Persian Diwan of Ghalib

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The Persian Diwan of Ghalib is a celebrated collection of Persian-language poetry by the renowned 19th-century poet Mirza Ghalib, showcasing his mastery of classical Persian verse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian-language literary work
poetry collection
associatedWith 19th century
Delhi NERFINISHED
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
author Mirza Ghalib NERFINISHED
circulation manuscript tradition
printed editions
contains ghazals
masnavis
qasidas
rubaiyat NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
creatorBirthName Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan NERFINISHED
creatorBirthPlace Agra NERFINISHED
creatorEthnicity Mughal Indian
creatorReligion Islam NERFINISHED
genre classical Persian poetry
lyric poetry
hasCommentary critical editions
scholarly annotations
hasTranslation English translations
Hindi translations
Urdu translations
historicalContext British colonial expansion in India
decline of the Mughal Empire
influenced later Urdu and Persian poets in South Asia
language Persian
literaryMovement late classical Persian poetry in India
literaryTradition Persian classical tradition
notableFor Sufi motifs
complex imagery
highly ornate diction
mastery of Persian prosody
philosophical themes
partOf Persian literature of the Indian subcontinent
reception considered difficult for general readers
highly esteemed by Persian scholars
relatedWork Urdu Diwan of Ghalib NERFINISHED
studiedIn Persian studies
South Asian literary studies
theme divine love
existential reflection
fate and destiny
love
metaphysics
mysticism

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Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan hasCollection Persian Diwan of Ghalib