Mirza Ghalib

In his sonnet "Chiragh-I-Dair" (The Lamp of Temple) which was made during his excursion to Benares throughout the spring of 1827, Ghalib pondered about the place that is known for Hindustan (India) and how Qiyamah (Doomsday) has neglected to show up, despite the various struggles tormenting it.[32] Said I one night to an immaculate diviner (Who knew the mysteries of spinning Time) 'Sir you well see, That integrity and confidence, Devotion and love Have all withdrawn from this sorry land. Father and child are at one another's throat; Sibling battles sibling. Solidarity and Federation are sabotaged. Notwithstanding these foreboding signs Why has not Doomsday come? For what reason doesn't the Last Trumpet sound? Who holds the reins of the Final Catastrophe?'.