Zer Zabar Paesh is a platform for the study of Urdu poetic tradition by Faraz Ali. It aims to make this tradition accessible to people with a genuine interest in classical and contemporary Urdu verse and its vast apparatus—including approaches to deep reading, poetics, canon and history, criticism and scholarship, etc.
Faraz Ali is an award-winning experiential designer and performing artist practicing in physical, digital, and poetic realms.
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Zer Zabar Paesh is a platform for the study of Urdu poetic tradition by Faraz Ali. It aims to make this tradition accessible to people with a genuine interest in classical and contemporary Urdu verse and its vast apparatus—including approaches to deep reading, poetics, canon and history, criticism and scholarship, etc.
Faraz Ali is an award-winning experiential designer and performing artist practicing in physical, digital, and poetic realms.
Recitation: Kerta Nahi Kasur, a ghazal by Mir Taqi Mir
Urdu Poetry and Poetics
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Recitation: Kerta Nahi Kasur, a ghazal by Mir Taqi Mir
A Ghazal by Mir Taqi Mir
Recitation by Faraz Ali
kartā nahīñ qusūr hamāre halāk meñ
yā-rab ye āsmān bhī mil jaa.e ḳhaak meñ
garmī nahīñ hai ham se vo ai rashk-e-āftāb
ab aa gayā hai farq bahut us tapāk meñ
is Dhang se hilā ki bajā dil nahīñ rahe
us gosh ke guhar se dam aa.e haiñ naak meñ
ab ke junūñ meñ fāsla shāyad na kuchh rahe
dāman ke chaak aur garebāñ ke chaak meñ
kahiye latāfat us tan-e-nāzuk kī 'mīr' kyā
shāyad ye lutf hogā kisū jān-e-pāk meñ
کرتا نہیں قصور ہمارے ہلاک میں
یا رب یہ آسمان بھی مل جائے خاک میں
گرمی نہیں ہے ہم سے وہ اے رشک آفتاب
اب آ گیا ہے فرق بہت اس تپاک میں
اس ڈھنگ سے ہلا کہ بجا دل نہیں رہے
اس گوش کے گہر سے دم آئے ہیں ناک میں
اب کے جنوں میں فاصلہ شاید نہ کچھ رہے
دامن کے چاک اور گریباں کے چاک میں
کہیے لطافت اس تن نازک کی میرؔ کیا
شاید یہ لطف ہوگا کسو جان پاک میں
Urdu Poetry and Poetics
Zer Zabar Paesh is a platform for the study of Urdu poetic tradition by Faraz Ali. It aims to make this tradition accessible to people with a genuine interest in classical and contemporary Urdu verse and its vast apparatus—including approaches to deep reading, poetics, canon and history, criticism and scholarship, etc.
Faraz Ali is an award-winning experiential designer and performing artist practicing in physical, digital, and poetic realms.