Baksh Nasikh

Urdu poet of Mughal era
**Imam Baksh Nasikh**
Urdu poet of Mughal era; Imam Baksh Nasikh
Pen name	Naskih
Occupation	Urdu poet
Nationality	Indian subcontinent
Period	Mughal era
Genre	Ghazal
Subject	Love, Philosophy

Imam Baksh Nasikh (Urdu: امام بخش ناسخ) (born 1776 - died 1838)

Early life

Born in Faizabad, India, ruled by the Mughals at the time. He left for Lucknow, at the age of 11, following his father's death. His philosophy of life was formed primarily from his father, whose emphasis on the importance of love and the value of compassion remained with him through his life and imbued his poetry.

Literary life

Nasikh's literary reputation is anchored on his ghazals.

After his move to Lucknow, his beloved daughter died, followed by his son, and then his wife. This, together with other earlier setbacks (including his traumatic stages in Delhi) lends a strong pathos to much of his writing - and indeed Mir is noted for his poetry of pathos and melancholy.

What Mir was practicing was probably the “Malamati” or “Blameworthy” aspect of the Sufi tradition. Using this technique, a person ascribes to oneself an unconventional aspect of a person or society, and then plays out its results, either in action or in verse. He was a prolific writer. His complete works, Kulliaat, consist of 6 dewans, containing 13,585 couplets comprising all kinds of poetic forms: ghazal, masnavi, qasida, rubai, mustezaad, satire, etc.

Faith

Major Works

"Nukat-us-Shura" Description about urdu poets of his time
"Faiz-e-Mir" Collection of five stories about beggars, said to have been written for the education of his son Mir Faiz Ali.^[1]
"Zikr-e-Mir" Autobiography written in Persian language.
"Kulliyat-e-Farsi" Collection of poems in Persian language
"Kulliyat-e-Mir" Collection of urdu poetry consisting of six diwans (volumes).

Famous Couplets

Some of his impeccable couplets are:

Mir Taqi Mir in fiction

Khushwant Singh's famous novel Delhi: A Novel gives very interesting details about the fictional life and adventures of the great poet. His fictional memoirs and confessions, especially those about his illicit relations with elite women, mainly with the wife of the aristocrat Rias Khan who employed him as tutor to teach his children, are not only very entertaining but also provide a lot of insight into his mind and heart.

References

^ Foreword by Dr. Masihuzzaman in Kulliyat-e-Mir Vol-2, Published by Ramnarianlal Prahladdas, Allahabad, India.

External links

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The Meer Pages
Mir Taqi Mir at Kavita Kosh
Dewaan-e-Meer (Online)
A Garden of Kashmir: the Ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir (maintained by Frances W. Pritchett)

[1] Foreword by Dr. Masihuzzaman in Kulliyat-e-Mir Vol-2, Published by Ramnarianlal Prahladdas, Allahabad, India.

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