About Meer Taqi Meer
18th Century (Classical Era) · Khuda-e-Sukhan — the god of poetryMeer Taqi Meer was the leading Urdu poet of the 18th century, and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself. He is fondly called 'Khuda-e-Sukhan' (God of Poetry) and is famous for his themes of tragic love and melancholia.
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Patta patta, boota boota, haal humara jaane hai,
Jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane, baagh to saara jaane hai.
“Every leaf, every plant knows my state of being — the rose may not know, but the entire garden knows.”
Ibteeda-e-ishq hai rota hai kya,
Aage aage dekhiye hota hai kya.
Meer ke sheron mein jo dard hai,
Wo kisi aur ke kalam mein kahan.
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Reading Meer Taqi Meer: where this sher fits
Themes to watch for: heartbreak without ornament, the ruin of delhi, sincere sorrow, spoken urdu rhythm, mysticism and the fragility of life. Read 'Patta patta, boota boota' and 'Dekh to dil ki jaan se uthta hai' — both show his plain-spoken, devastating style.
Worth knowing: His diction was so close to ordinary Delhi speech that scholars use his poems to study the language of the era.