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Why cry at how long the path of love is?

Posted:   |   Categories: poetry   |   Tags: Mir Taqi Mir, poetry, shayari

The following is my discussion about a ghazal written by the Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir. But who is he? Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) was a contemporary of Mirza Ghalib operating in the city of Lucknow. He was one of the first Urdu poets and he has pretty much shaped the language itself. Of course comparisons will be made between Mir and Ghalib and Wikipedia even has this section about what Ghalib said about Mir. Read more...

Dejected, is this how the days would pass?

Posted:   |   Categories: poetry   |   Tags: Jaun Eliya, poetry, shayari

Here is a ghazal by the Urdu poet Jaun Eliya. You can read it in Hindi, Urdu and English in the original words here, with word meanings on highlight. Additionally, if you want to follow the pauses and the breaks that the poet himself makes while reciting it, you can check out this video of a mushaira in Dubai. I have been thinking about these lines for a while now. Below, I have done a translation of the ghazal in English, couplet-wise. Read more...