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Ameer Minai ka Kalam (Poems of Ameer Minai)

امیر مینائی کا کلام

by Ameer Minai امیر مینائی

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Forty-seven poems by Ameer Ahmad Ameer Minai (1829–1900), court poet of Lucknow and Rampur, lexicographer and friendly rival of Dagh: forty-three ghazals and four naats in praise of the Prophet, all his poems on Urdu Wikisource. Among them is his most famous ghazal, "The veil keeps slipping from her face, slowly,…

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Forty-seven poems by Ameer Ahmad Ameer Minai (1829–1900), court poet of Lucknow and Rampur, lexicographer and friendly rival of Dagh: forty-three ghazals and four naats in praise of the Prophet, all his poems on Urdu Wikisource. Among them is his most famous ghazal, "The veil keeps slipping from her face, slowly, slowly", with refrains such as "we too are", "the answer" and "mashallah" turned with Lucknow wit and an easy, conversational touch. Complete Urdu text with a facing line-by-line English translation, introduction and glossary. Cite as: Ameer Minai, Ameer Minai ka Kalam, tr. urduintranslation.com (2026), https://www.urduintranslation.com/works/ameer-minai-ka-kalam. The first two chapters are free to read.

لکھنؤ اور رامپور کے درباری شاعر، لغت نویس اور داغ کے دوستانہ حریف امیر احمد امیر مینائی (۱۸۲۹ء–۱۹۰۰ء) کی سینتالیس نظمیں: تینتالیس غزلیں اور چار نعتیں، ویکی ماخذ پر ان کا پورا کلام۔ انہی میں ان کی سب سے مشہور غزل ’’سرکتی جائے ہے رخ سے نقاب آہستہ آہستہ‘‘ ہے، اور ’’ہم بھی ہیں‘‘، ’’کا جواب‘‘ اور ’’ماشاء اللہ‘‘ جیسی ردیفیں لکھنؤ کی نکتہ آفرینی اور بے تکلف انداز سے برتی گئی ہیں۔ مکمل اردو متن مع سطر بہ سطر انگریزی ترجمہ، تعارف اور فرہنگ۔ پہلے دو باب مفت پڑھے جا سکتے ہیں۔

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