Description
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 explains the five aspects of the project.
- Muntakhab vasāʾil
- Zer-i ghawr
- Farogh-i zawq
- ʿUlamāʾ-yi adab
- Lutf-i ishārāt
It is an attempt by Faraz Ali to bring “the tāq-i nisyān” طاقِ نِسْیاں (niche of forgetfulness) into relief and cultivate the faculty of imagination تخيّل(takhayyul).
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
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...
Published 05/18/24
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...
Published 04/24/24