The World Of The Urdu Sonnet
It is rare to come across a writer who is so devoted to the written word that she cares far...
Friday, May 20, 2022
Poetry
Translating The Ghazal Of Ghazals: Amir Khusrau’s ‘Zihaal e Miskeen’
Poetry often bypasses the conventions of connotation, flexes the rigidity of common contextual structures and eventually reinvigorates language itself by...
Of Faith And Reason In Harmony: Ejaz Rahim’s Epic Journey
It is a daunting task to draw a circle around Ejaz Rahim’s latest book of English poetry. Gardens of Secrets...
Poet Of The Desert: Khwaja Ghulam Farid
Punjab has a rich literary tradition in Sufi poetry. The Punjabi language has a uniquely candid way to express the...
Lyrical Leftist: Majrooh Sultanpuri At 102
‘Majrooh, likh rahe hain vo ahl-e-vafaa ke naam Hum bhi khade hue hain gunahgaar ki tarah (Majrooh, the names of...
Deciphering Ghalib For A New Age
Anjum Altaf is a respected Pakistani academic who has delved deep into the poetry of the 19th-century Urdu poet Asadullah...
“Lament, For God’s Sake, Shun Artistry” – Ishrat Afreen To Mourners of Imam Hussain (AS)
The full Urdu text of Ishrat Afreen’s moving new poem Azadaran-e-Hussain Ke Naam (To the Mourners of Hussain) is as...
Dr. Waheed Jatoi’s Work On The Poetry Of G. Allana Is A True Labour Of Love
Love is the most powerful driving force on the planet. It compels the human being to do what otherwise would...
Juggler of Amritsar: Zaheer Kashmiri (1919-1994)
Hamen khabar hai ke hum hain charagh-e-akhir-e-shab Hamare baad andhera nahi ujala hai (We know that we are the lamp...
Poet of a Few Moments: Sahir Ludhianvi at 100 – II
Sahir Ludhianvi made his place among Urdu Progressive poets with Taj Mahal, where for the first time the past was...
Poet of a Few Moments: Sahir Ludhianvi at 100 – I
Before he was Sahir Ludhianvi, Abdul Hai (1921-80) was born in a family of Punjabi landowners a hundred years ago...
Shaikh Ayaz: Voice of Sindh – III
RAZA NAEEM DESCRIBES HIM AS A REVOLUTIONARY POET WHOSE HEAD WAS CROWNED WITH PENALTIES
Shaikh Ayaz: Voice of Sindh – II
RAZA NAEEM DESCRIBES HIM AS A REVOLUTIONARY POET WHOSE HEAD WAS CROWNED WITH PENALTIES
Shaikh Ayaz: Voice of Sindh – I
RAZA NAEEM DESCRIBES HIM AS A REVOLUTIONARY POET WHOSE HEAD WAS CROWNED WITH PENALTIES
Two Worlds of Faiz Ahmed Faiz
BY PARVEZ MAHMOOD
Farewell Naseer Turabi (1945-2021)
RAZA NAEEM ON THE UNSUNG POET WHOSE LONE GHAZAL HUMSAFAR WAS SUNG ON REPEAT
Sardar in the Soirée – II
Raza Naeem remembers the giant of progressive poetry Ali Sardar Jafri, 20 years on
Poem: Hamare dum se hai ab abroo-e-daar-o-rassan
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Sardar in the Soirée – I
Raza Naeem remembers the giant of progressive poetry Ali Sardar Jafri, 20 years on
Chhappan Chhuri: Kishwar Naheed At 80
Original text by Ahmad Bashir, translated by Raza Naeem
Remembering our Paro of the Rose Petals
Raza Naeem reads a specially curated translation of Parveen Shakir’s work
Bard of the Tavaif and Life
Raza Naeem offers an overview of poet Qateel Shifai’s work on his hundredth birthday
Before I Forget
A review by Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain
Firaq Gorakhpuri as Connoisseur of Beauty
Raza Naeem offers an insight into the literary sensibilities, worldview and teaching style of the great poet
Magnificent Makhdoom
Raza Naeem on the legacy of the Deccan’s great Urdu poet of revolution, Makhdoom Mohiuddin (1908-69)
Poetess of ‘No’
Raza Naeem reflects on 50 years of Kishwar Naheed’s ‘Lab-e-Goya’
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SC Verdict On Article 63-A Is A Case Of Constitutional Rewriting
Much has been written about the Supreme Court’s...
FM Bilawal Earns Praise By Defending Arch-Rival Imran During News Conference In America
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has earned widespread praise...