About Wali Muhammad Wali
Wali Muhammad Wali (1667–1707), also known as Wali Dakhani,, Wali Gujarati and Wali Aurangabadi, was a classical Urdu poet from India. He is considered by many scholars to be to be the father of Urdu poetry, being the first established poet to have composed Ghazals in Urdu language[2] and compiled a divan (a collectio…
Selected Quotes
Poetry & Stories
जिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगे
जिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगेउसे ज़िंदगी क्यूँ न भारी लगे
किया मुझ इश्क़ ने ज़ालिम कूँ आब आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
किया मुझ इश्क़ ने ज़ालिम कूँ आब आहिस्ता आहिस्ताकि आतिश गुल कूँ करती है गुलाब आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
मुफ़्लिसी सब बहार खोती है
मुफ़्लिसी सब बहार खोती हैमर्द का ए'तिबार खोती है
तुझ लब की सिफ़त लाल-ए-बदख़्शाँ सूँ कहूँगा
तुझ लब की सिफ़त लाल-ए-बदख़्शाँ सूँ कहूँगाजादू हैं तिरे नैन ग़ज़ालाँ सूँ कहूँगा
वो सनम जब सूँ बसा दीदा-ए-हैरान में आ
वो सनम जब सूँ बसा दीदा-ए-हैरान में आआतिश-ए-इश्क़ पड़ी अक़्ल के सामान में आ
About Wali Muhammad Wali
Wali Muhammad Wali (1667–1707), also known as Wali Dakhani,, Wali Gujarati and Wali Aurangabadi, was a classical Urdu poet from India.
He is considered by many scholars to be to be the father of Urdu poetry, being the first established poet to have composed Ghazals in Urdu language[2] and compiled a divan (a collection of ghazals where the entire alphabet is used at least once as the last letter to define the rhyme pattern).
Before Wali, Indian Ghazals were composed in Persian, almost being replicated in thought and style from the original Persian masters like Saa'di, Jami and Khaqani. Wali began, using not only an Indian language, but Indian themes, idioms and imagery in his ghazals. It is said that his visit to Delhi in 1700, along with his divan of Urdu ghazals created a ripple in the literary circles of the north, inspiring them to produce stalwarts like Zauq, Sauda and Mir.
Career
Wali Mohammed Wali's visit to Delhi in 1700 is considered to be of great significance for Urdu Ghazals. His simple, sensuous and melodious poems in Urdu, awakened the Persian loving poets of Delhi to the beauty and capability of "Rekhta" (the old name for Urdu) as a medium of poetic expression. Wali Mohammed Wali's visit thus stimulated the growth and development of Urdu Ghazal in Delhi.
He died in Ahmedabad in 1707 in what is now Gujarat state, and was buried in the same city.
Genre
Although Wali tried his hand at a variety of verse forms including the masnavi, qasida, mukhammas, and the rubai., the ghazal is his speciality. He wrote 473 ghazals containing 3,225 couplets (Ashaar). His poems were simple, sensuous & melodious.He was a trend setter in classical poetry who helped establish Urdu ghazal in Delhi by inspiring different poets to write in Urdu It is believed that Wali started to have established the tradition of writing ghazals in Urdu and also influencing the other writers when he visited Delhi. Before that, preferred language for ghazals was Persian.
Some of his famous couplets are
Jisay Ishq Ka Teer Kaari Lagay
Use Zindagi Jag Mein Bhaari Lagay
Naa Chode Mohabbat Daame Marg Tak
Jisay Yaar Jaanisoon Yaari Lagay
Naa Howe Use Jag Mein Hargiz Qaraar
Jise Ishq Ki Beqaraari Lagay
Har Ek Waqt Mujhe Aashiq Zaar Koon
Pyaare Teri Baat pyaari Lagay
"Wali" Koon Kahe Tu Agar Yak Bachan
Raqeebon Dil Mein Kataari Lagay
Themes
His favorite theme was love – both mystical and earthy – and his characteristic tone was one of cheerful affirmation and acceptance, rather than of melancholy grumbling. He was the first Urdu poet to have started the practice of expressing love from the man's point of view, as against the prevailing convention of impersonating as a woman.
If, on the one hand, Wali unraveled the beauty and richness of the native language as a poetic medium, on the other, he was alive to the vigor and verve of Persian diction and imagery which he successfully incorporated into the body of his verse. He may thus be called the architect of the modern poetic language, which is a skillful blend of Aam Boli and Persian vocabulary. His diction was unique here is one of his famous ghazal.
Yaad karna har ghari us yaar ka
Hai wazifa mujh dil-e-bimaar ka.
Aarzoo-e-chasma-e-kausar nahin
Tishna-lab hun sharbat-e-didaar ka.
