❝Love, O Mir, is a heavy stone indeed, When will you be able to lift it and be freed. If the ground beneath your feet is firm and near, And you have a hand to hold, what is there to fear.❞
Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir, popularly known as 'Mir', is considered the greatest Urdu poet of the 18th century. Called the 'God of Poetry' (Khuda-e-Sukhan), he wrote about love, loss, and the human condition with unmatched simplicity and emotional depth.
Born: Agra, India · Era: 1723–1810 · Specialty: Ghazal
Dive into the deepest expressions of love through hand-picked verses by Ghalib, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmad Faraz, and Parveen Shakir. This collection suits anniversaries, proposals, or simply telling someone how much they mean to you — ranging from the layered metaphors of classical ghazal to short, direct modern couplets.
❝What to say of the tenderness of her lips, Like a petal of the rose it slips. Mir, in those half-open eyes of hers, All the intoxication of wine stirs.❞
❝Who can describe the state of Mir's verse, Who can say what measure of lament it's worth? I had wished to tell her, but alas, in her face, Who can reveal these secrets in that place?❞