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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
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Bahadur Shah Zafar ruled over a Mughal Empire that had by the early 19th century been reduced to only the city of Delhi and the surrounding territory as far as Palam. [5] The Maratha Empire had brought an end to the Mughal Empire in the Deccan during the 18th century and the regions of India formerly under Mughal rule had either been absorbed ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... the last couplet of a ghazal. [5] [6] ... Zafar - Bahadur Shah Zafar, Bahadur Shah II; See also
Such style of poetry suits eulogy writing. Many critics regard him a great eulogy writer next only to Sauda. His ghazals also have some literary value. 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 ...
Urdu literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ اُردُو, “Adbiyāt-i Urdū”) comprises the literary works, written in the Urdu language.While it tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ghazal (غزل) and nazm (نظم), it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of the short story, or afsana (افسانہ).
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857 is a 2006 historical book by William Dalrymple. [1] It deals with the life of poet-emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775–1862) and the unsuccessful Indian Rebellion of 1857 , which he participated in, challenging the British East India Company 's rule over India.
A mushaira can take a number of forms. Traditionally, the ghazal [7] is the specific poetic form employed, neither recited nor sung, but other forms of poetry, recitation and song may be allowed also. If the poetry is humorous in nature, it is referred to as Mazahiya Mushaira. Mazahiya Mushaira is very popular these days, people enjoying the ...