Thursday 29 December 2016

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Urdu Poetry Lifecycle

Urdu Literature has a history that is inextricably tied to the development of the Urdu language. While it tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ghazal and nazm, it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of the short story, or afsana. Although the most dominant and prominent genre of Urdu literature comes in the form of Urdu poetry, however, Urdu literature is as diverse in its form as could

Urdu Poetry in 21st century in not boring anymore

Urdu poetry is as good as it gets when talking about urdu language. As being a well written and read language of more than 2 Billion people across India , Pakistan & bangladesh, urdu has got special place in the hearts.Thank you to urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib & Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poetry has got what it deserved; An Audience well appreciated. Whether it's romatic poems, sad poems or love poems, urdu poetry feels amazing almost every way possible.

There have been many phases in urdu poetry life cycle, from the start it was as good as classic poetry, then humourous poets made it bit funnier, and now in the 21st century it has seen romanticism,cupid, love.

Urdu poetry in Images Format

Now with images poetry, it has got new audience, the young and energetic college and university student who share romantic poetry &ghazals to express their feeling for their lovers. And they dedicate such poetry to their friends as well on special occasion like valentine's day & new year etc. The new poets like Wasi Shah has spread the flower of love to the young people and urdu poetry is no more a boring phenomenon.

Urdu Romantic Poetry is used to express Love & Ishq

With more and more websites containing easy access for young ones, urdu poetry is on finger tips for young poeple with smartphones to be shared & expressing love for their partners. Urdu poetry is now a expression guide not just for lovers but friends & family.

You can send urdu poetry to your loved ones if you have a smart phone directly from biggest urdu poetry website.

5 Most Famous Urdu Poets of all times

Mirza Ghalib
orn in 1797 in Agra of what was then British India, Ghalib was one of the last great poets of the Mughal Era. Ghalib, who started composing poetry at the age of 11, wasn’t just versed in his primary language of Urdu, but also knew Persian, Turkish and Arabic.

Zauq
Having been appointed poet laureate of the Mughal court in Delhi at the age of just 19, Zauq holds irreplaceable significance in the history of Urdu poetry. The son of a low-level soldier in the Mughal army, the poet grew up in extreme poverty.

Mir Taqi Mir
Often referred to as the 'God of Poetry' in the Urdu literary world, Meer Muhammad Taqi Meer is undoubtedly one of the most important poets to have ever written in Urdu. The Mughal-era poet was born in 1722 in Agra at a time when Urdu poetry was considered to have been at a formative stage, and his work is therefore integral to the development of the language itself. His poetry is known to have drawn from tragedies in his own life – including the death of his family members, particularly the early death of his father.

Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Having been nominated four times for the Nobel Prize for literature, Faiz Ahmed Faiz is one of the most known among Urdu poets today. Born into Punjab in British India in 1911, and later a citizen of Pakistan, Faiz is considered to be the country’s greatest poet by many today.

Daagh Dehlvi
Dagh born in 1831 in Mughal-era Delhi, Daagh Dehlvi, who was born under the name Nawab Mirza Khan, was considered the best romantic poet of his time. His style of poetry was simple and accessible in such a way that it was well received by elite poetry enthusiasts and the common man equally. Dehlvi had the fortune of studying poetry under Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq, while also having had the chance to receive advise from Mirza Ghalib.

Saturday 26 March 2016

Urdu Poets

This is a list of noted Pakistani poets, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan. You can click on the links to read about all of these urdu poets and their biography available on wikipedia

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Type of Urdu Poetry

Urdu Poetry Types

Urdu poetry or urdu shairy has many types... or it could be classified into many major classes and some time on the basis of it's mood. Usually, poetry is either a Ghazal or Doha , Geet or Marsia.

But on the contrary of literature-based types, it can be classified as Love, Sad or Humor-based poetry. There are many other mood-based types as well, especially mystic / religious based (naats / Hamads).

Here is a detail discussion of all of important poetry types in urdu.

