Musheer (Advisor) is a satirical poem written by a famous Pakistani poet, Habib Jalib. Jalib wrote it in response to a conversation he had with Hafiz Jalandari when he assumed…
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…
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…
Dastoor is an Urdu nazm written by Pakistani poet Habib Jalib. The poem is also known as "Main Nahi Manta" and falls into the category of resistance poetry.…
Hum Dekhenge is an Urdu poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz in which he portrays the torturous times under Pakistani military dictator, Zia Ul Haq, who imposes restrictions on civil liberties…