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...

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...

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...

Episode 07. Excerpt: Dagh Dehlvi’s Story in ‘Kai Chand They Sar-i Asman’ by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi Poet: Dagh Dehlvi 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...

Episode 06. Story: Haider Ali Aatish in Lucknow Poet: Haider Ali Aatish by Faraz Ali Bāt meiñ farq na āney dījiye Jān jaati hai tau jāne dijiye Ān meiñ farq na āney dijiye Jān jati hai tau jāne dijiye بات میں فرق نہ آنے دیجۓ جان جاتی ہے تو جانے دیجۓ آن میں فرق نہ آنے دیجۓ جان جاتی ہے تو جانے دیجۓ 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...

Episode 05. Reflection: Temperament of Mirza Ghalib Poet: Mirza Ghalib by Faraz Ali zikr us parī-vash kā aur phir bayāñ apnā ban gayā raqīb āḳhir thā jo rāz-dāñ apnā ذکر اس پری وش کا اور پھر بیاں اپنا بن گیا رقیب آخر تھا جو رازداں اپنا 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...

Episode 04. Ghazal: Daim Pada Hua Poet: Mir Taqi Mir Recitation by Faraz Ali daa.im paḌā huā tire dar par nahīñ huuñ maiñ ḳhaak aisī zindagī pe ki patthar nahīñ huuñ maiñ kyuuñ gardish-e-mudām se ghabrā na jaa.e dil insān huuñ piyāla o sāġhar nahīñ huuñ maiñ yā-rab zamāna mujh ko miTātā hai kis liye lauh-e-jahāñ pe harf-e-mukarrar nahīñ huuñ maiñ had chāhiye sazā meñ uqūbat ke vāste āḳhir gunāhgār huuñ kāfar nahīñ huuñ maiñ kis vāste aziiz nahīñ jānte mujhe la.al o zamurrad o...

Episode 03. Reflection: Veil of Dust Poet: Mir Taqi Mir by Faraz Ali مت سہل ہمیں جانو پھرتا ہے فلک برسوں تب خاک کے پردے سے انسان نکلتے ہیں mat sahl hameñ jaano phirtā hai falak barsoñ tab ḳhaak ke parde se insān nikalte haiñ 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,...

A Ghazal by Mir Taqi Mir Recitation by Faraz Ali kartā nahīñ qusūr hamāre halāk meñ yā-rab ye āsmān bhī mil jaa.e ḳhaak meñ garmī nahīñ hai ham se vo ai rashk-e-āftāb ab aa gayā hai farq bahut us tapāk meñ is Dhang se hilā ki bajā dil nahīñ rahe us gosh ke guhar se dam aa.e haiñ naak meñ ab ke junūñ meñ fāsla shāyad na kuchh rahe dāman ke chaak aur garebāñ ke chaak meñ kahiye latāfat us tan-e-nāzuk kī 'mīr' kyā shāyad ye lutf hogā kisū jān-e-pāk meñ ‎کرتا نہیں قصور ہمارے ہلاک...

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. It is an attempt to bring “the tāq-i nisyān” طاقِ نِسْیاں (niche of forgetfulness) into relief and cultivate the faculty of imagination تخيّل(takhayyul). This episode...