Ajab apna haal hota jo visaal-e-yaar hota

March 13, 2013

Ajab apna hal hota jo visaal-e-yaar hota Kabhi jan sadqe hoti kabhi dil nisar hota Strange my state would have …

Ranjish

March 12, 2013

Ranjish – means anguish, distress Here are some couplets with this lafz: kisii ranjish ko hawaa do ki main zindaa …

March 11, 2013

Did you know that poet Faiz Amed Faiz was the first Asian poet to be awarded the Lenin Peace Prize, …

March 7, 2013

Guloon mein rang bhare baad-e-naubahaar chale, Chale bhi aao ke gulshan ka kaarobaar chale. Bring the flowers to bloom, let …

March 6, 2013

dasht-e-tanhaai mein, ai jaan-e-jahaan, larzaan hain teri awaaz ke saaye, tere honthon ke saraab dasht-e-tanhaai mein, duri ke khas-o-khaak tale …

March 5, 2013

Panah- shade/protection/shelter This word is used beautifully in a couplet written by poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Ankhon ke dariche main …

March 4, 2013

Did you know that poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz was charged with complicity in a failed coup attempt known as the …

March 3, 2013

David Sasoon Library’s backyard, nestled in the quaint Kala Ghoda neighbourhood of Mumbai became the centre stage for the Urduwallahs …