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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
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 ...
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A culture was built around taking lessons in poetry writing; it even became fashionable for royalty to learn Urdu shairi. Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India, was an accomplished poet in his own right.
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 ...
He wrote poetry under the pen name "Zauq", and was appointed poet laureate of the Mughal Court in Delhi at the age of just 19. Later he was given the title of Khaqani-e-Hind (The Khaqani of India) by the last Mughal emperor and his disciple Bahadur Shah II Zafar. [2] He was a poor youth, with only an ordinary education.
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. [1] 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.