Naahaq hum majbooroN par yeh tohmat hai mukhtaari ki


ناحق ہم مجبوروں پر یہ تہمت ہے مختاری کی
چاہتے ہیں سو آپ کریں ہیں ہم کو عبث بدنام کیا

– میر تقی میر

Naahaq hum majbooroN par yeh tohmat hai mukhtaari ki
chaahte haiN so aap kareN haiN, hamko abas badnaam kiya
– Mir Taqi Mir

नाहक़ हम मजबूरों पर ये तोहमत है मुख़्तारी की
चाहते हैं सो आप करें हैं, हमको अबस बदनाम किया
– मीर तक़ी मीर

Meaning of:

Tohmat, तोहमत, تہمت: आरोप, Accusition
Mukhtaari, मुख़्तारी, مختاری: स्वाधीनत, आज़ादी, Independence
Abas, अबस, عبث: व्यर्थ, फ़िज़ूल, Needlessly

Naahaq hum majbooroN par yeh tohmat hai mukhtaari ki
chaahte haiN so aap kareN haiN, hamko abas badnaam kiya
– Mir Taqi Mir

was the leading Urdu poet of the 18th century, and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself. He was one of the principal poets of the Delhi School of the Urdu ghazal and remains arguably the foremost name in Urdu poetry often remembered as god of poetry.
Mir’s famous contemporary, also an Urdu poet of no inconsiderable repute, was Mirza Rafi Sauda. Mir Taqi Mir was often compared with the later day Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib. Lovers of Urdu poetry often debate Mir’s supremacy over Ghalib or vice versa. It may be noted that Ghalib himself acknowledged, through some of his couplets, that Mir was indeed a genius who deserved respect. Here are two couplets by Mirza Ghalib on this matter.

Rekhta kay tumhi ustaad nahi ho Ghalib
Kehte hain agle zamane me koi Mir bhi tha
and
Ghalib apna yeh aqeeda hai baqaul-e-Nasikh
Aap bey behrah hai jo muataqid-e-Mir nahi

Source: Wikipedia

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