Begum Akhtar’s Couplet
Wo aa rahen hai jo biimaar kii dawaa ke liye Khamosh baithe hain sab chaaraagar duaa ke liye Translation: (he …
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Footprints on Zero Line – Gulzar
The Partition of 1947 has influenced the works of an entire generation of writers, and continues to do so. Gulzar …
Ghafil
Ghafil means Reckless/ Negligent Given below is a couplet which explains the meaning of the word: Sair kar Duniya ki …
Tom Alter Passes Away
It is a loss to the language of urdu and a loss to theatre. Tom Alter was the most nondescript …
Inspiring Couplets by Iqbal
baag-e-bahisht se mujhe hukm-e-safar diyaa thaa kyon kaar-e-jahaan daraaz hai ab meraa intazaar kar Translation Why did you command me …
Aye Mohabbat Tere Anjaam Pe Rona Aaya..
Here is a beautiful ghazal penned by Urdu poet and lyricist Shakeel Badayuni, who celebrates his birth centenary this year …
Takmeel
Takmeel means to bring to fulfilment or maturity, to complete something. Here is a couplet by Ali Sardar Jafri with …
Shakeel Badayuni at Mehfil@Prithvi
This month, we celebrate the glorious birth centenary of Urdu poet and lyricist, Shakeel Badayuni (born on 3 August 1916), …
Aag ka kya hai, pal do pal mein lagti hai…
Kaif Bhopali was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist. He was a well-known poet in the Urdu mushaira circles, he …
‘Din Dunia’: The Urdu magazine that refuses to go away
A wonderful article that appeared recently in the Mint newspaper, about ‘Din Dunia’, an old Urdu monthly in Old Delhi, …
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