โœ’๏ธ Poetry of the Day

Verses of Monday 19 October

A sher from the masters of Urdu poetry and a verse from English literature, every day. Read, share it on WhatsApp, or save it as a picture.

اردو شاعری · Urdu

بس کہ دشوار ہے ہر کام کا آساں ہونا

آدمی کو بھی میسر نہیں انساں ہونا

— Mirza Ghalib

Roman Urdu & meaning

Bas ke dushwaar hai har kaam ka aasaan hona

Aadmi ko bhi mayassar nahin insaan hona

It is hard for anything to be easy; even a man does not easily become truly human.

English poetry

They also serve who only stand and wait.

— John Milton, On His Blindness