Friday, June 09, 2006

Quli Qutub Shah's ghazal




















Quli Qutub Shah (1580-1611/12), the first poet in Urdu to have
a diivaan (poetry collection) was born in late sixteenth
century in Golconda. He was the founder of Hyderabad and
a versatile poet. Here is a ghazal of this legendary poet-king who
was also fond of Sanskrit and Telugi. Qutb Shah built Char Minar.
A scholar of Arabic and Persian, Quli was a romantic person. He had
married Bhagmati.

2 comments:

Hammad said...

what do u mean by Founder of Hyderabad dakan !! and where is it ? Golconda !! I heard it first time ?

indscribe said...

Hyderabad, the City in India. He was the King who laid the foundation of Hyderabad in Southern India. Golconda is well-known place all over the world.