The poem 'Chirag-e-Dair' or Temple Lamp is an eloquent and vibrant Persian masnavi by Mirza Ghalib. While we quote liberally from his Urdu poetry, we know little of his writings in Persian, and while we read of his love for the city of Delhi, we discover in temple Lamp, his rapture over the spiritual and sensual city of Banaras.
Chiragh-e-dair is being translated directly from Persian into English in its entirety for the first time, with a critical Introduction by Maaz Bin Bilal. It is Mirza Ghalib's pean to Kashi, which he calls Kaaba-e-Hindostan or the Mecca of India.
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Publisher : Penguin Classics (11 August 2022); Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd.
Language : English
Hardcover : 200 pages
ISBN-10 : 0670094323
ISBN-13 : 978-0670094325
Item Weight : 260 g
Dimensions : 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.23 cm
Country of Origin : India
Net Quantity : 1 Piece
Importer : Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd.
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