Monthly Archives: April 2007

Another well known poem from Zehra Nigah (again) with a translation by Rakshanda Jalil:

Complete poem here >>

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.

Salam!

Can you please telle me when Shah Shams Tabrez urs are in Multan?

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 >>

Poem by Rumi translated by Nader Khalili. Read it here >>

“Only You” poem by Rumi, translated by Nader Khalili

Read poem here >>

Poetic version by Jonathan Star and Shahram Shiva
“A Garden Beyond Paradise – The Mystical Poetry of Rumi” Bantam Books, 1992

Poem here >>

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.:)

Tamania visited Murree on a weekday and found the ambiance charming despite the senseless “development” that has taken place at this Pakistani hill station.

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“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… “

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“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…”

Full entry here >>

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.

Full entry here >>

Thousands marched in the blistering heat on the streets of Lahore; and similar demonstrations were held in Islamabad, Karachi and Peshawar.

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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.

Full entry here >>

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.