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Archive for April, 2007
Another poem by Zehra Nigah
Another well known poem from Zehra Nigah (again) with a translation by Rakshanda Jalil:
By: Amit C
Raza, your blog is becoming this enormous repository of amazing stuff — photographs, poetry, historical narratives, thoughtful opinion — about some of the things that matter most to me — India-Pakistan relations, Hindu-Muslim relations, Sufism, globalization’s impact on our heritage, for example. Even more important, I just don’t think there is a collection like this anywhere else on the Internet, and certainly not in any book or magazine.
I hope all of your materials are safely backed up somewhere. It would be a pity for there to be any kind of crash and for all this to be lost.
By: Kanwal
Salam!
Can you please telle me when Shah Shams Tabrez urs are in Multan?
Three poems by a leading Pakistani poet
Zehra Nigah is a prominent poet from Pakistan with a distinct style and voice. A modernist who is also inspired by the classical traditions of Urdu poetry. Full story >>
Choosing sweetness or vinegar
Poem by Rumi translated by Nader Khalili. Read it here >>
Only You
“Only You” poem by Rumi, translated by Nader Khalili
Ever drunk with love
Poetic version by Jonathan Star and Shahram Shiva
“A Garden Beyond Paradise - The Mystical Poetry of Rumi” Bantam Books, 1992
By: burraq
Assalam o alaykum
Mr Rumi, i loved ur website it contain all tht i want, i want u to put more rumi’s poetry. Anyways, Jazak Allah and i really appreciate ur effort.:)
Murree’s best kept secret
Tamania visited Murree on a weekday and found the ambiance charming despite the senseless “development” that has taken place at this Pakistani hill station.
Kafka Country
“Indeed, the current drama, uncertainty and confusion seem to be extraordinary. But is it that unusual? History, if anything, has prepared us for the bizarre and the peculiar… “
Standing Alone in Mecca
“In a charming personal narrative, Nomani navigates through a crisis of faith brought upon by the murder of close friend Daniel Pearl by Islamic militants…”
On Rumi, Iqbal and ‘Dynamic Sufism’
Pakistan celeberates Allama Iqbal’s death anniversary on April 21 with the usual lip-service. The key messages of Iqbal seem to have been lost in the maze of officialdom.
Pakistani Civil Society Confronts Extremism
Thousands marched in the blistering heat on the streets of Lahore; and similar demonstrations were held in Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar.
Fate Of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s Descendants
I had recently posted a few verses from the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar. Read this story by Indscribe that spells a heart wrenching denouement to the dazzling Mughal Empire.
By: zobaria
Thank you for your words of encouragement at terminal therapy. I am really glad to make your acquaintance and I can see that I will be able to learn and re-learn a lot from your blog.
Zobaria.
The Life of the Universe…
The subject matter and range of Iqbal’s poetry is amazing. The message here is universally applicable to individuals, societies and civilizations. Full entry here >>
Open the Door
Rumi again, translated by Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mafi. Read poem here >>