The Day I Met Mirza Ghalib Poem by Rajnish Manga

The Mazar of Mirza
Asadullah khan ‘Ghalib'
Was way up from Dargah
of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.
I reached the courtyard where
The Mazar of Mirza Ghalib stands
Having four small walls and a roof
Surrounded by several other graves
I bowed my head at the resting place
Of one of the greatest poets of all times
Primarily because I grew up reading his Ghazals

(Followed by reading his talking letters)

Listening to renowned singers reciting his poems
And people quoting from his verses off and on
To lend weight to their unripe arguments
And to add beauty to their conversation
I stayed there for quite some time
And offered a few words of prayer
And returned with a heavy heart
But with a sense of fulfillment
As my dream had come true
I had met the man who was
Behind ‘Dewan-e-Ghalib'
I couldn't have got rest
Without this Ziyarat.