Mir Taqi Mir
Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810) is one of the formative voices of the Urdu ghazal. His work is known for emotional directness, tenderness and expressions of love, loss and separation. He is often honoured with the title Khuda-e-Sukhan.
This is an original short introduction. Selected classical couplets appear below in Roman Urdu with attribution; this is a transliteration, not an English poetic translation.
Selected poetry — Roman Urdu
Jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane, bagh to sara jaane hai
Aashiq sa to saada koi aur na hoga duniya mein
Jee ke ziyan ko ishq mein us ke apna wara jaane hai
Chara-gari beemari-e-dil ki rasm-e-shahr-e-husn nahin
Warna dilbar-e-nadan bhi is dard ka chara jaane hai
Roman Urdu transliteration of selected couplets; not an English translation. Read the Urdu edition for the original script.
References
UrduPoint — Mir Taqi Mir profilehttps://www.urdupoint.com/poetry/mir-taqi-mir.html
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