from the body <br />The head would have simply reposed on the lap <br />It has been ages that 'Ghalib' died <br />Yet the memories linger on <br />His saying this on every occasion <br />If it was 'like this' then what it would be!<br /><br />Mirza Ghalib<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/he-was-when-it-was-aught/
