61 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by
Mirza Ghalib
(Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan)
1797-1868,
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
Mirza Ghalib Biography
Mirza Ghalib is often regarded as the soul of Urdu poetry. His verses have travelled across centuries, reaching hearts that understand loss, longing, and the mysteries of existence. Ghalib made the ghazal into something more than a love poem. He turned it into a window into the human soul.
Born as Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan in Agra in 1797, Ghalib came from a noble family with Turkish roots. After losing both his parents at an early age, he was raised by his uncle. He started writing poetry as a young teenager and soon took the pen name Ghalib, which means "victorious."
He moved to Delhi, where he spent most of his life. Though he struggled with money, his intellect and sharp wit earned him respect in elite circles. He was fluent in Persian and Urdu, and he considered Persian to be the more sophisticated of the two. However, it was his Urdu poetry, collected in Diwan-e-Ghalib, that captured the hearts of readers and made him a literary icon.
Ghalib’s poetry was deeply layered. He wrote about love and pain, but also about fate, faith, and the meaning of life. He often reflected on human contradictions, questioned rigid beliefs, and expressed a constant search for meaning. His style was known for its elegance, its cleverness, and its emotional honesty.
He married Umrao Begum at a young age, but their family life was marked by tragedy. They had seven children, all of whom died in infancy. This grief shaped much of his later poetry, adding depth and sadness to his verses.
Ghalib lived through the decline of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British power in India. The Revolt of 1857 devastated Delhi, a city he loved deeply. These events left him bitter and reflective, but he continued writing with courage and clarity.
He died in 1869 in Delhi. During his lifetime, he did not achieve widespread fame. But today, his words are recited at poetry gatherings, quoted in films and books, and studied by lovers of literature across the world.
Ghalib did not just write poetry. He revealed the struggles of the human heart in a way that still feels true.
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ghalib, bura na maan
jo waiz bura kahe
aisa bhi koi hai ki
sab achchha kahein jise
ghalib, don't mind if
the cleric finds you sinful
is there anyone at all
the whole world deems virtuous?
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Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (58)
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jahaan tera naqsh-e-qadam
dekhte hain
khayaabaan khayaabaan iram
dekhte hain
wherever i see
the prints of your footsteps
i see in that garden
the garden of paradise
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impression, mark, imprint
step
flower bed, garden
paradise, garden of paradise
Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (106)
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dekhna taqreer ki lazzat
ke jo us ne kaha
main ne ye jaana ke
goya ye bhi mere dil mein hai
behold the charm of his speech
as what he said, i figured...
resonates within me
as if it is in my heart too
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Theme: Voice, Expression & Language (65)
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ghair len mehfil mein
bosey jaam ke
hum rahen yoon
tishna-lab paigaam ke
while all others in the gathering
are enjoying their drinks
i remain thirsty for
news of you
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gathering, concert
others, strangers
kiss
wine cup, goblet
parched, thirsty lips
message, news, missive
Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (106)
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ishq se tabiyat ne
zeest ka mazaa paya
dard ki dawa paayi
dard-e-bedawa paaya
from love did my being
find the joy and fun of life
found a cure for pain
found a pain without a cure
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is saadgi pe kaun
na mar jaaye, ai khuda
ladte hain aur haath mein
talwaar bhi nahin
who wouldn’t lay down his life,
oh god, at this innocence
she fights but without
a sword in her hand
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hand
innocence, simplicity
oh god
she/he fights
sword
Theme: Miscellany (44)
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arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq
ke qaabil nahin raha
jis dil pe naaz tha mujhe
