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Urdu Poetry and Poetics

By: Faraz Ali Zer Zabar Paesh
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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.
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  • Reflection - Jo Teri Bazm Se Nikla by Mirza Ghalib

    Reflection - Jo Teri Bazm Se Nikla by Mirza Ghalib
    May 18 2024
    Episode 10. Reflection: Jo Teri Bazm Se Nikla Poet: Mirza Ghalib by Faraz Ali bū-e gul nālah-e dil dūd-e chirāġh-e maḥfil jo tirī bazm se niklā so pareshāñ niklā ‎بوئے گل نالۂ دل دودِ چراغِ محفل ‎جو تری بزم سے نکلا سو پریشاں نکلا A few important points to note in the shi’r to explore at your own leisure. 1. The usage of poetic device ‘Husn-i ta’alil’. See definition below. 2. Three evocative examples engaging sight, smell, and sound. These are some observations we all witness and experience. 3. Melodic quality. Read the shi’r out loud to explore yourself. 4. The effect of meaning creation ‘Ma’ani Afirini’ generated with the possible implications of pareshani —— Husn-e Taʿlīl (elegance in assigning a cause) — 'taʿlīl means 'to establish a reason' or 'to express a reason. ḥusn-e taʿlīl is to give a fine and superior example of that action. If a reason is expressed for something such that even if it’s not real, it has in it some poetic richness and subtlety, and it has some affinity with reality and nature as well, then that is called ḥusn-e taʿlīl. 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. You can engage with the project on instagram. Instagram.com/zer_zabar_paesh Or explore the mobile version of the official website to get access to curated content. www.zerzabarpaesh.com
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    5 mins
  • Recitation: Ram, Nazm by Muhammad Iqbal

    Recitation: Ram, Nazm by Muhammad Iqbal
    Apr 24 2024
    Episode 09. Recitation: Ram, a nazm by Muhammad Iqbal Poet: Muhammad Iqbal Recitation by Faraz Ali Labrez hai sharāb-e-haqīqat se jām-e-hind
sab falsafī haiñ ḳhitta-e-maġhrib ke rām-e-hind ye hindiyoñ kī fikr-e-falak-ras kā hai asar
rif’at meñ āsmāñ se bhī ūñchā hai bām-e-hind is des meiñ hue haiñ hazāroñ malak-sarisht mashhūr jinke dam se hai duniyā meiñ nām-e-hind hai rām ke vajūd pe hindostāñ ko nāz
ahle-nazar samajhte haiñ is ko imām-e-hind ejaaz is charāġh-e-hidāyat kā hai yahī
raushan-tar-az-sahar hai zamāne meiñ shām-e-hind talvār kā dhanī thā shujāat meiñ fard thā
pākīzgī meiñ josh-e-mohabbat meiñ fard thā #urdu TRANSLATION: The attempt below is for assistance only and does not intend to capture the poetic excellence. The cup of Hind overflows with the wine of truth. Philosophers of the Western world are its devotees. The mysticism of her philosophers makes Hind’s star soar above all constellations. Thousands of angels have descended to proclaim Hind’s name before the world. And proud of his existence the discerning eye sees in Ram, a prophet. The glow from this lamp of wisdom makes Hind’s evening more radiant than the world’s daybreak. Valorous, brave, a master swordsman! In purity, in love, Ram, was unmatched #urdu Rām, the poem's subject, refers to the Lord Ramā, a Hindu deity and the protagonist of the Ramayana epic. He is a symbol of the triumph of truth over falsehood. Please read up about him yourself and save us the struggle of misrepresentation. For Iqbal, Hindustan is a land of sages, seers, scholars and intellectuals; he appreciates the Hindustani mind's search for eternality, knowledge and wisdom. but Rām is also a Persian word which means subdued, tamed, submissive — one who is submissive or obedient. And is often used in idiomatic constructions. i.e here are a few examples: 1. rām-karnā: to win over, tame, make loyal 2. rām-honā or ho-jānā: To be subdued 3. Nafs ko rām kernā - Lord Ramā and his story are often referenced in idiomatic expressions like: * rām rām kerna: salute, greet, recite a holy name, seeking protection, to repent * rām-kahānī sunana: telling a really long story Celebrating the syncretic tradition, Iqbāl not only uses Lord Rām as the subject of the poem, he also employs the Persian usage in the second line of the first shi'r. ‘sab falsafī haiñ ḳhitta-e-maġhrib ke rām-e-hind’ What do you think the expression 'Rām-i Hind' implies here? - Now look at the expression in the fourth shi'r praising Rām as Imām-i Hind. hai rām ke vajūd pe hindostāñ ko nāz ahle-nazar samajhte haiñ is ko imām-e-hind Urdu poetry is replete with references to Lord Ram and the episodes from The Ramayana. There are over 300 Ramayanas written in Urdu, many in Urdu verse known as manzum Ramayanas.
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    1 min
  • Reflection: Challenges of Reading Iqbal by Faraz Ali

    Reflection: Challenges of Reading Iqbal by Faraz Ali
    Apr 24 2024
    Episode 08. Reflection: Challenges or Reading Iqbal Poet: Muhammad Iqbal by Faraz Ali 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. You can engage with the project on instagram. Instagram.com/zer_zabar_paesh Or explore the mobile version of the official website to get access to curated content.
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    2 mins
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