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Aafreen Aafreen

March 20, 2013

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan  (13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), a world-renowned Pakistani musician, was primarily a singer of Qawaali, the …

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Fitrat

March 19, 2013

Fitrat – means the inherent nature of something or someone, the inner wisdom A couplet in the beautiful ghazal “Tanha …

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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 …

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Dasht-e-tanhaai

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 …

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Ghalib -Ibn-e-Mariam Hua Kare koi

February 27, 2013

  Given below is a beautiful poem by Poet Mirza Ghalib for you to relish and enjoy. Excerpts of this …

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Ghazab Kiya Tere Vaade Pe Aitbaar Kiyaa

February 20, 2013

Daagh Dehlvi (takhallus for Nawab Mirza Khan), whose forte’ was the ghazal, had started reciting poetry at the age of …

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Uzr aane mein bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahin

February 13, 2013

Nawab Mirza Khan (1831–1905) commonly known as Daagh Dehlvi was an outstanding Mughal poet famous for his Urdu ghazals and …

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Aah Ko Chahiye

February 6, 2013

Here’s one our Ghalib’s best ghazals, open to multiple interpretations and a brilliant demonstration of the complexity yet simplicity that …

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Bazeecha-e-itfal Hai Duniya Mere Aage

January 30, 2013

Ghalib at his natural best in this ghazal – “which represents a dazzling array of poetic interrogations, none of which …

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Tawajjuh

January 29, 2013

The Urdu lafz for today is Tawajjuh – means attention or focus. The root of the lafz is from ‘wajh’ …

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