Diwan-e-Ghalib
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Diwan-e-Ghalib is the celebrated collection of Urdu ghazals by the 19th-century poet Mirza Ghalib, renowned for its philosophical depth, linguistic elegance, and enduring influence on South Asian literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diwan-e-Ghalib canonical | 2 |
| Kulliyat-e-Ghalib | 1 |
| Urdu Diwan of Ghalib | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Urdu ghazal collection
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Delhi ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire (late period)
|
| associatedPoet |
Mirza Ghalib
ⓘ
surface form:
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
|
| author | Mirza Ghalib ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 19th century ⓘ |
| compiledDuring | Mughal decline in India ⓘ |
| compiledFrom | Ghalib’s Urdu ghazals ⓘ |
| contains |
Urdu ghazals
ⓘ
qasidas ⓘ Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ⓘ
surface form:
rubaiyat
short poems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
canonical work of Urdu literature
ⓘ
classic of South Asian literature ⓘ |
| genre | ghazal ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
blend of Persianized diction and colloquial Urdu
ⓘ
dense metaphorical language ⓘ innovative use of classical ghazal conventions ⓘ multiple authoritative editions ⓘ philosophical introspection ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Sufism
ⓘ
existential reflection ⓘ irony ⓘ love ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mysticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
South Asian ghazal tradition
ⓘ
South Asian literature ⓘ Urdu poetry ⓘ |
| isAdaptedIn |
ghazal singing
ⓘ
music ⓘ theatre and television dramatizations ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn | Urdu literature curricula ⓘ |
| language |
Urdu language
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | classical Urdu poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Urdu literature ⓘ |
| originalScript | Perso-Arabic script ⓘ |
| originalScriptVariant |
Nastaʿlīq
ⓘ
surface form:
Nastaliq
|
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
ambiguity
ⓘ
complex imagery ⓘ linguistic elegance ⓘ philosophical depth ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kulliyat-e-Ghalib
this entity surface form:
Urdu Diwan of Ghalib