Analysis of In Her Every Indication
Mirza Ghalib 1797 (Kala Mahal) – 1869 (Chandni Chowk, Delhi)
Although in her every indication, the aim is something else
If she shows her affection(with me) , then different suspicion arises
Oh Lord, 'they' have not understood, nor will [they] understand, my speech
Give 'them' another heart, if you don't give me a different tongue
Does that glance of coquetry have a connection with the eyebrow?
It is certainly an arrow- perhaps it has a different bow
If you're in the city, then what grief do I have? when we get up
I will go and bring back from the bazaar a different heart and life
Although [I /we] became quick-handed / deft in idol-breaking
If I am alive, then in my path there will be many heavy-stones
The blood of the liver is in turmoil—or I would have wept to my heart's content
If I had had a number of different pure-blood-scattering eyes
I will die [of love] for that voice, although my head may fly off!
But let her keep saying to the executioner,'Yes, more/another! '
People are deceived about the world-{heating/burning} sun
Every day I show one different hidden scar/wound
There are many good poets in this world.
But it is said that Ghalib is in a league of his own.
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 100100010011101 1110010111100010010 11111011110111 1101011111101001 1111110010101 11100110011101001 1100101111111111 11101110010100101 11101110101010 11101101111110101 0110101011111111110 11110101100111001 11111111111111 11011010010011010 10101010110101 10011111001011 1110110011 1111111001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,121 |
Words | 206 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 49 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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