Shikwa (Translation: Complaint) is a poem written by Allama Iqbal. It was first recited by Iqbal in 1909 at a gathering of the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam in Lahore.…
Jawab-e-Shikwa (Translation: Answer to the Plaint) is a poem written by Allama Iqbal as a response to his earlier work, Shikwa (The Plaint). It was first recited by Iqbal in…
Khoon phir khoon hai is a powerful poem written by the Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi. It was written as a reaction to the CIA-instigated assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first…
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo (Translation: Do not insist upon leaving today) is a timeless geet penned by renowned Pakistani poet Fayyaz Hashmi. It gained immense popularity through the…
Parinday ki faryad is an Urdu poem for kids by Pakistan’s national poet, Allama Iqbal, written in his book Bang-e-Dara. In this poem, Iqbal has portrayed a caged bird’s longing…