The prolific Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in Urdu, composed his ghazals—a poetic form of rhyming couplets—in a distinctive Indian style arising from the Persian ghazal tradition. Here, the lover and beloved live in a world of extremes: the outsider is the hero, prosperity is poverty, and death would be preferable to the indifference of the beloved. Ghazals offers a comprehensive collection of Mir’s finest work, translated by a renowned expert on Urdu poetry.
- ISBN10 067426875X
- ISBN13 9780674268753
- Publish Date 25 February 2022
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English