Mirza Ghalib - Famous for Urdu Poetry
Mirza Ghalib - Famous for Urdu Poetry
Mirza Ghalib Biography & Wiki:
Full name: Mirza Ghalib
Birth place: Agra, Mughal Empire
Birth date: December 27, 1797
Star sign: Capricorn
Mirza Ghalib Life, Struggle and Urdu Shayari
Mirza Ghalib started writing poetry at the age of 11. His verse is characterised by sadness, the result of an often tragic life. He was orphaned at an early age and lost all seven of his children in their infancy.
The Conqueror. Born in Agra as Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, who later used pen name "Ghalib" (the conqueror), he migrated to New Delhi where he lived for the rest of his life.
He struggled financially, never had a regular job and depended on patronage from royalty.
The poet had an arranged marriage at the age of 13, but none of his seven children survived beyond infancy, tragedies which are reflected in his work.
After marriage, he settled in New Delhi. In one of his letters, he describes his marriage as a second imprisonment after the initial confinement of life itself.
The idea that life is one continuous struggle was a recurring theme in his poetry.
Ghalib's best poems were written in three forms: ghazal (lyric), masnavi (moralistic or mystical parable), and qasidah (panegyric).
Ghalib took the concept of ghazals and changed them from an expression of anguish in love to philosophies of life.
His critics accused him of writing in an ornamental style of Persian that was incomprehensible to the masses. But his legacy has come to be widely celebrated, particularly his mastery of the Urdu ghazal.
Gifted letter writer. Mirza Ghalib was also a gifted letter writer. His letters paved the way to a simpler usage of Urdu.
Before him, letter writing in Urdu was highly ornamental, his letters used common words to express ideas.
Recognition:
He was awarded the title Dabir-ul-Mulk by Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II in 1850, along with the title of Najm ud-Daulah.
He died in New Delhi on February 15, 1869. The house where he lived has been turned into a memorial and hosts a permanent Ghalib exhibition.
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Mirza Ghalib Shayari – मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब की अनमोल शायरी
इश्क़ ने ग़ालिब निकम्मा कर दिया
गैर ले महफ़िल में बोसे जाम के
हम रहें यूँ तश्ना-ऐ-लब पैगाम के
खत लिखेंगे गरचे मतलब कुछ न हो
हम तो आशिक़ हैं तुम्हारे नाम के
इश्क़ ने “ग़ालिब” निकम्मा कर दिया
वरना हम भी आदमी थे काम के
बाद मरने के मेरे
चंद तस्वीर-ऐ-बुताँ , चंद हसीनों के खतूत .
बाद मरने के मेरे घर से यह सामान निकला
कोई दिन और
मैं उन्हें छेड़ूँ और कुछ न कहें
चल निकलते जो में पिए होते
क़हर हो या भला हो , जो कुछ हो
काश के तुम मेरे लिए होते
मेरी किस्मत में ग़म गर इतना था
दिल भी या रब कई दिए होते
आ ही जाता वो राह पर ‘ग़ालिब ’
कोई दिन और भी जिए होते
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