This book's main mission is to present a general introduction to the Urdu ghazal itself, as well as to the works of Mirza Ghalib, arguably still the greatest Urdu poet. It also provides the opportunity for those already familiar with the genre to examine the Divan-e-Ghalib in a new perspective, by providing a concentrated analysis of certain central words, motifs, and image clusters taken together in a novel anthological approach.