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I, Akhtar Nazmi, belong to Allahabad; however, still Allahabad does not know about it. My ancestors kept on shifting to various places settling at one place or another making entire world their abode and journey is going on: राह हमवार नहीं कोई, मगर जारी है, मेरे तख्लिकी तसव्वुर का सफ़र जारी है, Passing via Amravati…
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Ek Aarzu is a delightful poem from the pen of Allama Iqbal, whose introduction is not needed. First enjoy the poem without any aid from so called literary critics like Farooqui and others: दुनिया की महफ़िलों से उक्ता गया हूँ या रब क्या लुत्फ़ अंजुमन का जब दिल ही बुझ गया हो शोरिश से भागता…
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Majaz, a shining star among the poets galaxy of Urdu language & literate has penned the poem titled Majburiyan ‘Helplessness’. The poet is so wretched that despite being capable of so many things, he is helpless expressing his plight: मैं आहें भर नहीं सकता कि नग़्मे गा नहीं सकता सकूँ लेकिन मिरे दिल को मयस्सर…
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Naz Qadri Muzaffarpuri (1940–2019) ‘Professor Mohiuddin’ belonged to Baruraj, a Nagar Panchayat near Motipur Development Block. This is legislative constituency as well. A prominent poet, literary critic, fiction writer and beloved professor, he has contributed enormously to Urdu language and literature bringing name and fame to his state and region Mithila (Tirhut). As an Educator,…
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Atique Muzaffarpuri, coming from the village Mahesh Sthan was one of the prominent Urdu journalists, fiction writers and poets of the North Bihar. Some of his gazals and one book compiled by him ‘Sabrang Shaeri’ amongst others are available online. I have gone through his poems finding interesting and hilarious: फ़लक पर कोई साज़िश हो…
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Urdu is my mother tongue? perhaps not, Vajjika? It may be, however, Urdu has been engrained so much into my perception, learning, teaching and life that I could not love any language as I love Urdu and then Arabic. Urdu was born and began growing in the same period when English started its life journey…
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Zarb-e-Kaleem translated into English “The Rod of Mosses” is a collection of poetry by Hakimul Ummah, crusader for the Indians Muslims and the Muslims around the world and the creator of Pakistan. This book is subtitled – Declaration of War against the Present Times – This is a philosophical musing on the current issues of…
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Here is a moving poem of Seemab Akbarabadi in the original script with its free rendition in English. He was a polymath poet of Urdu language, who has enriched his beautiful mother tongue writing poetry and prose genres – Qata’aa, Rubai, Ghazal, Nazm, Noha, Salaam, Essays, Short Stories, Novels, and Biographies etc. He was an…
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Nazir Akbarabadi is admitted by many to be the Shakespeare of Urdu literature and indeed there is no exaggeration and hyperbole in it. Truly, a people’s poet, Nazir has been admired for many laurels to his credit. Amongst others, his humanism is distinct character of the greatness of this Mughal era luminary from Agra also…
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Jahangirabad of Shefta indicates to two entities, Jahangirabad a town in the District of Bulandshahr and Shefta, nom de plume of Mustafa Khan Shefta, a Nawab, who is an integral part of the city and the regions around it. Jahangirabad is named after the Mughal Emperor, Jahangir. He had stayed here for a couple of…
