Selected Poetry of Vali |
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| Author:
| Deccani, Vali
Iqbal, Zafar |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-547860-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $33.59AUD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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This selection contains the best poetry of the most prominent and classical Urdu poet of the seventeenth century, Vali (1667-1707). He is regarded as a first poet of Urdu language who compiled a Diwan (Collection of Ghazals). His full name was Vali-ullah. He belongs to the family of Gujrat's famous sufi saint Shah Wajeeh-ud-Din Guajarati. He loved travelling, so he travelled to Delhi which proved momentous, giving an impetus to Urdu as against Persian. Most of his poetry consists of...
More DescriptionThis selection contains the best poetry of the most prominent and classical Urdu poet of the seventeenth century, Vali (1667-1707). He is regarded as a first poet of Urdu language who compiled a Diwan (Collection of Ghazals). His full name was Vali-ullah. He belongs to the family of Gujrat's famous sufi saint Shah Wajeeh-ud-Din Guajarati. He loved travelling, so he travelled to Delhi which proved momentous, giving an impetus to Urdu as against Persian. Most of his poetry consists of Ghazals but he also wrote Rubai, Naat, Mukhammis etc.