Meer Soz
Author
Shafiq Naz
Editor
Meer Soz: 100 Selected Ghazals – Urdu
With Pronunciation and Glossary
Introduction to Meer Soz: 100 Selected Ghazals. This book is in Urdu
Meer Kazim Ali Soz (1735 –1799), known as Meer Soz, was one of the leading poets of 18th-century Lucknow—a literary voice of exquisite refinement and inner feeling. Drawing on the elegance of Persian diction and the expressive richness of Urdu, Soz developed a poetic style marked by lyrical beauty, spiritual sensitivity, and emotional nuance. His ghazals reflect themes of love, longing, transience, and the quiet pain of separation, rendered in language that is graceful, heartfelt, and musically resonant.
This edition presents one hundred of Meer Soz’s finest ghazals, selected for their literary merit, emotional subtlety, and historical significance. It invites readers into the poetic world of Lucknow at its height—where decorum and feeling moved together in perfect balance.
In keeping with the principles of this publication series, this edition includes:
– Full Urdu text with diacritical markings (aʿrāb) to ensure correct pronunciation, meter, and ease of reading—ideal for students, reciters, and learners of classical Urdu.
– A comprehensive Urdu glossary, clarifying relatively difficult or classical words, idioms, and poetic expressions—making the verse more accessible while preserving its linguistic richness.
Meer Soz: 100 Selected Ghazals offers modern readers a renewed encounter with a poet of elegance, restraint, and subtle passion—whose voice shaped the delicately poised art of the Urdu ghazal in its formative era.
Bibliography
Publisher : Alhamra Publishing
Published : July 15, 2025
Language : Urdu
ISBN : 978-94-934-4505-5
Format : Hardback – Paperback
Pages : N/A
Dimensions : 140 x 215 mm
