The secret behind Urdu poetry…
Here is a wonderful poetic explanation of what makes Urdu poetry come alive. As with most things, it is not …
Tag Archives: Ghalib
Naqsh Fariyadi – Ghalib
Given below is another gem from Dewaan-e-Ghalib. Naqsh faryadi hai kis ki shokhi-e tahrir ka kaghazi hai pairahan her paikar-e …
Tark
Tark means to relinquish/to leave/give up Tark is usually used in conjunction with another word Example: 1.Tark-e-taaluq – separation, Tark-e-taaluqaat- plural …
A thousand desires…
We are just a little short of 450 posts on the Urduwallahs blog (thanks are definitely in order to all …
Chakbast
Brij Narayan Chakbast was an Urdu poet, born in in Faizabad (near Lucknow) in January 1882, in a Kashmiri Pandit …
Letters@Mehfil
At the dawn of the twenty-first century it may be difficult to see the value of letter writing as a …
Ghalib -Ibn-e-Mariam Hua Kare koi
Given below is a beautiful poem by Poet Mirza Ghalib for you to relish and enjoy. Excerpts of this …
Ghalib In A DesertFul of Roses
Did you know about a desertful of roses? This project created by Frances. W. Pritchett from Columbia University begins in …
Woh firaaq aur woh visaal kahaan
A classic ghazal by the legendary Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, this ghazal also featured in the 1988 TV …
Anthems of Resistance
Below is an excerpt from the very insightful book “Anthems of Resistance” by Ali Husain Mir and Raza Mir that …
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