Nazm Tabatabai

Poet

Nazm Tabatabai

Urdu1852–1933HyderabadGhazalNazm

26

Ghazals

26

Total Works

Radio style

yed Ali Haider Nazm Tabatabai was a distinguished Urdu poet, scholar, and literary critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Lucknow, he later settled in Hyderabad, where he served as a professor at Nizam College and contributed to the Dar-ul-Tarjuma at Osmania University. He is celebrated for his masterful ghazals, pioneering modern nazms, and landmark commentary on Ghalib's poetry.

Key Works

His most celebrated poetic achievement is 'Gor-e-Ghariban', a revered poetic adaptation of Thomas Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'. In scholarship, his critical work 'Sharh-e-Diwan-e-Ghalib' remains one of the most authoritative commentaries on Ghalib's poetry. His collection of verse, 'Kulliyat-e-Nazm', contains eloquent ghazals and reflective nazms that enrich classical Urdu literature.

Style & Influence

Blending the classical eloquence of the Lucknow school with rigorous intellectual discipline, his style is characterized by linguistic precision and philosophical depth. He embraced new poetic forms from Western literature while maintaining traditional Persian and Urdu prosodic rigor. His verses feature refined imagery, didactic undertones, and meditative contemplation.

Recognition

Regarded as a foundational figure in modern Urdu criticism, he held esteemed professorial status at Nizam College in Hyderabad. His commentary on Ghalib and innovative translations earned him enduring respect across literary academies and educational institutions in the subcontinent.

Ghazals

In the archive

आ गया फिर रमज़ाँ क्या होगा

आ के मुझ तक कश्ती-ए-मय साक़िया उल्टी फिरी

अबस है नाज़-ए-इस्तिग़्ना पे कल की क्या ख़बर क्या हो

बिदअ'त मस्नून हो गई है

एहसान ले न हिम्मत-ए-मर्दाना छोड़ कर

हँसी में वो बात मैं ने कह दी कि रह गए आप दंग हो कर

इस महीना भर कहाँ था साक़िया अच्छी तरह

इस वास्ते अदम की मंज़िल को ढूँडते हैं

जुनूँ के वलवले जब घुट गए दिल में निहाँ हो कर

किसी से बस कि उमीद-ए-कुशूद-ए-कार नहीं

किस लिए फिरते हैं ये शम्स ओ क़मर दोनों साथ

कोई मय दे या न दे हम रिंद-ए-बे-पर्वा हैं आप

क्या कारवान-ए-हस्ती गुज़रा रवा-रवी में

क्या कहें किस से प्यार कर बैठे

मुझ को समझो यादगार-ए-रफ़्तगान-ए-लखनऊ

नदामत है बना कर इस चमन में आशियाँ मुझ को

फिरी हुई मिरी आँखें हैं तेग़-ज़न की तरफ़

पुर्सिश जो होगी तुझ से जल्लाद क्या करेगा

संग-ए-जफ़ा का ग़म नहीं दस्त-ए-तलब का डर नहीं

सुब्हा है ज़ुन्नार क्यूँ कैसी कही

तन्हा नहीं हूँ गर दिल-ए-दीवाना साथ है

उड़ा कर काग शीशे से मय-ए-गुल-गूँ निकलती है

ये आह-ए-बे-असर क्या हो ये नख़्ल-ए-बे-समर क्या हो

ये हुआ मआल हुबाब का जो हवा में भर के उभर गया

यूँ मैं सीधा गया वहशत में बयाबाँ की तरफ़

यूँ तो न तेरे जिस्म में हैं ज़ीनहार हाथ

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