27-660: Barki or Barqi may refer to People [ edit ] Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi (born 1954), Indian Urdu poet Ahmed Barki (born 1980), Moroccan boxer Henri Barki , Turkish-Canadian social scientist Justin Barki (born 2000), Indonesian tennis player Khairi Barki (born 1995), Algerian footballer Places [ edit ] Barqi, Razavi Khorasan , Iran Cheshmeh Barqi , Iran Qasemabad-e Cheshmeh Barqi , Iran Barki, Pakistan Barki Badhal , Pakistan Barki, Poland Other [ edit ] Barki.official ,
54-508: A Sayyid of Amroha convinced him to pursue poetry in Urdu: "A Sayyid from Amroha took the trouble to put me on to writing poetry in the Urdu medium, the verse which resembled Persian poetry. Urdu was the language of Hindustan by the authority of the king and presently it was gaining currency. I worked at it very hard and practised this art to such a degree that I came to be acknowledged by the literari of
81-479: A high end clothing brand Barkchi , a football club in Tajikistan Barqi Tojik , a national power company of Tajikistan See also [ edit ] Barkis (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Barki . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
108-556: A master's degree in Urdu and Persian, and received a doctorate in Modern and Classical Persian from the Centre of African & Asian Languages of Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1996. Barqi's poetic works are assembled in the books Rooh-e-Sukhan published in 2013 and Mahshr e Khayal published in 2020. In this massive work, he treats traditional subject matter, such as romantic love and spiritual devotion, but also non-traditional topics such as
135-627: A poet's passionate love affair and descent into madness are. Especially, as Frances W. Pritchett points out, the austere portrait of Mir from these masnavis must be juxtaposed against the picture drawn by Andalib Shadani, whose inquiry suggests a very different poet, given to unabashed eroticism in his verse. Mir lived much of his life in Mughal Delhi. Kuchha Chelan , in Old Delhi was his address at that time. However, after Ahmad Shah Abdali 's sack of Delhi each year starting 1748, he eventually moved to
162-473: A sprinkling of Persian diction and phraseology, and created a poetic language at once simple, natural and elegant, which was to guide generations of future poets. The death of his family members, together with earlier setbacks (including the traumatic stages in Delhi), lend a strong pathos to much of Mir's writing – and indeed Mir is noted for his poetry of pathos and melancholy. According to Mir, Syed Sadaat Ali,
189-737: A way that I lost myself And went by taking away my 'self' with her Just her glimpse rendered me numb away she went leaving me separated from me At a higher spiritual level, the subject of Mir's poem is not a woman but God. Mir speaks of man's interaction with the Divine. He reflects upon the impact on man when God reveals Himself to the man. So the same sher can be interpreted in this way as well: Dikhaai diye yun ke bekhud kiya Hamen aap se bhi juda kar chale When I saw You (God) I lost all sense of self I forgot my own identity Other shers : Gor kis diljale ki hai ye falak? Shola ek subah yahaan se uthta hai What heart-sick sufferer's grave
216-562: Is said to conceal more than it reveals, with material that is undated or presented in no chronological sequence. Therefore, many of the 'true details' of Mir's life remain a matter of speculation. Mir was born in Agra , India (then called Akbarabad and ruled by the Mughals ) in August or February 1723. His grandfather had migrated from Hejaz to Hyderabad, then to Akbarabad or Agra. His philosophy of life
243-414: Is the sky? an Ember rises hence at dawn Ashk aankhon mein kab nahin aata? Lahu aata hai jab nahin aata From my eye, when doesn't a tear fall? Blood falls when it doesn't fall Bekhudi le gai kahaan humko, Der se intezaar hai apna Where has selflessness taken me I've been waiting for myself for long Raah-e-door-e-ishq mein rotaa hai kyaa Aage aage dekhiye hotaa hai kyaa In
270-575: The Internet and global health crises. He includes tributes to Urdu literary giants, including Mir Taqi Mir , Ghalib , Iqbal , Sir Syed , and Faiz Ahmad Faiz . He continued to publish new poems online in numerous international Urdu poetry forums, including HamariWeb, aalmiahkbar.com, and on Facebook. Barqi's father, Rahmat Elahi Barqi, was also a renowned poet in Urdu, well known for his collection Tanweer-e-Sukhan , or "The Light of Language." Barqi served as Translator-cum-Announcer (T/A In-charge) in
297-587: The Persian Service of the External Services Division of All India Radio, New Delhi. He has traveled extensively, including to Iran and Afghanistan, on study tours. In addition to his own writing, he devoted his time and efforts to the furtherance of Urdu literary culture, promoting the works of Urdu poets of the past and present. In live forums and recitations, on television, radio, and social media, Dr. Barqi continued to spread international interest in
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#1733085664601324-437: The city. My verse became well known in the city and reached the ears of the young and old." Mir's famous contemporary, also an Urdu poet of no inconsiderable repute, was Mirza Rafi Sauda . Mir Taqi Mir was often compared with the later day Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib . Lovers of Urdu poetry often debate Mir's supremacy over Ghalib or vice versa. It may be noted that Ghalib himself acknowledged, through some of his couplets, that Mir
351-521: The court of Asaf-ud-Daulah in Lucknow , at the ruler's invitation. Distressed to witness the plundering of his beloved Delhi, he gave vent to his feelings through some of his couplets. کیا بود و باش پوچھو ہو پورب کے ساکنو ہم کو غریب جان کے ہنس ہنس پکار کے دلّی جو ایک شہر تھا عالم میں انتخاب رہتے تھے منتخب ہی جہاں روزگار کے جس کو فلک نے لوٹ کے ویران کر دیا ہم رہنے والے ہیں اسی اجڑے دیار کے Mir migrated to Lucknow in 1782 and stayed there for
