Intisab by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Intisaab by Faiz Ahmad Faiz is a marching, singing paean of a poem, that is political and yet sophisticated and stunningly visual poetic work.…
Tum Se Pehle Woh Jo Ek Shakhs Yahan Takht-Nasheen Tha | Poetry by Habib Jalib
Tum se pehle woh jo ek shakhs yahan takht-nasheen tha was recited by Habib Jalib at a mushaira in 1969 and addressed Yahya Khan.…
Hum Tou Majboor-e-Wafa Hain | Poetry by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Hum to majboor-e-wafa hain (translation: we are bound by love) is an Urdu nazm by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, from his book Kulliyat-e-Faiz.…
Zindagi Se Darte Ho | Poetry by Noon Meem Rashid
Zindagi Se Darte Ho (Are You Afraid of Life?) is an Urdu nazm by the Pakistani poet Noon Meem Rashid, who is often regarded as the poet’s poet.…
Ba-Naam Watan | Poetry by Musfa Zaidi
Ba-naam-e-watan (translation: in the name of homeland) is an Urdu poem by Mustafa Zaidi. Read Ba-naam-e-watan and its English translation below. …
Book Review: King of the Castle by Gai Eaton
King of the Castle takes the assumptions modern life is built upon and holds them, unflinchingly, against the beliefs that shaped human civilisation long before us.…
