Episode 03.

Reflection: Veil of Dust

Poet: Mir Taqi Mir

by Faraz Ali

مت سہل ہمیں جانو پھرتا ہے فلک برسوں

تب خاک کے پردے سے انسان نکلتے ہیں

mat sahl hameñ jaano phirtā hai falak barsoñ

tab ḳhaak ke parde se insān nikalte haiñ

Zer Zabar Paesh is a platform for the study of Urdu poetic tradition by Faraz Ali. It aims to make this tradition accessible to people with a genuine interest in classical and contemporary Urdu verse and its vast apparatus—including approaches to deep reading, poetics, canon and history, criticism and scholarship, etc.

Faraz Ali is an award-winning experiential designer and performing artist practicing in physical, digital, and poetic realms.

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