Muddat hui hie yaar ko - Mehdi Hassan version
The genius of Ghalib and a great rendition by Mehdi Hassan sahab. and below is my humble effort to comprehend the depth... It's Been So Long It’s been an age since my mate graced my door, Since wine’s radiance bathed my home once more. My heart yearns again for those days of ease, Lost in fair day's dreams, as time would freeze. These thirsty eyes long for youth’s fair glow, Where faces, like blossoms, with wine’s warmth aglow. Say, mock me not, for with tears I fiercely strive, To summon a storm where passion can thrive.
