Daraaz
Daraaz means long,high, exalted In one of the most classical poems, the poet Iqbal uses this word beautifully. baag-e-bahisht se …
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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 …
Celebrating Urdu Poetry @Mehfil
Urdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms. It is basically an outcome of superimposition of Persian …
Musafir
Musafir- Traveller, Stranger A beautiful couplet by Poet Iqbal expresses the word Musafir very beautifully. Dhoondta phirta hoon aye Iqbal …
And then one day…
“…and then one day you find Ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run You …
Bacchon ki Mehfil
As the evening set in we commenced our Mehfil which was dedicated to children. Our aim was to touch upon …
Shams – o – qamar
Shams – o – qamar means sun and moon Similarly: aftaab means sun and mahtaab means moon Tol-e- Aftaab means …
Abru
Abru means Honour/Fame/Respect also means eyebrow in Urdu Given below is a beautiful poem written by poet Muhammad Iqbal in …
Origin of Sahir’s Takhallus
Did you know that poet Sahir Ludhianvi ( born Abdul Hayee) chose his takhallus (pen name) from a sh’er (couplet) …
Mohammed Iqbal’s Birth Anniversary
Urduwallahs pay tribute to prolific poet Mohammed Iqbal who was born on the November 9, 1877. Times of India had …
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