378-458: The founder of Mir Academy in Lucknow. His complete works, Kulliaat , consist of six Diwans containing 13,585 couplets, comprising a variety of poetic forms: ghazal , masnavi , qasida , rubai , mustezaad , satire, etc. Mir's literary reputation is anchored on the ghazals in his Kulliyat-e-Mir , much of them on themes of love. His masnavi Mu'amlat-e-Ishq (The Stages of Love) is one of
405-472: The greatest known love poems in Urdu literature . Mir lived at a time when Urdu language and poetry was at a formative stage – and Mir's instinctive aesthetic sense helped him strike a balance between the indigenous expression and new enrichment coming in from Persian imagery and idiom, to constitute the new elite language known as Rekhta or Hindui . Basing his language on his native Hindustani, he leavened it with
432-488: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barki&oldid=1085093946 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi (25 December 1954 – 5 December 2022)
459-602: The long road of Love, why do you wail Just wait and watch how things unveil Deedani hai shikastagi dil ki Kya imaarat ghamon ne dhaai hai Worth-watching is my heart's crumbling What a citadel have sorrows razed Baad marne ke meri qabr pe aaya wo 'Mir' Yaad aai mere Isa ko dawa mere baad O Mir, he came to my grave after I'd died My messiah thought of a medicine after I'd died Mir ke deen-o-mazhab ka poonchte kya ho un nay to kashka khaincha dair mein baitha kab ka tark Islam kiya What can I tell you about Mir's faith or belief? A tilak on his forehead, in
486-542: The pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself. He was one of the principal poets of the Delhi School of the Urdu ghazal and is often remembered as one of the best poets of the Urdu language. His pen name ( takhallus ) was Mir. He spent the latter part of his life in the court of Asaf-ud-Daulah in Lucknow . His father's name was Meer Muttaqi. After his father's death, his step-brothers took control over his property. His step-uncle took care of him after he
513-424: The remainder of his life. Though he was given a kind welcome by Asaf-ud-Daulah, he found that he was considered old-fashioned by the courtiers of Lucknow (Mir, in turn, was contemptuous of the new Lucknow poetry, dismissing the poet Jur'at's work as merely 'kissing and cuddling'). Mir's relationships with his patron gradually grew strained, and he eventually severed his connections with the court. In his last years Mir
540-461: The unique literary and cultural traditions of Urdu. Barqi died in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh on 5 December 2022, at the age of 67 and buried in his neighborhood Kot, Azamgarh . Mir Taqi Mir India Portal Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer ), was an Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal India and one of
567-479: The words of Nasikh He that vows not on Mir, is himself unlearned! Ghalib and Zauq were contemporary rivals but both of them believed in the greatness of Mir and also acknowledged Mir's greatness in their poetry. Some of his notable couplets are: Hasti apni habab ki si hai Yeh numaish ik saraab ki si hai My life is like a bubble This world is like a mirage Dikhaai diye yun ki bekhud kiya Hamein aap se bhi juda kar chale She appeared in such
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#1733085664601594-562: Was an Indian poet in the Urdu language . His poetic collections included Rooh-e-Sukhan . Professionally, he served in the Persian service of All India Radio , New Delhi . He devoted his life to furtherance of the Urdu language and its literary culture. Ahmad Ali Barqi was educated at Shibli National College in Azamgarh and at Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi . He held a degree in Education,
621-551: Was formed primarily by his father, Mir Abdullah, a religious man with a large following, whose emphasis on the importance of love and the value of compassion remained with Mir throughout his life and imbued his poetry. Mir's father died while the poet was in his teens, and left him some debt. Mir left Agra for Delhi a few years after his father's death, to finish his education and also to find patrons who offered him financial support (Mir's many patrons and his relationship with them have been described by his translator C. M. Naim ). He
648-506: Was given a daily allowance by the Mughal Amir-ul-Umara and Mir Bakhshi, Khan-i Dauran , who was another native of Agra. Some scholars consider two of Mir's masnavis (long narrative poems rhymed in couplets), Mu'amlat-e-ishq (The Stages of Love) and Khwab o Khyal-e Mir ("Mir's Vision"), written in the first person, as inspired by Mir's own early love affairs, but it is by no means clear how autobiographical these accounts of
675-406: Was indeed a genius who deserved respect. Here are two couplets by Mirza Ghalib on this matter. Reekhta ke tum hī ustād nahīṅ ho ğhālib Kehte haiṅ agle zamāne meṅ koī mīr bhī thā You are not the only master of Rekhta , Ghalib They say there used to be a Mir in the past Ghalib apna yeh aqeeda hai baqaul-e-Nasikh Aap bey behrah hai jo muataqid-e-Mir nahi Ghalib! It's my belief in
702-412: Was orphaned and after the death of his step-uncle (paternal) his maternal step-uncle took care of him. The signature of his poetry is the grief he expresses. He has expressed a lot of grief over the downfall of his city, Delhi. The main source of information on Mir's life is his autobiography Zikr-e-Mir , which covers the period from his childhood to the beginning of his sojourn in Lucknow . However, it
729-450: Was very isolated. His health failed, and the untimely deaths of his daughter, son and wife caused him great distress. He died of a purgative overdose on 21 September 1810, and was buried in Lucknow . The marker of his burial place is believed to have been removed in modern times when railway tracks were built over his grave. In the 1970s, a cenotaph was built in the vicinity of his actual burial place helped by Maqbool Ahmed Lari ,
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