Diwan-e-Ghalib

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Urdu ghazal collection poetry collection

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.

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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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mirza Ghalib → notableWork → Diwan-e-Ghalib ⓘ
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan → notableWork → Diwan-e-Ghalib ⓘ
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan → hasCollection → Diwan-e-Ghalib ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kulliyat-e-Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan → hasCollection → Diwan-e-Ghalib ⓘ
this entity surface form: Urdu Diwan of Ghalib