Iztiraar
Iztiraar refers to restlessness, feeling of a tremor khavaana nahi hai khat raqm-e-iztiraar ka tadbir-e-peech-o-taab-e-nafs kia karay koi The script …
Tag Archives: Mirza Ghalib
Happy Birthday, Jagjit Singh
The celebrated ghazal singer Jagjit Singh was born on February 8, 1941 and to celebrate this life and works, Mehfil@Prithvi …
Muayyan
Muayyan means inevitable, pre-determined, definite in a sense (typically used in the context of the inevitability of death). Here is …
A couplet for every occasion
As an ode to the beautiful language that we celebrate on this blog, here are some of our favorite Urdu …
Gotta Serve Somebody..
The legendary Mirza Ghalib was known for his poetic prowess and his witticisms especially when dealing with the harsh truths …
Hali
Hali means ‘of the present’, currently, recently. “When he was a young poet, Maulana Altaf Husain Hali (1837-1914) recited his …
Poetic Insults
The poetic rivalry between Mirza Ghalib and his contemporary, Ibrahim Zauq, is legendary, in the courts of Bahadur Shah Zafar. …
And then one day…
“…and then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You …
Naqsh Fariyadi – Ghalib
Given below is another gem from Dewaan-e-Ghalib. Naqsh faryadi hai kis ki shokhi-e tahrir ka kaghazi hai pairahan her paikar-e …
The Taste of Words
The Taste of Words is a book, translated and edited by Author Raza Mir. The book claims to be an introduction to …
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