Ghalib ki Haveli
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28.6543099°N 77.2255774°E / 28.6543099; 77.2255774 Ghalib ki Haveli (Urdu: غالب کی حویلی ALA-LC: G̱ẖālib kī Ḥawelī IPA: [ˈɣɑːlɪb kiː ɦəˈʋeːliː] lit. "Ghalib's Mansion") was the residence of the 19th century Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and is now a heritage site[2] located in the Gali Qasim Jan, Ballimaran, Old Delhi and reflects the period when the Mughal era was on the decline in India.
غالب کی حویلی | |
Established | 27 December 2000[1] |
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Location | Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran |
Type | Memorial |
Key holdings | Handwritten Poems of Ghalib |
Collections | Bust of Ghalib |
Public transit access | Chawri Bazaar Metro Station |
The house was given to him by Hakim, a physician who is believed was an enthusiast of his poetry. After the poet's death in 1869, Hakim used to sit there every evening, not allowing anyone enter the building.[3]
اگ رہا ہے در و دیوار سے سبزہ غاؔلب
ہم بیاباں میں ہیں اور گھر میں بہار آئی ہے
Transliteration (ALA-LC):
Ug rahā hai dar-o-dīvār se sabza 'ġhālib',
Ham bayābāñ meñ haiñ aur ghar meñ bahār aa.ī hai.[4]
It is roughly translated into English as:
"Greenery is growing out of the doors and walls, 'Ghalib'!
I am in wilderness and spring has arrived at my house."