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Nazm
''Nazm'' () is a major part of Urdu and Sindhi poetry that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose-style poems. is a significant genre of Urdu and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ghazal. is significantly written by controlling one’s thoughts and feelings, which are constructively discussed as well as developed and finally, concluded, according to the poetic laws. The title of the itself holds the central theme as a whole. While writing , it is not important to follow any rules as it depends on the writer. A can be long or short and there are no restrictions on size or rhyme scheme. All the verses written in a are interlinked. Forms of The following are the different forms of : * ''Doha'' () * '' Geet'' () * ''Hamd'' () * '' Hijv'' () * '' Kafi'' () * '' Madah'' () * '' Manqabat '' () * '' Marsia'' () * ''Masnavi'' () * '' Munajat'' () * '' Musaddas'' () * '' Mukhammas'' () * '' Naʽat'' () * '' Noha'' () * '' Qasida'' () * '' Qat'ã'' () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayari
Urdu poetry ( ) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan. According to Naseer Turabi, there are five major poets of Urdu: Mir Taqi Mir (d. 1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. 1869), Mir Anees (d. 1874), Muhammad Iqbal (d. 1938) and Josh Malihabadi (d. 1982). The language of Urdu reached 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. 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. It is fundamentally performative poetry and its recital, sometimes impromptu, is held in Mushairas (poetic expositions). Although its tarannum saaz (singing aspect) has undergone major changes in recent decades, its pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi
Mehr Lal Soni (9 February 1913 – 19 August 1986), better known as Zia Fatehabadi, was an Indian Urdu ghazal and nazm writer. He was a disciple (shaagird) of Syed Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui Seemab Akbarabadi (1882–1951), who was a disciple of Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi (1831–1905). He used the takhallus (nom de plume) of Zia meaning "Light" on the suggestion of his teacher, Ghulaam Qadir Farkh Amritsari. Biography Zia Fatehabadi was born on 9 February 1913 at Kapurthala, Punjab. He was the eldest son of Munshi Ram Soni (1884–1968), a Civil Engineer by profession, who belonged to the Soni (Khatri) family of Kapila Gotra that at some time during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, had migrated from Rajasthan to Punjab and settled at Fatehabad, Punjab near Tarn Taran Zia Fatehabadi's father was an exponent of Indian Classical vocal and instrumental music, who often invited musicians and singers to his residence, was himself fond of singing and playing musica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazeer Akbarabadi
Nazeer Akbarabadi (born Wali Muhammad; 1735 – 1830) was an 18th-century Indian poet known as "Father of Nazm", who wrote Urdu ghazals and nazms under the pen name (takhallus) "Nazeer", most remembered for his poems like '' Banjaranama'' (Chronicle of the Nomad), a satire. Early life His father was Muhammad Farooq and his mother was the daughter of Nawab Sultan Khan who was the governor of Agra Fort. Agra, the Indian city, was known as Akbarabad after Mughal emperor Akbar at that time. He used simple, everyday language in his poems. Nazeer's date of birth is not certain but most of his biographers believe that he was born in Delhi (then called "Dihli") in 1735 AD. The period of his birth coincided with the decline of the Mughal empire in India. In 1739, Nazeer was still a child when Nadir Shah attacked Delhi and the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (also known as "Muhammad Shah Rangila") was arrested. He was later released but countless people were mercilessly killed in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sehra (poetry)
''Sehra'' (سہرا) or prothalamion is a poem sung at a ''nikah'' (Muslim wedding) in praise of the groom, praying to God for his future wedded life. Sehra is not the subject matter of folk songs alone, some of the prominent Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib, Zauq and even Bahadur Shah Zafar too have composed ''sehras''. Tradition In South Asian Muslim traditions, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad (Deccan), there is a social ritual where the sisters of the groom sing ''sehra'', a poem in praise of the groom and pray to God for his future wedded life. The groom follows this by giving cash to his sisters. Also, ''sehras'' are generally written by individuals praising their brothers, so they are very varied in style and nature. Literature ''Sehra'' is a type of nazm and a genre of Urdu poetry, though there are no specifications for a ''sehra'' except that it should rhyme and be of the same meter. Popular culture A good sehra appears in the Urdu film, Razia Sultana Raziyyat- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Chaudhry Faiz Ahmad Faiz (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi language, Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works and ideas remain widely influential in Pakistan and beyond. Outside of literature, he has been described as "a man of wide experience", having worked as a teacher, military officer, journalist, trade unionist, and broadcaster. Born in the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab Province, Faiz studied at Government College, Lahore, Government College and Oriental College in Lahore and went on to serve in the British Indian Army. After the Partition of India, Faiz served as editor-in-chief of two major newspapers — the English language daily ''Pakistan Times'' and the Urdu daily ''Imroze.'' He was also a leading member of the Communist Party of Pakistan, Communist Party before his arrest and imprisonment in 1951 for his alleged part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majeed Amjad
