Tagged: Urdu Poetry شاعری

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Culture / People / Poetry شاعری / Religion

23rd July 2017

Abdul Rahman Ka Boya Hua Khajoor Ka Darakht – Allama Iqbal’s Poem in Andalucia, Spain

Abdul Rahman I was the founder of a glorious Muslim caliphate in Andalucia, Spain. An Umayyad general who was overthrown in Damasucs by the Abbasids, he...

People / Poetry شاعری

17th June 2017

Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Ghazal Gulon Mein Rang Bhare

گلوں میں رنگ بھرے باد نوبہار چلے چلے بھی آو کے گلشن کا کاروبار چلے قفس اداس ہے یارو صبا سے کچھ تو کہو کہیں...

Poetry شاعری

12th May 2017

Naat Sharif by Dr Khursheed Rizvi

Poetry شاعری

11th May 2017

تعارف – ن. م . راشد Taaruf Urdu Poem by Noon Meem Rashid

تعارف – ن. م . راشد اجل ان سے مل کہ یہ سادہ دل نہ اہل صلاة اور نہ اہل شراب نہ اہل ادب...

Poetry شاعری

26th March 2017

کاوش عباسی – قطعہ : Urdu Poem by Kawish Abbasi

صاف مُکرنا جھوُٹے خواب تھما دینے سے اچھا ہے سامنا کرنا ریت میں سر کو دبا لینے سے اچھا ہے اک بحرِ ذخّار ہے فکر...

Culture / Poetry شاعری

4th February 2017

Purana Jhoot پرانا جھوٹ – Urdu Poem by Kawish Abbasi

پرانا جھوٹ پُرانا سچ پُرانے جھوٹ سے گَھل مِل گیا ہے اب تو جیسے جھوٹ بھی سچ بولتا ہے شہد زہر اور زہر شہد ایسا...

People / Poetry شاعری

1st February 2017

Rabba Sachaya Tu Tay Aakhiya See – Faiz Ahmed Faiz Punjabi Poem

Being a Marxist, Faiz was common man’s poet. He had a unique ability to write verses which started from romanticism but moving towards a...

People / Poetry شاعری

17th December 2016

A Small Advice: Poem by Parveen Shakir

A Small Advice: Poem by Parveen Shakir If within course of conversation breaks of silence emerge and spoken words become silent; My eloquent friend, let’s listen carefully...

Poetry شاعری

7th November 2016

قطعہ کاوش عباسی – Urdu Qataa by Kawish Abbasi

تمہیں چاہنے کے ہیں بادل فضا ؤں میں میری تمہیں سوچنے کی نمی ہے ہوا ؤں میں میری تمہاری جُدائی سمائی ہے تن من...

Culture / Events / People

24th October 2016

Zia Mohyeddin: The Master of Urdu Literature Recitals

When it comes to Urdu Literature Recitals as an art form, Zia Mohyeddin stands in a league of his own. Mastering the art of delivering each word...

People / Poetry شاعری

19th October 2016

Naqsh Faryaadi Hai Kis Ki: Diwan-e-Ghalib’s Mysterious Prelude

Naqsh Faryaadi Hai Kis Ki Shokhi-e-Tehreer Ka Kaghazi Hai Pairahan her Paikar-e-Tasveer Ka Against whose embellished writing are my such words of lament Constructed of...

Culture / Places

15th October 2016

Growing Up In Old Lahore : Chasing Used Books – By Ali Farhad

I grew up in Androon Shehr (old city) of Lahore in the 1980s. Most of my childhood and teenage years were spent in my Nana...

People / Poetry شاعری

8th October 2016

Parveen Shakir: Two Of Her Most Romantic Works

Parveen Shakir: Two Of Her Most Romantic Works A Simple Request Dear Lord, I understand the duty of a hostess. But please let it be...

Kuch Ishq Kiya, Kuch Kaam Kiya [Ishq Aur Kaam] - Faiz Ahmed Faiz

People / Poetry شاعری

2nd October 2016

Dil Na-Umeed to Nahin, Nakaam Hi to Hai – Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmed Faiz faced a difficult life amidst military trials, accusations of sedition [rawalpindi sazish] and imprisonment, yet always remains a poet of hope and...

Music & Movies / Poetry شاعری

25th September 2016

Manzir: Remembering Faiz the Poet, the Artist

Manzir: Remembering Faiz the Poet, the Artist “Rah Guzar, sayey, shajar, manzil door, halqa-e-baam, Baam par seena-e-mahtab khulaa, ahistaa”.. These verses reveals the mastery of Faiz in...

Poetry شاعری

22nd September 2016

Ghazal by Kawish Abbasi

غزل – کاوش عباسی سبھی تیر جو مِرے تَن پہ ہیں ، ہیں عنایتیں میرے یار کی اُسی یار کی مِرے خوں نے دی جِسے...

Culture / People / Poetry شاعری

19th September 2016

Remembering the Genius of Parveen Shakir: Two poems for her Son

Parveen Shakir, besides being the most prominent poetess of Pakistan, was also renowned for her academic merits par-excellence and civil services. She was Fulbright Consortium Scholar at University of Saint...