KALAM-E-meer taqi meer

Meer Taqi Meer, whose takhallus was Mir, was the leading Urdu poet of the 18th century, and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself.He was one of the principal poets of the Delhi School of the Urdu ghazal and remains arguably the foremost name in Urdu poetry often remembered as

 Xudā-e suxan (god of poetry

Mir's famous contemporary, also an Urdu poet of no inconsiderable repute, was Mirza Rafi Sauda. Mir Taqi Mir was often compared with the later day Urdu poet, Mirza Ghalib. Lovers of Urdu poetry often debate Mir's supremacy over Ghalib or vice versa. It may be noted that Ghalib himself acknowledged, through some of his couplets, that Mir was indeed a genius who deserved respect. Here are two couplets by Mirza Ghalib on this matter.

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“	Reekhta kay tumhi ustaad nahi ho Ghalib Kehte hain agle zamane me koi Mir bhi tha (You are not the only master of Urdu, Ghalib They say there used to be a Mir in the past)	”
—Mirza Ghalib

“	Ghalib apna yeh aqeeda hai baqaul-e-Nasikh Aap bey behrah hai jo muataqid-e-Mir nahi (Ghalib! Its my belief in the words of Nasikh*, He that vows not on Mir, is himself unlearned!)	”
—Mirza Ghalib