

The sometimes satirical masnavis highlight everyday subjects: domestic pets, monsoon rains, the rigors of travel. The ghazals celebrate earthly and mystical love through subtle wordplay, vivid descriptions of the beloved, and a powerful individual voice. Selected Ghazals and Other Poems offers a comprehensive collection of Mir's finest ghazals, extended lyrics composed of couplets, and of his masnavis, narrative works of a romantic or didactic character. His massive output-six divans-was produced in Delhi and Lucknow during the high tide of Urdu literary culture. Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir (1723-1810) is widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in the Urdu language. The finest ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, the most accomplished of Urdu poets.
