Nawa-e-Sarosh نوائے سروش

by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghulam Rasool Mehr (Commentator)

One of the earliest and most recognized commentaries on the great poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib's compete Urdu works or Diwan. Provides meanings of difficult words, explanations of imagery, metaphors, layers of meaning and unusual phrases and expressions. Also provides examples of similar couplets from the poet as well as other poets. This imprint provides no date of publication. Ghulam Rasool Mehr was a prolific writer and especially known for his commentaries on the works of Ghalib and Iqbal.

1096 pages, Hardcover

About the author

Mirza Ghalib (Urdu: مرزا غالب) born Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (Urdu/Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان) was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule. He used as his pen-name Ghalib (Urdu/Persian: غالب, ġhālib means dominant) and Asad (Urdu/Persian: اسد, Asad means lion. His honour title was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula.

During his lifetime the Mughals were eclipsed and finally deposed by the British following the defeat of the Indian Revolt of 1857, events that he wrote of. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. In South Asia, he is considered to be one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. Ghalib today remains popular not only in India and Pakistan but also amongst diaspora communities around the world.

Mirza Ghalib is also known as the last great poet of the Mughal Era.