Shahr-i-ashob: Lament for a City
Shahr-i-ashob is the Urdu phrase for the grief felt for a city (typically due to the fall of a city …
Monthly Archives: June 2014
The God of Poetry
Meer Taqi Meer, the great 18th century poet is also known and acknowledged by centuries of poets after him, as …
Chaand Mein Pariyaan Rehti Hain
“Chaand Mein Pariyaan Rehti Hain” is a beautiful Urdu rhyme for children written by poet Afsar from the book ‘Bachchon ke …
Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain
For all Urdu lovers like us, there is a new TV channel launching this week – Zindagi – from …
Guncha
Guncha means a flower bud or a bunch of flowers, in Urdu. This ghazal by Rana Sahri expresses one’s love …
Ainee Apa & Lopchu chai
This month, mehfil@Prithvi was dedicated to the intriguing Urdu story writer, Quratulain Haider a.k.a. Aniee Apa. It was a wonderful …
Shaam-e-firaaq ab na pooch…
An outstanding ghazal by Faiz Ahmed Faiz that portrays the beauty of love and romance and the emotions that come …
Tawaqqo & Khastagi
Tawaqqo means expectation and Khastagi means injury Here is a couplet from the ghazal Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi by Mriza Ghalib that …
A thousand desires…
We are just a little short of 450 posts on the Urduwallahs blog (thanks are definitely in order to all …
Ainee Apa@mehfil
Qurrat-ul-Ain Haider who was also called Ainee Apa was a prolific woman. One of the most outstanding literary names in …
