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Bahadur Shah Zafar was a noted Urdu poet, having written a number of Urdu ghazals. While some part of his opus was lost or destroyed during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , a large collection did survive, and was compiled into the Kulliyyat-i-Zafar.
The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, wrote this verse while imprisoned by the British after the uprising ended: Sabhi jagah matam-e-sakht hai, kaho kaisi gardish-e-bakht hai Na wo taj hai na wo takht hai na wo shah hai na dayar hai Everywhere there is the lament and wails of mourning, how terrible is the turn of fate
By 1857 a considerable part of former Mughal India was under the East India Company's control. After a crushing defeat in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 which he nominally led, the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, was deposed by the British East India Company and exiled in 1858 to Rangoon, Burma. [57] Portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar
The takhallus is often included in the maqta', the last couplet of a ghazal. [5] [6] History ... Zafar - Bahadur Shah Zafar, Bahadur Shah II; See also
Since Bahadur Shah Zafar was fond of using simple and colloquial diction, Zauq too composed his ghazals using simple words, phrases of everyday use and similes rooted in the common culture. His ghazals are also notable for their spontaneity. Zauq was a deeply religious man. In his ghazals too he would deal with religious and ethical themes.
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor, was himself a poet and a patron of poetry. [20] Chief poets who flourished under his patronage includes Zauq, Ghalib, Azurda, and Momin. [21] Some of Momin's pupils in poetry such as Shefta and Mir Hussain Taskin became distinguished poets themselves. [22]
His famous ghazals include Bahadur Shah Zafar's 'Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon' and Qamar Jalalvi's 'Kab mera nasheman ahlay chaman'. All of his performances of the ghazals of Bahadur Shah Zafar have been very popular. [1] [5] His other well-known ghazals, include Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo. He also sang the famous national song, "Roshan-o ...
Bahadur Shah, Zafar (1775–1862) Imam Baksh Nasikh, Nasikh (1776–1838) Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish, Atish (1778–1846) Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Zauq (1789–1854) Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib (1797–1869) Chhannu Lal Dilgeer, Ghulam Hussain (1780–1848)