Ghazal (pronounced as "ghuzzle"): Ghazal is a collection of couplets (shers or ashaar) which follow the rules of 'matla', 'maqta', 'bahar', 'qafiya' and 'radeef'. The couplets are complete in themselves. All the couplets of a ghazal must be of the same bahar, end in the same words (radeef) and have the same rhyming pattern (qaafiyaa). Every ghazal MUST have a matla. A ghazal may or may not have a maqta but if it does, it has to be the last sher of the ghazal.

Ghazals which do not have a radeef are called Gair-muraddaf ghazals. In such cases, the rule of qafiya is strictly followed. These type of ghazals are very rare. Ghazals with the same radeef are called ham-radeef ghazals.
Fard: A composition consisting of only one sher.
Hamd: Poem written in praise of God.
Hazal: Humourous poetry, also known as 'mazaahiyaa' or 'mazaakiyaa' shaayari. Some examples of humourous Urdu poetry can be viewed here.
Hijv: A satirical poem written to condemn or abuse a person. This type of poetry is considered inferior and generally avoided by reputed poets. The opposite of a hijv is a madah which is written in praise of patrons.
Madah: Poem written in praise of royalty, patrons, etc.
Manqabat: A poem written in praise of members of the family of the holy Prophet.
Marsiya (muhr-see-yaa): An elegy written to mourn the death of a great man or a dearly loved person. In its stricter sense, traditionally accepted in Urdu, a marsiya is an elegy written specifically in honour of the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Husain and his comrades at Karbala. It describes the battle fought on the plains of Karbala by Hazrat Imam Husain against the army of Yazid. The most well known writers of Marsiya in Urdu are Mir baber Ali Anees and Salamat Ali Dabir. Sub-parts of the marsiya are called Nauha and Soz.
Masnavi (pronounced "mus-na-vee"): A long narrative poem - much longer than the ghazal - embodying religious, romantic or didatic stories. It is written in rhyming couplets, with each couplet having a different rhyme and radeef. The most famous masnavis are Masnavi-e-Rumi in Persian, Shah Namah of Firdausi, and Zehar-e-Ishq in Urdu.
Munaajaat: A lyrical poem written as a prayer to God.
Musaddas: A poem in which each unit consists of 6 lines. The most well known poet of this style of writing was Maulana Altaf Husain Hali.
Naat: A poem written in praise of the holy Prophet.
Nazm: In a broad sense, nazm is a term used to define all kinds of Urdu poetry which do not fall into any other category. However, in a literary sense, a nazm is a well organized, logically evolving poem where each individual verse serves the need of the central concept or theme of the poem. Though a nazm is traditionally written in rhymed verse, there are many examples of nazms written in unrhymed verse, or even in free verse.
Qasida (pronounced "quh-see-daa"): A panygeric, or poem written in praise of a king or a nobleman, or a benefactor. As in a ghazal, the opening couplet of a qasida, is a rhyming couplet, and its rhyme is repeated in the second line of each succeeding verse. The opening part of the qasida, where the poet may talk in general about love and beauty, man or nature, life or death, is called the 'tashbib' or 'tamheed'.

Interestingly, the ghazal has evolved from the qasida. Over time, the tashbib got detached and developed into what we today know as Gazal. A qasida is usually quite long, sometimes running into mor than a 100 couplets. A Gazal is seldom more than 12 couplets long, averaging about 7 couplets.
Qataa: A poem consisting of four lines, in the form of two shers. However, unlike shers in a ghazal, the subject of the two shers is the same. It is believed that the qataa was invented for occasions when poets felt that they were unable to express their thoughts completely and satisfactorily in a single sher.
Qawaalli: Traditionally a devotional song expressing love and oneness with God sung by a group of people to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Nowadays, qawaallis cover popular topics like love and wine.
Rubayi (pronounced "ru-baa-ee"): A self-sufficient quartrain, rhyming (a, a, b, a) and dealing generally with a single idea, which is customarily introduced and developed with the aid of similes in the first three lines, and concluded, with concentrated effort and impact, in the fourth line.The most well known rubaayis in Persian were written by Omar Khayyam. In Urdu, some of the most well known practitioners of this form were Firaq, Josh and Yagna Yaas Changezi.
Salaam: A salutory poem written in praise of the holy Prophet. It can also be a poem describing the incidents of Karbala. It is recited standing up.
Seharaa: A song sung at the time of tying the seharaa during the wedding ceremony. It is usually in praise of the bride/groom and their relatives.
Vaasokht: A poem describing the displeasure and carelessness of a lover.

