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Ismail Merathi (1844–1917) was an Indian Urdu poet, schoolteacher, and educationist from the Mughal–British era. His poems for children like Nasihat, Barsaat, Humaari Gaye, Subah Ki Aamad, Sach Kaho, Baarish Ka Pehla Qatra, Pan Chakki, Shafaq, and several others are part of the primary school curriculum in Pakistan. [1]
Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi (Urdu: نواب مرزا خان داغ دہلوی, 25 May 1831 – 17 March 1905) was a poet known for his Urdu ghazals. He belonged to the old Delhi school of Urdu poetry. [2] [3] [4] He wrote romantic and sensuous poems and ghazals in simple and chaste Urdu, minimising usage of Persian words.
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).
Dastangoi (Urdu: داستان گوئی) is a 13th century Urdu oral storytelling art form. [1] [2] [3] The Persian style of dastan evolved in 16th century. [4] One of the earliest references in print to dastangoi is a 19th-century text containing 46 volumes of the adventures of Amir Hamza titled Dastan e Amir Hamza. [5]
An Intellectual History of Islam in India (1969) Muslim Self-statement in India and Pakistan : 1857-1968 (1970) Religion and Society in Pakistan (1971) A History of Islamic Sicily (1975) Edited Volumes: Intekhab-e-Jadeed (in collaboration with Aal-e-Ahmad Suroor) (1943). It is an anthology of selected Urdu poetry from 1914 to 1942.
He also published ghazals under the title, Dil ki Zuban. His other publications include: Naqd-o-Nigarish (a work of literary criticism) Maqalaat-e-Mumtaz; Shaakhsaanay (Short stories) Maqam-e-Ghazal (edited work of Hafiz Hoshiarpuri) Nashid-i-Hurriyat; Nukta-e-Raz (collection of research articles on Urdu poetry) [1] Bhagvad Gita (Urdu ...
Urdu in its less formalised register is known as rekhta (ریختہ, rek̤h̤tah, 'rough mixture', Urdu pronunciation:); the more formal register is sometimes referred to as زبانِ اُردُوئے معلّٰى, zabān-i Urdū-yi muʿallá, 'language of the exalted camp' (Urdu pronunciation: [zəbaːn eː ʊrdu eː moəllaː]) or لشکری ...
The marriage became unsuccessful, and he separated from his wife. He later married Anjuman-un-Nisa Begum, a relative of Urdu poet and Sufi saint Khwaja Mir Dard. They had a son, Ahmad Nasir Khan, and a daughter, Muhammadi Begum. [6] Momin died after accidentally falling from the roof of his house on 24 Rajab 1268 Hijri (14 May 1852) at the age ...