Mere Geet

by
Sahir Ludhianvi

Ghazal (Taaza Ho Dimaagh Apna...)

by

Haider Ali Aatash

Irtiqaa

by

Meeraji

Film songs of Sahir Ludhianvi

Gaye Dinon ke Sooraj

Ghazal (Kuch to Hawa Bhi Sard Thi)

by

Parveen Shakir

Listen to Parveen Shakir reciting some of the verses of this ghazal in a Mushairah:

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has sung this ghazal in his own style. Listen to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan performing this ghazal in the video given below:

Excerpts from Musaddas-e-Haali

By

Maulana Altaf Hussain Haali

Ghazal(Ishq-e-Lamehdood Jab Tak)

By

Jigar Muradabadi

Aaj Baazaar Main Pa'bajaulan Chalo

By

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

 

 Clickon the video to listen to 

Faiz Ahmed Faiz reciting this poem

Nayyara Noor's beautiful rendition of Arshad Mahmud's composition of this poem

Rubaiyats of Josh

Shehzori

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Shakil & Nilofer Abbasi in Shehzori



Click here to watch Shehzori on YouTube

Ghazal (Jo Guzri Mujh Pe...)

by

Mirza Rafi Sauda

 This Ghazal has been sung beautifully by many great artists. Click on their names to watch their respective performances on YouTube: Malika Pukhraj, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Tina Sani.

Ta'arruf

by

Noon Meem Rashid

A few words on the 'Poet Extraordinaire' Faiz & his Ghazal

 

Batair, Nawab, Maulvi Sahab aur Zia Mohiyuddin

Telling a story in the world today requires imagination, and insight into human characters and situations. Telling a story in the world thousands of years ago required all that, and due to the absence of paper, the gift of actually telling a story. Even the most interesting tale in the world would put you to sleep if told in a monotone. The advent of publishing has forced the art of story-telling into hiding. But it is not lost! Here is a recording to prove that.

The recording, recommended by Uzair Tahir (Thanks Uzair!), features one of the eminent speakers in Pakistan, Zia Mohiyuddin, reciting some passages from Pandit Ratan Nath Sarshaar's magnum opus, Fasaana-e-Azad, a novel recounting the journeys of the protagonist Azad through the streets of Lucknow and all across India.

 

The passage describes a scene set in a Nawab's court when a favourite pet Batair (quail) of his, called Saf Shikan, gets lost. Enjoy!

  

Click here to read Volume 1 of Fasaana-e-Azad by Pandit Ratan Nath Sarshaar.

If you prefer English but still wish to enjoy some more of Pandit Ratan Nath's writings, click here to read a translated version of a small part of the Fasaana entitled Azad Goes to a Railway Restaurant. (translated by Frances W. Pritchett)

Ghazal (Lagta Nahin Hai...)

by 

Bahadur Shah Zafar

 

This ghazal has been sung beautifully by Habib Wali Muhammad.

Click here to listen to his version on Youtube.

Another rendition of this ghazal by a female vocalist is also on Youtube. 

Click here to listen to it.

Mard-e-Musalmaan

by

Allama Iqbal

Madam Noor Jehan has sung some parts of this  poem very beautifully. To listen to the song on YouTube, click here.

Elite Class aur Industrial Class ke Modern Zaviay

by

Hammad Nasir

Premchand ke Sau Afsanay