Sunday, July 20, 2014

On "Mir Taqi Mir"

Even Mirza Ghalib acknowledged Mir Taqi Mir as a bigger poet than him. Reason? He conveyed deepest emotions in simple language and in small baher. Following shyer of Mir Taqi Mir mesmerized me for days. What a beautiful way of conveying the haal of a lover. Not widely known but Mir Taqi Mir was a son of a sufi saint and his poetry was a disguise of Malamati Sufism - and was commonly sung by faqeers on Dilli's lanes.

Note - This shyr is controversial. This couplet has also been referred to a relatively unknown poet: MUNSHI ANWAR HUSAIN TASLEEM


3 comments:

  1. ہم ہوئے تم ہوئے کہ میر ہوئے

    ایک ہی زءف کے اسیر ہوئےواقعی میر کا جواب نہیں

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  2. Wah wah wah.....

    Maza aa gaya uncle....

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  3. Anonymous9:26 PM CDT

    This shyr is controversial. This couplet has also been referred to relatively unknown poet: MUNSHI ANWAR HUSAIN TASLEEM

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