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Deewan-e-shefta
Nawab Mustafa Khan "Shefta" (1809–1869) was an Urdu poet and critic, and a contemporary of Mirza Ghalib. "Shefta" was his Urdu "takhallus" or pen name (he used the name "Hasrati" for his Farsi writings). Shefta's poetry was romantic in disposition. Two courtesans appear frequently as the objects of his desire in his writings. One of these was Ramjo, a dancing girl and poet who wrote under the name "Nazakat". In his middle years Shefta performed the Haj pilgrimage, during which his ship was wrecked on an uninhabited island from which he and his fellow travellers were rescued after several weeks. This event is recorded in his short account of the journey. After the Haj, Shefta became more religious and his writing became spiritual and abstemious in tone. His writing was widely praised for its simplicity, clarity and purity of diction.Amongst his proclaimed admirers were Ghalib, Hasrat Mohani and Altaf Hussain Hali
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Nawab Muhammad Mustafa khan Shefta
Published Date:
June 15, 2026
Pages:
324
Subjects:
Poetry
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(21.22)
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Nawab Mustafa Khan "Shefta" (1809–1869) was an Urdu poet and critic, and a contemporary of Mirza Ghalib. "Shefta" was his Urdu "takhallus" or pen name (he used the name "Hasrati" for his Farsi writings). Shefta's poetry was romantic in disposition. Two courtesans appear frequently as the objects of his desire in his writings. One of these was Ramjo, a dancing girl and poet who wrote under the name "Nazakat". In his middle years Shefta performed the Haj pilgrimage, during which his ship was wrecked on an uninhabited island from which he and his fellow travellers were rescued after several weeks. This event is recorded in his short account of the journey. After the Haj, Shefta became more religious and his writing became spiritual and abstemious in tone. His writing was widely praised for its simplicity, clarity and purity of diction.Amongst his proclaimed admirers were Ghalib, Hasrat Mohani and Altaf Hussain Hali
