na huva par na huva Mir kya andaaz naseeb..
zoaq yaaru nae bahut zour ghazal mae maara..
Also known as Muhammad Taqi Mir,Mir Taqi Mir ,pen name “MIR”was a leading poet of Mughal Era and one of the poineers who gave shape to urdu language .
He is remembered as one of the best poets in urdu language ,regarded as “khuda e ghazal”..
The main source of information on Mir’s life is his autobiography Zikr-e-Mir, which covers the period from his childhood to the beginning of his sojourn in Lucknow .However, it is said to conceal more than it reveals, with material that is undated or presented in no chronological sequence. Therefore, many of the ‘true details’ of Mir’s life remain a matter of speculation.
His philosophy of life was formed primarily by his father, a religious man with a large following, whose emphasis on the importance of love and the value of compassion remained with Mir throughout, his life and imbued his poetry.
His complete works,” Kulliaat”, consist of six Diwans containing 13,585 couplets, comprising all kinds of poetic forms: ghazal, masnavi, qasida, rubai, mustezaad, satire, etc.
Mir’s literary reputation is anchored on the ghazals in his Kulliyat-e-Mir, much of them on themes of love. His masnavi “Mu’amlat-e-Ishq” is one of the greatest known love and romantic poems in Urdu literature.
Mir’s famous contemporary, also an Urdu poet of no inconsiderable repute, was Mirza Rafi Sauda. Mir Taqi Mir was often compared with the later day Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib. Lovers of Urdu poetry often debate Mir’s supremacy over Ghalib or vice versa. It may be noted that Ghalib himself acknowledged, through some of his couplets, that
Mir was indeed a genius who deserved respect and love.
Here are two couplets by Mirza Ghalib on this matter….
“Reekhta ke tum hī ustād nahīṅ ho ğhālib…
Kehte haiṅ agle zamāne meṅ koī “MIR” bhī thā…”
“Ghalib apna yeh aqeeda hai baqaul-e-Nasikh…..
Aap bey behrah hai jo muataqid-e-Mir nahi ….”
Indeed Mir was a legendry and realistic poet .I am personally highly impressed by Mir Taqi Mir and have become his fan . I would love to quote his few lines here..
Ashk aankhon mein kab nahi aata
Lahu aata hai jab nahi aata..
Bekhudi le gai kahaan humko
Der se intezaar hai apna…
I remember his one of the best lines in which MIR TAQI MIR has mentioned Hasrat Musa (as) and expressed beautifully the degree of love one should possess for Almighty ….
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aatash buland dil ki na thi warna aae qaleem..
yekh shula barqi khirmanae saed kohi tuur tha..
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