Mirza Rafi Sauda

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Mirza Muhammad Rafi 'Sauda' (1713-1781; Delhi, India) was one of the best known poets of Urdu language. He is known for his Ghazals and Urdu Qasidas. His birth year has not been confirmed and in some publications, it is listed as 1712. Sulaiman Kuli Khan (pen name: 'Wadad') was his first Ustad (teacher of urdu poetry) and second time he chose Shah Hatim (pen name: 'Hatim'), who was a very famous Shayar (Urdu Poet) of his time. King Shah Alam was Shagird (student of urdu poerty) of 'Sauda'. At the age of sixty, he left Delhi and came to Farrukhabad and then to Faizabad. When Lucknow became state capital, he came there with Nawab Shujauddaula. He was also Ustad of Shujauddaulla. He got prize of Malkushshu'ara and prize money was Rupees Six Thounsand.

[edit] Some Famous Ash`aar (More than one Sher) of 'Sauda':

1.
kisii ka dard-e-dil pyaare tumhaara naaz kya samjhe
jo guzre said ke dil par use shahbaaz kya samajhe

2.
badla tere sitam ka koii tujhse kya kare
apana hii tu farefta howe, kh.uda kare

3.
shama-roo kahna use Sauda hai taareeki-e-aql
shama ka aks uske aariz par kalaf hai maah kaa

4.
ishq zarra bhii agar ho to use kam mat jaan
hoke shola hii bujhe hai ye sharaar aakh.irkaar

5.
mulaayam ho gayiin birah kii saa'itein karDiyaan
pahar kaTne lage unbin jinhon bin kaaTtii gharDiyaan

6.
ye rutbaa jaah-e-duniya ka nahiin kam kisii maalzaadii se
ki is par roz-o-shab mein saikarDo charDhte-utarate hain

7.
nai bulbul-e-chaman na gul-e-naudmeeda hoon
main mausam-e-bahaar mein shaakh.-e-bareeda hoon

giriyaan na shakl-e-sheesha wa kh.anda na tarz-e-jaam
is maikade ke beech abas aafreeda hoon

8.
cheez kya hoon jo karein qatl wo aMkhiyaan mujhko
phir gaye dekh ke muMh kh.anzar-e-mizgaan mujhko

9.
gada dast-e-ahl-e-karam dekhte hain
ham apna hii dam aur qadam dekhte hain

10.
shaikh. ne us but ko jis kooche mein dekha shaam ko
le charag ab DhooMrDhe hai waan ta-sehar islaam ko

11.
tabee'at se faromaya kee sher-e-tar nahiin hota
jo aab-e-chaah ka qatra hai wo gauhar nahiin hota

talaash-e-kh.ijr bahr-e-manzil-e-maqsad na kar Sauda
koii kh.udraftagii se raahbar behtar nahiin hota

12.
saawan ke baadalon kii tarah se bhare hu'e
ye wo nayan hain jinse ki jangal hare hu'e

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