From cutting-edge socio-political commentaries to human relations, most works of this poet from the 18th century continue to be relevant even today.Īs Sunday marks the 302nd birth anniversary of Meer, we list ten couplets from the vast treasury of his poems and ghazals that are still relevant today, more than three centuries after they were written.
They say there used to be a Mir in the past).” Urdu poet Meer taqi Meer.īorn in Agra on September 20, 1723, Meer is as important a milestone in Urdu poetry as Ghalib is, and the two have given us couplets and ghazals that will always feature on top of any poetry lover’s list of unforgettable works. “(You are not the only master of Urdu, Ghalib. Mirza Ghalib once said this about Meer Taqi Meer, another renowned poet of his time: “Reekhta kay tumhi ustaad nahi ho Ghalib, Kehte hain agle zamane me koi Mir bhi tha.
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