Aakbat kya howega maalum nahin
Dil hua hai mubtla dildaar ka.
Kya kahe tarif dil, hai be nazir,
Harf harf us makhzan-e-Israar ka.
Gar hua hai taalib-e-Aazadgi,
Band mat ho subba-o-zunnaar ka.
Masnad-e-gul manzil-e-shabanam hui,
Dekh rutba dida-e-bedaar ka.
Aye Wali hona srijan par nisaar,
Mudda hai chashm-e-gohar baar ka.
Memorials
His memorial tomb in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad was attacked by the Hindu mob during riots in 2002 and replaced with makeshift Hanuman temple. It was completely razed and the road was constructed overnight. After protests from citizens and literary class of city, the Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Gujarat High Court.
In 2010, a widely acclaimed short film on Wali's life was made by a film-maker Gopal K. Annam.
Wali Muhammad Wali: Quick Answers
Who is Wali Muhammad Wali?
Wali Muhammad Wali (1667–1707), also known as Wali Dakhani,, Wali Gujarati and Wali Aurangabadi, was a classical Urdu poet from India. He is considered by many scholars to be to be the father of Urdu poetry, being the first established poet to have composed Ghazals in Urdu language[2] and compiled a divan (a collectio…
When was Wali Muhammad Wali born?
Wali Muhammad Wali was born on 1 January 1667.
When did Wali Muhammad Wali die?
Wali Muhammad Wali passed away on 1 January 1707.
Where can I read Wali Muhammad Wali's poetry?
Kavishala has 33 poems and stories by Wali Muhammad Wali, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Wali Muhammad Wali
जिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगे
जिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगेउसे ज़िंदगी क्यूँ न भारी लगे
किया मुझ इश्क़ ने ज़ालिम कूँ आब आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
किया मुझ इश्क़ ने ज़ालिम कूँ आब आहिस्ता आहिस्ताकि आतिश गुल कूँ करती है गुलाब आहिस्ता आहिस्ता
मुफ़्लिसी सब बहार खोती है
मुफ़्लिसी सब बहार खोती हैमर्द का ए'तिबार खोती है
तुझ लब की सिफ़त लाल-ए-बदख़्शाँ सूँ कहूँगा
तुझ लब की सिफ़त लाल-ए-बदख़्शाँ सूँ कहूँगाजादू हैं तिरे नैन ग़ज़ालाँ सूँ कहूँगा
वो सनम जब सूँ बसा दीदा-ए-हैरान में आ
वो सनम जब सूँ बसा दीदा-ए-हैरान में आआतिश-ए-इश्क़ पड़ी अक़्ल के सामान में आ
याद करना हर घड़ी उस यार का
याद करना हर घड़ी उस यार काहै वज़ीफ़ा मुझ दिल-ए-बीमार का
कूचा-ए-यार ऐन कासी है
कूचा-ए-यार ऐन कासी हैजोगी-ए-दिल वहाँ का बासी है
शग़्ल बेहतर है इश्क़-बाज़ी का
शग़्ल बेहतर है इश्क़-बाज़ी काक्या हक़ीक़ी ओ क्या मजाज़ी का
मत ग़ुस्से के शो'ले सूँ जलते कूँ जलाती जा
मत ग़ुस्से के शो'ले सूँ जलते कूँ जलाती जाटुक मेहर के पानी सूँ तू आग बुझाती जा
शौक़-ए-दिल मोहताज है तकरार का
शौक़-ए-दिल मोहताज है तकरार कामाह के सीने उपर ऐ शम्अ-रू
देखना हर सुब्ह तुझ रुख़्सार का
देखना हर सुब्ह तुझ रुख़्सार काहै मुताला मतला-ए-अनवार का
दिल कूँ तुझ बाज बे-क़रारी है
दिल कूँ तुझ बाज बे-क़रारी हैचश्म का काम अश्क-बारी है
Selected Quotes by Wali Muhammad Wali (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
वो सनम जब सूँ बसा दीदा-ए-हैरान में आआतिश-ए-इश्क़ पड़ी अक़्ल के सामान में आयाद करना हर घड़ी उस यार काहै वज़ीफ़ा मुझ दिल-ए-बीमार काकूचा-ए-यार ऐन कासी हैजोगी-ए-दिल वहाँ का बासी हैशग़्ल बेहतर है इश्क़-बाज़ी काक्या हक़ीक़ी ओ क्या मजाज़ी काजिसे इश्क़ का तीर कारी लगेउसे ज़िंदगी क्यूँ न भारी लगेदिल कूँ तुझ बाज बे-क़रारी हैचश्म का काम अश्क-बारी हैVideos on Wali Muhammad Wali
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