Have you ever been enchanted by the spoken cadence of an Urdu couplet
but wished you could fully understand its nuances? Have you wanted to
engage with a ghazal more deeply but were daunted by its mystifying
conventions? Are you confused between a qataa and a rubaai, or a musadda
and a marsiya?
In Urdu Poetry, Raza Mir offers a fresh, quirky and accessible entry
point for neophytes seeking to enhance their enjoyment of this vibrant
canon-from the poems of legends like Mir Taqi Mir and Mirza Ghalib to
the lyrics of contemporary game changers like Javed Akhtar and Gulzar.
Raza Mir's translation not only draws out the zest and pathos of these
timeless verses, but also provides pithy insights and colourful trivia
that will enable readers to fully embrace this world.