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.
Episode 03.
Reflection: Veil of Dust
Poet: Mir Taqi Mir
by Faraz Ali
مت سہل ہمیں جانو پھرتا ہے فلک برسوں
تب خاک کے پردے سے انسان نکلتے ہیں
mat sahl hameñ jaano phirtā hai falak barsoñ
tab ḳhaak ke parde se insān nikalte haiñ
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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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.