vo dil nahin raha
no longer worthy
of the blessings of love
the heart i was once proud of
that heart is no more
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raat din gardish mein hain
saath aasmaan
ho rahega kuchh na kuchh
ghabrayen kya
day and night the seven skies
keep rotating and revolving
something or else keeps happening
why be so panicked
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Theme: Nature, World & Universe (47)
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haan woh nahin khuda-parast
jaao wo bewafa sahi
jis ko ho deen-o-dil azeez
us ki gali mein jaaye kyun
yes, she is not a believer
yes, she is unfaithful too
if you so value faith and heart
then why keep going to her street
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street
believerinGod
unfaithful, disloyal
faith
precious, rare
Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (106)
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ji DhoonDta hai phir wahi
fursat ke raat din
baiThe rahen
tasavvur-e-jaanan kiye hue
the heart keeps searching
for those days and nights of leisure
sitting...just enmeshed
with the thoughts of my beloved
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chand tasveer-e-butaan
chand haseenaon ke khutoot
baad marne ke mere ghar se
yeh saamaan nikla
some pictures of my idols
a few letters from beautifuls
after my death, these are what
turned out in my home
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karne gaye the us se
taghaful ka hum gila
ki ek hi nigaah
ki bas khaak ho gaye
i had gone to complain
about being ignored
with just one glance
i turned into dust
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dust, ashes, worthless
neglect
sight, gaze, glance
fault, complaint
Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (106)
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bas ki hun 'ghalib'
asiri mein bhi aatish zer-e-pa
mu-e-aatish deeda hai
halqa meri zanjeer ka
in captivity too, i am still ‘ghalib’,
with fire under my feet
i can still see the ring of passion
around my shackles
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begaangi-e-khalq se
bedil na ho, ghalib
koyi nahi tera, to meri jaan,
khuda hai
with people’s indifference
don’t be dismayed, ghalib
if in the world you have none,
so be it, there is god for you
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god
indifference, estranged
creation, people
disheartened, dismayed
Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (58)
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us lab se mil hi jaayega
bosa kabhi to haan
shauq-e-fuzool-o-
jurat-e-rindaana chaahiye
from those lips, am sure
to get a kiss one day
just needs pointless passion
and careless courage
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‘asad’ khushi se
mere haath paanv phuul gaye
kaha jo usne
zara mere paanv daab to de
‘asad’, with joy
my limbs were rendered immobile
when she said
please press my feet
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Theme: Beauty, Charm & Union (92)
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seekhe hain mah-rukhon ke liye
ham musavvari
taqreeb kuch to
bahr-e-mulaaqat chaahiye
i learned to paint for the sake of
the moon-faced ones
something is needed
to gain an acquaintance
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koyi ummeed bar nahi aati
koyi soorat nazar nahi aati
maut ka ek din muayyin hai
neend kyun raat bhar nahi aati
no hope comes to pass
no face seen anywhere
death has a fixed day to arrive
why then doesn't sleep come all night
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chaahte hain
khoob-ruuyon ko ‘asad’
aap ki soorat to
dekha chaahiye
for pretty faces
you are so keen, 'asad'
you should take a look
at your face once
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face, in the form of
pretty faces
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muddat huyi hai
yaar ko mehmaan kiye huye
josh-e-qadah se
bazm charaaghaan kiye huye
it has been a while since
i had my friend as a guest
with the gathering all lit up by
the vigor and zeal of wine
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Theme: Friends, Family & Community (117)
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kab woh sunti hai
kahaani meri
aur phir vo bhi
zabaani meri
when did she listen
to my sorry state
that too when i
narrated it myself
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raagon mein daudte phirne ke
hum naheen qayaal
jab aankh hi se na Tapka to
phir lahoo kya hai
that which courses through veins
i don't much care for
if it doesn't drip from the eyes
how can it be blood?
