The complexity of Ghalib
Everyone’s favorite Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib was known for his “notoriously complex” verses. As quoted in William Dalrymple’s fascinating book …
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Celebrating Urdu Poetry – Follow up Story
On the 10th of November 2015 we commenced the evening at Mehfil with the recitation of Urdu poetry as part …
Momin’s poetry of futile love
Here is a slightly dated but enlightening article on Urdu poets from the golden era of Urdu poetry when the …
Poetic Insults
The poetic rivalry between Mirza Ghalib and his contemporary, Ibrahim Zauq, is legendary, in the courts of Bahadur Shah Zafar. …
Sabr
Sabr means patience Besabr means impatience Given below is a couplet with the word ‘ Sabr’ written by Bahadur Shah Zafar. le …
Habib – Raqeeb
Habib means a friend. The opposite of habib in Urdu is ‘raqeeb’ meaning a rival, especially in the context of …
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