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WORD OF THE DAY
iztiraab
- इज़्तिराब
- اضطراب
means
restlessness
kyā jaane kyā likhā thā use iztirāb meñ
qāsid kī laash aa.ī hai ḳhat ke javāb meñ
kya jaane kya likha tha use iztirab mein
qasid ki lash aai hai KHat ke jawab mein
DID YOU KNOW ?
Makhdoom Mohi-ud-Din's name is reminiscent of his famous songs "Phir chidi raat baat phoolon ki" and "ik chambeli ke mandwe tale" etc. which are part of our memory. This revolutionary and romantic poet from Hyderabad, loved his homeland and Hyderabad loved him just as much. Sarojini Naidu also loved him dearly. It was Naidu, who introduced Makhdoom to Gandhiji, for the first time, as her son. Fiction writer Wajida Tabassum is also known to have said that, what ever may be the word associated with the letter "meem" in Urdu Primer , I only know Makhdoom and love from ‘’meem’’. Well known critic, lover of Urdu, former Member of Parliament and Makhdoom's colleague in the Telangana movement, Dr. Raj Bahadur Gaur has named his house after Makhdoom's poem "Chameli Ka Mandwa".
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Today's Special
Well-known poet from Pakistan famous for his ghazal "main khayaal hoon kisi aur ka…"
maiñ ḳhayāl huuñ kisī aur kā mujhe sochtā koī aur hai
sar-e-ā.īna mirā aks hai pas-e-ā.īna koī aur hai
I am someone else's thought, someone else brings me to mind
my image in the mirror wrought, someone else is there behind
main KHayal hun kisi aur ka mujhe sochta koi aur hai
sar-e-aina mera aks hai pas-e-aina koi aur hai
I am someone else's thought, someone else brings me to mind
my image in the mirror wrought, someone else is there behind
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