Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (1916-2006)
Ab aik baar to qudrat javaabdeh thehre hazaar baar ham insaan aazmaaye gaye Now Nature must be held accountable at
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Faiz’s Shaam
Faiz’s poem Shaam with a translation by Agha Shahid Ali.Thanks to Junaid for the contribution. Iss tarha hai ke har
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The other day, I translated my poem in Urdu written after the events of 27 December, 2007. It has been
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Sahir Ludhianvi’s immortal poem Taj Mahal has always fascinated me. It takes a most unconventional take at this beautiful monument
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This moving poem by Faiz was written forty years ago and still sounds so fresh and relevant… Du’aa (Prayer) —
Continue ReadingThe Story of Gul Badshah – Z. Nigah
Zehra Nigah’s beautiful poem for an Afghan boy, a victim of the war that was waged in the name of
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