Dehleez
Dehleez means threshold (of a home, of pain or anything else) and is sometimes loosely used to mean entrance of …
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Khusrau – Kabir Across Centuries
India has been blessed by the presence of several poet saints through centuries. Among the most revered and popular from …
Husna – Piyush Mishra
Husna is a song written and sung by Piyush Mishra for coke studio. The music is composed by Hitesh Sonik …
Magroor
Magroor means arrogant/proud Given below is a poem and its translation which has the word ‘Magroor’ Magroor na hon apne …
Lahore ka Jugrafia – Patras Bokhari
Syed Ahmed Shah commonly known as Patras Bokhari ( October 1898, Peshawar – 5 December 1958, New York) was an Urdu humourist, educator, essayist, broadcaster …
Banjaranama – Chronicle of a Nomad
The Banjaranama (Chronicle of the Nomad) is a famous satirical Urdu poem, written by the eighteenth-century Indian poet Nazeer Akhbarabadi. The poem’s essential message is …
Annadata – The giver of Grain
Annadata is famous story written by renowned Urdu writer Krishan Chander. The story is about the Bengal famine of 1943. …
Rashq
Rashq means envy or jealousy. Here is a ghazal by Mirza Ghalib capturing some interesting thoughts in each couplet, one …
Humour in Urdu@ Mehfil
Urdu Literature has a long lineage of spectacular works from various genres. Humour is one of its strong facets. Urdu …
Main Jamal-e-Fitrat-e-Husn Hun
Main Jamal-e-Fitrat-e-Husn Hun, Meri Har Ada Hai Haseen Tar Jo Jhukon To Shakh-e-GulaabHun Jo Uthun To Abr-e-Bahaar hum Explanation: jamal-e-fitrat …
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