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The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, wrote this verse while imprisoned by the British after the uprising ended: Sabhi jagah matam-e-sakht hai, kaho kaisi gardish-e-bakht hai Na wo taj hai na wo takht hai na wo shah hai na dayar hai Everywhere there is the lament and wails of mourning, how terrible is the turn of fate
Bahadur Shah Zafar ruled over a Mughal Empire that had by the early 19th century been reduced to only the city of Delhi and the surrounding territory as far as Palam. [5] The Maratha Empire had brought an end to the Mughal Empire in the Deccan during the 18th century and the regions of India formerly under Mughal rule had either been absorbed ...
Haqqee published two collections of his poems, Taar-i-Pairahan (1957) and Harf-i-Dilras (1979). [1] He also published ghazals under the title, Dil ki Zuban. His other publications include: Naqd-o-Nigarish (a work of literary criticism) Maqalaat-e-Mumtaz; Shaakhsaanay (Short stories) Maqam-e-Ghazal (edited work of Hafiz Hoshiarpuri) Nashid-i ...
He wrote poetry under the pen name "Zauq", and was appointed poet laureate of the Mughal Court in Delhi at the age of just 19. Later he was given the title of Khaqani-e-Hind (The Khaqani of India) by the last Mughal emperor and his disciple Bahadur Shah II Zafar. [2] He was a poor youth, with only an ordinary education.
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor, was himself a poet and a patron of poetry. [20] Chief poets who flourished under his patronage includes Zauq, Ghalib, Azurda, and Momin. [21] Some of Momin's pupils in poetry such as Shefta and Mir Hussain Taskin became distinguished poets themselves. [22]
Ghalib’s poetry or shayari had smitten Mughal Badshah of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zaffar. During the reign of the British, the badshah became a British pensioner. He was kept under strict supervision by the British along with his visitors including Ghalib as they grew suspicious of him. The shayari maestro’s pension was suspended by the British.
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India, was an accomplished poet in his own right. He had a habit of setting his court difficult poetic tasks, such as the challenging art of tazmin , which led to the development of Tarahi Mushaira.
The Shahr Ashob (Persian: شهر آشوب; Shahr-i Ashob (lit. 'The city's misfortune' [1]), sometimes spelled Shahar-i Ashūb or Shahrashub, is a genre that becomes prominent in Urdu poetry in South Asia with its roots in classical Persian and Urdu poetic lamentations.