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ranj se khugar hua insaan to
miT jaata hai ranj
mushkilein mujh par paDi itni ke
aasaan ho gayee
if a person gets accustomed to grief
then grief disappears
so many difficulties have come upon me
that it has become easy to bear them
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aata hai daag-e-hasrat-e-dil
ka shumaar yaad
mujh se mere gunah ka hisaab
aye khuda, na maang
the painful scars of unmet desires
keep coming to my mind
don't from me also ask, oh god,
an account of my sins
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iqraar mein kahaan hai
inkaar ki si khoobi
hota hai shauq, ghalib
us ki naheen naheen par
where is the refusal's fun
in ready acceptance
so much charm there is, ghalib,
in her repeated rejections
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Theme: Beauty, Charm & Union (92)
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naala juz husn-e-talab
aye sitam-ijaad nahin
hai taqaaza-e-zafa
shikwa-e-bedaad nahin
the lament, just a desire for beauty
o cruelty, not an act of creation
it is a demand for healing
not a complaint of separation
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dard-e-dil likhuun kab tak
jaaun un ko dikhla duun
ungliyaan figaar apni
khaama khoon-chakaan apna
for how long will i write of my pain
maybe i should go show her
my wounded fingers
and my blood-drenched pen
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show
fingers
wounded
quill, writing reed
blood-drenched
Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (101)
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qaasid ke aate aate
khat ek aur likh rakhuun
main jaantaa huun
jo vo likhenge jawaab mein
while the messenger returns
i will keep another letter ready
for i know what
she would be writing in reply
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kya farz hai ki sab ko
mile ek sa jawaab
aao na ham bhi sair karen
koh-e-tur ki
why is it necessary that
everyone gets the same answer
come, let’s go explore
the mountain of Sinai
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Theme: Quest, Journey & Destination (48)
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ghalib chhuTi sharaab
par ab bhi kabhi kabhi
peeta hoon
roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-mahtaab mein
ghalib has given up drinking
but, still, once in a while
i enjoy a drink
on cloudy days and moon-filled nights
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yaa-rab, vo na samjhe hai
na samjhenge meri baat
de aur dil un ko
jo na de mujh ko zabaan aur
oh god, she doesn’t understand me
nor will she ever
either give her another heart
or give me more eloquence
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kahan maikhaana ka darwaaza, ghalib
aur kahaan waiz
par itna jaante hain
kal wo jaata tha ke hum nikle
where’s the tavern’s entrance, ghalib,
and where is the preacher
i know only this…yesterday,
when i was coming out, he was going in
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hazaaron khwahishen aisi ki
har khwahish pe dum nikle
bahut nikle mere armaan
lekin phir bhi kam nikle
thousands of aspirations
each would consume a life
many desires came true
but still just not enough
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Theme: Hopes, Aspirations & Dreams (35)
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khulta kisi pe kyon
mere dil ka mamla
sheron ke intikhaab
ne ruswa kiya mujhe
why should my heart’s matters
be open for all to see
my selection of poetry
has brought me enough infamy
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agar ruk jaaye meri dhaDkan
tho maut na samajhna
kayi baar aisa hua hai
federer ko yaad karte karte
if my heart stops a while
don’t presume I am dead
many a time it so happens
when i recollect federer!
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Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (61)
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humko maloom hai
jannat ki haqeeqat lekin
dil ko khush rakhne ko 'ghalib'
yeh khayaal achchha hai
i do understand
the truth about heaven, but
to keep my heart happy, ghalib
it is a comforting thought
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na sataish ki tamanna
na silay ki parwah
agar nahi hain mere ashar
mein maane na sahi
no craving for appreciation
nor a concern for reward
if my words makes no sense
it is what it is
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ishq par zor nahin
hai ye wo aatish, ghalib
ki lagaaye na lage
aur bujhaaye na bane
we have no power over love,
it is a burning fire, ghalib
lights up without being lit, and
once lit, can’t be extinguished
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power, control
Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (106)
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kalkatte ka jo zikr kiya
tu ne hum-nasheen
ek teer mere seene
pe mara, ke hai
when you mentioned Kolkata
oh my dear friend
you shot an arrow
straight into my heart
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Theme: Home, Country & Belonging (25)
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fakat baal rangne se
kuch nahi hota, ghalib
kuch naadaniyan bhi
kiya karo jawan rehne ke liye
just by coloring your hair
nothing will happen, ghalib
do some crazy stuff
to retain your youth
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Theme: Life, Living & Dying (114)
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manzil milegi
bhaTak kar hi sahi
gumrah to wo hain
jo ghar se nikle hi nahi
we will reach our goal
even if we stray a little
truly lost are the ones who
don't even come out of home
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umr bhar, ghalib,
ye hi bhool karta raha
dhool chehre pe thi
aur aaina saaf karta raha
all through life, ghalib,
kept making the same mistake
the dust was on my face, but
kept cleaning the mirror
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zaahid, sharaab peene de
masjid mein baith kar
ya wo jagah bata de
jahaan par khuda na ho
oh priest, allow me to drink
sitting here in the mosque
or, show me a place
where there is no god
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eh na thi hamaari qismat ke
visaal-e-yaar hota
agar aur jeete rehte
yahi intezaar hota
it wasn’t in my fate
to be with my beloved
had i lived longer, i would
only have waited in vain
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rau mein hai rakhsh-e-umr
kahaan dekhiye thaame
na ye haath baag par hai
na paa hai rikaab mein
this horse of life is galloping away
not knowing where it will stop
the reins not in my hand
nor my feet in the stirrup
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ye masail-e tasawwuf
ye tera bayaan, ghalib
tujhe hum wali samajhte
jo na baada-khvaar hota
these mystical discussions
and your unique narration, ghalib,
we would have deemed you a saint
had you not been a drinker
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problems
mysticism
learned person, saint
understand, deem
drinker, drunkard
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sau baar band-e-ishq se
aazaad hum huye
par kya karen ki
dil hi aduu hai faraagh ka
a hundred times, i have
broken free from the bonds of love
but what can i do...