History

History of Urdu Poetry

WikiPedia Definition
Urdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Many of the poetic forms and structures are of Arabic origin. Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. Meer, Dard, Ghalib, Anees, Dabeer, Iqbal, Zauq, Josh, Jigar, Faiz, Firaq, Shakeb Jalali, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Shair, Mohsin, Faraz and Faizi are among the greatest poets of Urdu. The language of Urdu got its pinnacle under the British Raj, and it received official status. All famous writers of Urdu language including Ghalib and Iqbal were given British scholarships.[1] Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars were divided along the nationalistic lines. However, Urdu poetry is cherished in both the nations. Both the Muslims and Hindus from across the border continue the tradition.

The Principal Forms Of Urdu Poetry Are:

Ghazal, usually a short love lyric, sometimes a poem on a general subject. Strictly speaking it should have the same rhyme throughout. Urdu ghazals for the most part are artificial and conventional.

Qasida, a kind of ode, often panegyric on a benefactor, sometimes a satire, sometimes a poem dealing with an important event. As a rule it is longer than ghazal, but it follows the same system of rhyme.

Marsiya (or elegy), is nearly always on the death of Hasan and Husain and their families, but occasionally on the death of relatives and friends. It is usually in six-lined stanzas with the rhyme aaaabb. The recitation of these elegies in the first ten days of Muharram is one of the greatest event in Muslim life. A fully developed marsiya is always an epic. The famous marsia writers who inherited the tradition of Mir Anis among his successive generations are Mir Nawab Ali 'Munis', Dulaha Sahab 'Uruj', Mustafa Meerza urf Piyare Sahab 'Rasheed', Syed Muhammad Mirza Uns, Ali Nawab 'Qadeem', Syed Sajjad Hussain "Shadeed" Lucknavi, Allama, Dr.Syed Ali Imam Zaidi, "Gauher" Luckhnavi the(great grandson of Mir Babber Ali Anis).

Masnavi, in the majority of cases a poetic romance. It may extend to several thousand lines, but generally is much shorter. A few masnavis deal with ordinary domestic and other occurrences. Mir and Sauda wrote some of this kind. They are always in heroic couplets, and the common metre is bacchic tetrameter with an iambus for last foot. The Religious masnavi Histori of Islam (Tarikh-e-Islam Az Quran) written by Dr. Syed Ali Imam Zaidi Gauher Lucknavi.

Tazkira, biographical anthology, almost always of poetry alone. This is often a mere collection of names with a line or two of information about each poet, followed by specimen of his composition. On the other hand it may be the history of Urdu poetry with copious illustrative extracts. The best tazkiras give biographical details, but fail in literary criticism, and we get little idea of style or poetical power, still less of contents of poems. Even the large anthologies do not systematically review an author's work. Most of them have the names in alphabetical order, but one or two prefer historical order. The majority quote only lyrics, and the quotations, usually chosen at random, do not illustrate poetry.

Nazm Urdu nazm is a major part of Urdu poetry. From Nazeer Akarabadi, Iqbal, Josh, Firaq, Akhtarul Iman to down the line Noon Meem Rashid, Faiz, Ali Sardar Jafri and Kaifi Azmi. They have covered common life, philosophical thinking, national issues and the precarious predecament of individual human being.