Majeed Amjad (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) (29 June 1914 – 11 May 1974) was an Urdu Urdu poetry, poet from Pakistan. One newspaper described him as a "philosophical poet of depth and sensitivity". His ghazals have been sung by various Pakistani singers. Personal life Background Amjad was born on 29 June 1914 in Jhang, a small town in the Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab. He was taught by his maternal grandfather. Then for a few years he studied Arabic and Persian language, Persian under the supervision of his maternal grandfather Noor Muhammad at a local mosque before enrolling in first grade in a government school. He obtained his Matriculation certificate in the first division from Islamia High School, Jhang. Two years later he completed his Intermediate exam, also in the first division from Government College, Jhang. Later he moved to Lahore for higher education that was not available in Jhang. He eventually received his bachelor's degree in 1934 from Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar
Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini (film), Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and ''Mausam (1975 film), Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib (TV series), Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including National Film Award for Best Lyrics, 2 Best Lyrics, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, one Best Screenplay, National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and National Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafi
Kafi is a classical form of Sufi music in the Punjabi and Sindhi languages that originated from the Punjab and Sindh regions of South Asia. Some well-known Kafi poets are Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sachal Sarmast and Khwaja Ghulam Farid. This poetry style has also lent itself to the Kafi genre of singing, popular throughout South Asia, especially Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. Over the years, both Kafi poetry and its rendition have experienced rapid growth phases as various poets and vocalists added their own influences to the form, Tribute: The legendary maestro by Shaikh Aziz, , 05 Jul, 2009. creating a rich and varied poetic form, yet th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soaz (poetry)
Soaz or soz (Persian language, Persian and Urdu language, Urdu: سوز) is an elegiac poem written to commemorate the honor of Husain ibn Ali and his family and companions in the battle of Karbala. In its form the soaz, salam and Marsiya are similar, each consisting of a rhyming quatrain and a couplet on a different rhyme. This form found a specially congenial soil in Lucknow (a city in Northern India), chiefly because it was the center of the Shia Muslim community, which regarded it an act of piety and religious duty to eulogize and bemoan the martyrs of the battle of Karbala. The form reached its peak in the writing of Mir Babar Ali Anis. A soaz is written to commemorate the honor of the Ahl al-Bayt, Imam Hussain and the Battle of Karbala. The sub-parts of Marsiya can be called ''noha'' and ''soz'', which mean the lamentation and the burning of the heart, respectively. People who recite soaz are known as soazkhawan. See also *Syed Ali Ausat Zaidi, Prominent Urdu Soazkhawan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi and Josh Malihabadi. Early life and career Raghupati Sahay was born in Banwarpar village of Gorakhpur district on 28 August 1896 in a well-to-do and educated Hindu Kayastha family. He finished his basic education at the Lucknow Christian College and went on to earn himself a master’s degree in Urdu, Persian and English literature. Firaq had shown early signs of excellence in Urdu poetry and had always shown attraction towards literature. His contemporaries included famous Urdu poets like Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Kaifi Azmi and Sahir Ludhianvi. Yet he was able to make his mark in Urdu poetry at an early age. He was selected for the Provincial Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually the exact same phonemes) in the final Stress (linguistics), stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of rhyming (''perfect rhyming'') is consciously used for a musical or aesthetic effect in the final position of Line (poetry), lines within poems or songs. More broadly, a rhyme may also variously refer to other types of similar sounds near the ends of two or more words. Furthermore, the word ''rhyme'' has come to be sometimes used as a pars pro toto, shorthand term for any brief poem, such as a nursery rhyme or Balliol rhyme. Etymology The word derives from or , which might be derived from , a Germanic term meaning "series", or "sequence" attested in Old English (Old English: meaning "enumeration", series", or "numeral") and , ultimately cognate to , ( "number"). Alternatively, the Old French words may derive from , from (, rhythm). The spelling ''rhyme'' (from the original r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