for my heart is freedom's enemy
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Theme: Heart, Mind & Memory (61)
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bazeecha-e-atfal hai
duniya mere aage
hota hai shab-o-roz
tamaasha mere aage
a play of children
this world before me
a spectacle unfolds
every day and night before me
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Theme: Nature, World & Universe (47)
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dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht
dard se bhar na aaye kyun
royenge hum hazaar baar
koyi hamen sataaye kyun
it is a heart, not a stone or a brick
why won’t it be filled with pain
we may weep a thousand times
why should others care or bother
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aashiqui sabr-talab
aur tamanna betaab
dil ka kya rang karuun
khoon-e-jigar hote tak
love demands patience
but desire is restless
how shall i color my heart
until it is finally vanquished
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chipak raha hai badan par
lahu se pairaahan
hamaare jaib ko ab
haajat-e-rafu kya hai
my bloodied clothes are
sticking to my body
what is the point of
mending a tear in my pocket
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jis bazm mein tu naaz se guftaar
mein aawe
jaan kaalbad-e-soorat-e-deewar
mein aawe
in the gathering where you come
speaking with grace
life takes form
and appears all around
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apni gali mein mujhko
na kar dafan baad-e-qatal
mere pate se khalaq ko
kyon tera ghar mile?
please don’t bury me
in your lane after my murder
why should people find your house
while looking for me
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Theme: Life, Living & Dying (114)
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thi woh ik shakhs ke
tasavvur se
ab woh
raanaai-e-khayaal kahaan
that was triggered by
imagining a person
where is that
fantasy now?
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gham-e-hasti ka 'asad'
kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
shamaa har rang mein jalti hai
seher hote tak
who can cure, ‘asad’,
the sorrow of existence except death
the lamp burns in every color
until the dawn arrives
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tum salaamat raho
hazaar baras
har baras ke hon
din pachaas hazaar
may you stay well
for a thousand years
may each of those years
have fifty thousand days
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phir dekhiye
andaaz-e-gulafshaani-e-guftaar
rakh de koyi
paimaana-e-sahbaa mere aage
you watch
the style of my fun, flowery speech
after someone
places a glass of wine in front of me
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baad-go main raha
rahine-sitmaha-e-rozgaar
lekin tere khayaal se
ghafil nahin raha
though i was a prisoner
to the cruelties of daily life
i never lost
the thoughts of you
Mirza Ghalib (Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan) (61)
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nazar lage na kaheen
uske dasto baazoo ko
ye log kyon mere
zakhm-e-jigar ko dekhte hain
may no evil eye fall
on her hands and arms
why do these people
keep gazing at my heart’s wounds
Mirza Ghalib (Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan) (61)
Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (101)
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seene ka daagh hai woh naala
ke lab tak na gaya
khaak ka rizq hai woh qatra
ke dariya na hua
it remains a scar on the heart
the lament that didn’t reach the lips
it remains a part of the dust
the drop that doesn’t become the river
Mirza Ghalib (Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan) (61)
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husn-e-farogh-e-sham-e-sukhan
duur hai, asad
pahle dil-e-gudaakhta
paida kare koi
the beauty of an illuminating
lamp of eloquence is far away, ‘asad’
first, let someone create a heart
that is burnt and melted in love
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