Selected verses of mirza ghalib

Edited and Translated by Sufia Sadullah Illustrations by Colin David Ghalib's Diwan (Poetical Works) is among the treasures of Urdu literature and was written at the time of the great renaissance of Urdu poetry of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The verses included in this volume have been chosen and translated by Sufia Sadullah and each verse is accompanied by an illustration drawn by Colin David. Mrs. Sadullah in her preface to the Selected Verses discusses the particular problems which face the translator of such an original and subtle genius as Ghalib.