The maqta ( ur, ) is the last ''
sher Sher can refer to:
People
* Sher, a Baloch tribe in Pakistan
* Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), a popular title of 20th century Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq
* Sher-e-Punjab (''Lion of Punjab''), a popular title of Maharaja Ranjit Sing ...
'' of a ''
ghazal'', a collection of
Urdu
Urdu (;["Urdu"](_blank)
'' takhallus A takhallus ( ur, , fa, تخلّص, hi, तख़ल्लुस), is a pen-name. Pen names were widely adopted by Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Persian poets.
''Takhallus'' is an Arabic word which means, literally, "to get liberated" or "become s ...
'', or pen name, is usually employed in it, often in very creative ways.
A ''
shayar'' can use the ''maqta'' in a variety of interesting ways. He can "talk to himself", "to somebody else", "refer to something" etc. For example
''Firaq'' Gorakhpuri, whose ''takhallus'' is the word for the common theme in Urdu poetry of the state of pining for the beloved, plays on his pen name and the word ''firaq'':
Roman Urdu:
:''Tu yeh na samajh ke Firaq teri Firaq mein hai''
:''Firaq uski Firaq mein hai jo teri Firaq mein hai''
English Translation:
:Don't think that Firaq pines for you
:Firaq pines for the one who pines for you
Examples
A sher by
Mir Taqi Mir:
''Mir'' in neem baaz aankhon mein
Saari masti sharaab ki see hai
Another by
Mirza Ghalib
)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Kala Mahal, Agra, Maratha Confederacy
, death_date =
, death_place = Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Delhi, British India
, occupation = Poet
, language ...
:
*
Kaba kis munh se jaaoge ''Ghalib''
sharm tum ko magar nahiN aati
See also
*
Takhallus A takhallus ( ur, , fa, تخلّص, hi, तख़ल्लुस), is a pen-name. Pen names were widely adopted by Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Persian poets.
''Takhallus'' is an Arabic word which means, literally, "to get liberated" or "become s ...
*
Ghazal
*
Urdu poetry
Urdu poetry ( ur, ) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghali ...
*
Matla
References
Ghazal
Urdu-language poetry
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