Poetry
urdu poems i keep coming back to, with word meanings alongside the reading.
10 poems
Na Kalma Yaad Aata Hai
A lament for how fleeting, worldly love can draw the heart away from remembrance of God and the peace of prayer.Hisaab-e-Umr Ka Itna Sa Goshwaara Hai
A ghazal by Amjad Islam Amjad on love as the measure of a life, and all that feels lost without the beloved.Ye Umr Bhar Ki Masaafat Hai
A couplet on keeping an open heart through a lifetime of meetings and partings.Hazaar Khauf Ho Lekin Zabaan Ho Dil Ki Rafeeq
A ghazal by Allama Iqbal on courage, faith, and the companionship of the heart's voice.Jawaab-e-Shikwa
Allama Iqbal's answering nazm on faith, responsibility, renewal, and collective action.Khuda Ka Sawaal
A devotional nazm by Abrar Ahmad Kashif reflecting on creation, gratitude, and human responsibility.Mujh Se Pahli Si Mohabbat Meri Mehboob Na Maang
Faiz Ahmad Faiz's beloved nazm about love, suffering, and the world's larger sorrows.Shikwa
Allama Iqbal's famous nazm of complaint, remembrance, and renewal.Zindagi Se Darte Ho
A nazm by Noon Meem Rashid on fear, human possibility, and the light within life.Zooming
A reflective nazm by Ashfaq Husain that moves from the vastness of the earth to the depth of a single heart.