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This anthology contains a selection of 100 patriotic poems drawn from the works of 40 poets, including such reputed names as Mir, Ghalib, Zafar, Wajid Ali Shah, Iqbal, Hasrat Mohani, Ram Parshad, Bismil, Josh Malihabadi, Faiz, Sardar Jafri, and the like. Many of these poets were not mere armchair philosophers, but accredited patriots, deeply involved in the freedom struggle. Their poetry is born out of deep conviction and personal experience of suffering and ...
If the reign of Bahadur Shah Zafar was the time of the decay and decline of the Moghul empire, it was also the golden period of Urdu poetry. The court of Zafar was studded with several poetic jewels such as Ghalib, Zauq, Momin, Shefta and Azurda. And Zafar himself was a poet of ample merit, apart from being a patron of poets and a great patriot. This book contains the best of the poetry of Zafar and his contemporaries, with their translations in English and ...
The book contains a rich fare of the best of Urdu poetry in its three major forms: Ghazal, Nazm and Rubai. The poems are first given in calligraphic Urdu, which, on the opposite page is translated into English, and transliterated, Roman script. This should be of special help to the non-Urdu knowing readers. It should also give them a feel and flavour of the Urdu text, and what their appetite for learning the language. The book contains 115 Ghazals, 30 Nazms, and ...
This book is meant to introduce the reader to the famous 'Dohas' of five Hindi poets: Kabir, Tulsi, Rahim Khankhana' Varind Kavi and Sheikh Farid. The book contains 523 'Dohas', which have been thoughtfully selected and faithfully rendered into English Language, lucid, rhythmical and appropriate. The translation attempts to retain the beauty of rhyme and assonance, the special features of a 'Dohas', which account for their musicality and memorability. Each poet ...
The best of Mirza Ghalib, one of the greatest Urdu poets, is presented in this compendium. Each of the 104 ghazals, 7 miscellaneous nazms, and 68 selected letters are presented in the original Urdu text, with a parallel translation in simple, lucid English, and a transliteration in Roman script for readers who are not familiar with Urdu in Persian script. A critical introduction to Ghalib's work, chronology of important events in his life, and bibliography are ...