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QATEEL SHIFAAYI
A beautiful ghazal of Qateel Shifaayi. (Acknowledgment: From Naqoosh, Lahore, August 1969) The translation in English is given at the end.(I am aware of my limitatiomns. I only try to include...
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IQBAL ON GHALIB
MIRZA GHALIB Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib is one of the greatest names in Urdu poetry. Dr. Iqbal paid this tribute to Mirza Ghalib who is mostly taken as a humorous poet but there is mostly a...
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GHALIB and DAAGH
The vedio at the end of this write up is the one where Tina Sani sings this wonderfull mix of Ghalib and Daagh’s ghazals in Raag Darbari. Daagh’s real name was Nawab Mirza Khan. He was born in Delhi...
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MOHAMMAD (SAW) as ‘rain’
RAHMATU LIL ALAMEEN رحمتہ للعالمین Hazrat Mohammad Sallallaho alaehe wasallam came as a Rahmat (mercy) to all the worlds: The Qoran says: (21:107) وما أرسلناك إلا رحمتہ للعالمین Sahih International...
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SHAHJAHAN PUR LIFE III
SHAHJAHAN PUR LIFE (III) BAZARIA DAYS (Chapter III, following “Shahjahan Pur Life and Shahjahan Pur Life II) i.e. http://shakilakhtar.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/shahjahanpur-life-little-bazar/ and...
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CHOOSE, LOSE
I am always confused about these words. choose, chose, lose, loose. here I have found the correct meaning so I will be carefull. I wish to share with my readers. (once a teacher always a teacher)...
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lunar and solar years
Lunar and Solar years It is generally believed that a Lunar year is smaller than a Solar year by about 10 days. It is given in the Qoran that some people were in a cave then they went to sleep and...
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EHSAAS (FEELINGS)
http://asifazunaidha.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/ehsaas-feeling/ This is the link to Asifa Zunaidah’s original post reblogged here with thanks. (with Urdu addition.) Khamosh sama Khula aasmaa Thandi...
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KOH-E-NOOR, KOHINUR
The diamond Kohinur is world famous and I have seen this stone in the Tower of London long time ago. It glitters and dazzles. Some short history of this gem is given here for those who are curious...
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Mohammad (SAW)
Pictures of Mohammad (SAW) are most definitely banned in Islam. This must be out of utmost respect that is due to the Prophet of Allah (SWT). Never the less, a description of his countenance has...
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QATEEL SHIFAAYI
A beautiful ghazal of Qateel Shifaayi. (Acknowledgment: From Naqoosh, Lahore, August 1969) The translation in English is given at the end.(I am aware of my limitatiomns. I only try to include...
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GHALIB IN THE HEREAFTER
This article is given entirely in Urdu. Its English translation in my opinion will fail to render the subtle meaning and the satire that is the main theme of this write up. It will be impossible to...
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 10,000 views in 2012. If...
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GHALIB IN HEREAFTER ii
GHALIB IN HEREAFTER ii (FOR ENTIRELY URDU VERSION, PLEASE VISIT http://shakilakhtar.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/ghalib-in-the-hereafter/
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Afzal Guru’s Murder
[This is not a political blog. But then this murder is not political, it is a shameful crime. Hence I could not resist it from posting it here ] Copied from “The Hindu” A perfect day for democracy...
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GHALIB AND SUDAMA’S WORLDS
GHALIB AND SUDAMA’S WORLDS I got inspiration of this post from Rooha Tariq’s post on https://envisioningfuture.wordpress.com Ghalib said in this sher: دونو جہان دے کے وہ سمجھے کہ خوش رہا یاں آ پڑی یہ...
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GULAB JAMUN
The year is 1857 when in India Lord Canning was the last viceroy from the Company Bahadur. Lord Canning was fond of lending his name to structures, roads, jails etc. He decided, against some advice, to...
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THE GREATEST SPEECH
This film (The Great Dictator) starring Charlie Chaplin as Hitler/ a Jewish Barber was released in 1940 when WWII was a year old and persecution of Jews had started. This speech which is at the end of...
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