روشنی مِزاجوں کا کیا عجب مقدر ھے زندگِی کے رستوں میں بِچھنے والے کانٹوں کو راہ سے ہٹانے میں ایک ایک تِنکے سے آشیاں بنانے میں خوشبُوئیں پکڑنے میں، گلستاں سجانے میں عمر کاٹ دیتے ہیں عمر کاٹ دیتے ہیں اور اپنے حصے کے پھول بانٹ دیتے ہیں کیسی کیسی خواہش کا قتل کرتے جاتے …
Category Archive: Urdu Poetry
Sep
04
2008
Legendary poet Ahmed Faraz passes away
Ahmad Faraz is considered as one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of present times. Born as Syed Ahmad Shah in 1934, he breathed his last at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 25, 2008) Earlier, he was being treated for kidney failure in a hospital in Chicago. Ahmad Faraz has a tremendous following, …
Aug
19
2008
Legends of Urdu Poetry – Introducing Meer Taqi Meer
To enjoy good poetry and understand the true spirit behind it, it is also necessary to have a brief knowledge of the poet’s life and his other work. Keeping this in mind, I am starting a series with a brief introduction of some of our greatest poets and then a selected collection of their work. …
Aug
03
2008
Tum ye kehte ho ab koi – by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
A friend of mine passed on a link to this animation on YouTube. Poetry by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, recited by Ghulam Mohyuddin and depicted by an awesome animation by Ali Kapadia – it really doesn’t get much better than that!
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