If you’re new to Ghalib and just want to check out a few verses, you could try {18,3}, about Laila and Majnun; or {62,5}, which has a rueful sense of humor; or {71,2}, a brilliant tangle of curls and thoughts; or the impossibly simple and lovely {95,6}; or, if you're a wine-drinker, {114,5}. For amusement, try {116,3}; for cold chills, {126,5}; or for metaphysical delight, {138,1}, about the sky and an ant’s egg; or {10,12}, about what holds our lives together. If you want to look at a whole ghazal, two well-known and well-loved ones are {20} and {111}, which both come equipped with anthologies of translations. Or there’s the cleverly simple {35}, the seductive {49}, the brilliantly swingy {115}, or the irresistible {208}. On a ghazal page, every verse number is a hyperlink to a special page for that verse. The script bar near the top of ghazal pages (and at the bottom of others) will give you viewing choices; for Devanagari readers, a special note. If you know your way around in the ghazal world, here’s some analytical access, and a SITEMAP. For regular visitors: a progress report. ~~~~~~~~~~~

THE DIVAN-E GHALIB:

an index in traditional order

[alternatively: *a truly alphabetical index*]

[about the *unpublished ghazals*]

*Ending in aa — ghazals {1} - {48}*

*Ending in b — ghazal {49}*

*Ending in t — ghazals {50} - {53}*

*Ending in j — ghazals {54} - {55}*

*Ending in ch — ghazal {56}*

*Ending in d — ghazal {57}*

*Ending in r — ghazals {58} - {66}*

*Ending in z — ghazals {67} - {71}*

*Ending in s — ghazal {72}*

*Ending in sh — ghazal {73}*

*Ending in (( — ghazals {74} - {75}*

*Ending in f — ghazal {76}*

*Ending in k — ghazals {77} - {78}*

*Ending in g — ghazal {79}*

*Ending in l — ghazal {80}*

*Ending in m — ghazals {81} - {83}*

*Ending in n — ghazals {84} - {116}*

*Ending in o — ghazals {117} - {127}*

*Ending in h — ghazals {128} - {129}*

Ending in e or ii — *ghazals {130} - {180}*, *ghazals {181} - {234}*



The index above has the form of five pages that follow the traditional sequence of the muravvaj diivaan —

ALPHABETICAL INDEX -- Alternatively, here's an analytical index that presents the divan ghazals in consistent alphabetical order according to radiif and qaafiyah —

Unpublished verses from divan ghazals are textually available through the index page of each ghazal; click on the 'Raza 1995' link and go to the indicated page. Selected verses receive commentary, also linked through the regular ghazal index page. For details, see S. R. Faruqi’s choices.

THE UNPUBLISHED GHAZALS are textually available through the index below; for general discussion of them see {4,8x}. There is also an overview page for them. Commentary is linked to verses for which it is available.

== PROGRESS REPORT ==



== REVIEW and REVISION, with much more attention to the unpublished verses, including the choice list: 234 ghazals done out of 234. I am now working on the ghazals left entirely unpublished (by Ghalib), and am up to the 'ii' set, starting with {403x} ==