Humein to bas ab apne hi ash'aar pasand aate hain Siyaah
Baaqi - auron ka kalaam - sab jhooth sa lagta hai...
Rough translation:
Only my own verses do I like anymore, Siyaah
The rest - the penmanship of others - all seems false...
[Moments of pride confessed in their own verses are fairly common amongst Urdu poets - and somehow loved by their audience...one wonders why. Also, is this is a style unique to Urdu poets...]
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If that's a question you have whether it is unique to Urdu poets - its not!
Interestingly, narcissism about literary talent seems to be accepted widely - atleast to my knowledge I have seen this in Sanskrit and Tamil poetry, of the devotional romantic variety. I understand that its common in Marathi too (I maybe wrong on this one.)
-WG
Could it be because of Mushaira tradition? You would only respond to a poem with one of your own if you think you can improve upon the atmosphere, and while this can happen without a competitive feeling, competition can be a great aid for good poetry in this setting. This could've produced feelings in poets during which they wrote verses of pride.
Wundergal:
Yes, it does seem common across languages. I feel though that Urdu poetry reserves a special openness and acceptability for it.
Vibhav:
Interesting thought. The Mushaira could have something to do with it. Would be interesting to explore how the Mushaira shaped Urdu poetry in a way that developed some differences in it compared to other languages...project for a social scientist...
Lovable indeed :D
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