Sol Varm Sunnan by unknown

Sun from the south, Moon’s companion cast her right hand over the sky’s rim. Sun did not see who labored in her shade, a gardener who had no heights to scale. Sun did not know where she had a home, yet the gardener’s hands found certainty in soil. Stars did not know where they belonged, while the gardener’s boots left prints in softened ground. And as the gardener’s work broached heaven’s margin, Moon did not know what strength she held.

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سید آل احمد ۔۔۔ دھوپ اور چھاؤں کا کربِ ذات لکھتا تھا

دھوپ اور چھاؤں کا کربِ ذات لکھتا تھا دیدہ ور تھا دوری کو اختلاط لکھتا تھا زخم زخم گنتا تھا روشنی میں جگنو کی حرف حرف پلکوں پر سچی بات لکھتا تھا میں بھی ان خلاؤں میں ایک لحظہ پہلے تک خواب کا مسافر تھا‘ خواہشات لکھتا تھا صبحِ جاں کی شبنم ہو‘ دُھوپ ہو بدن کی تم سچ بتاؤ یہ جملے کس کا ہات لکھتا تھا برگِ زرد ہونے تک میں ہوا کی تختی پر منتظر نگاہوں سے التفات لکھتا تھا پوچھتے ہیں بام و در‘ کون‘ شہر ناپرساں!…

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استاد قمر جلالوی

ایک جا رہنا نہیں لکھا میری تقدیر میں آج گر صحرا میں ہوں کل خانۂ زنجیر میں اقربا نا خوش وہ بزمِ دشمنِ بے پیر میں موت ہی لکھی ہی کیا بیمار کی تقدیر میں بات کر میری لحد پر غیر ہی سے بات کر یہ سنا ہے پھول جھڑتے ہیں تری تقریر میں سیکھ اب میری نظر سے حسن کی زیبائشیں سینکڑوں رنگینیاں بھر دیں تری تصویر میں پاسِ آدابِ اسیری تیرے دیوانے کو ہے ورنہ یہ زنجیر کچھ زنجیر ہے زنجیر میں ڈھونڈتا پھرتا ہوں ان کو وہ…

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Mirza Ghalib: Legendary poet of the Urdu language

Mirza Ghalib, born on December 27, 1797, in Agra, was a well-known poet in the Persian and Urdu languages. Today, he remains one of the most popular and influential masters of the Urdu language; he is known simply as Ghalib. He remains popular not only in India and Pakistan but also among the diaspora. In his honour, Google is changing its doodle to one portraying him. This is his story: Persian poet A prodigious poet. Mirza Ghalib started writing poetry at the age of 11. His verse is characterised by sadness, the result of an…

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How do you get school pupils interested in poetry by Giancarlo Rinaldi

Glasgow-based performance poet Imogen Stirling has been on that mission in rural south-west Scotland over the past year or so. She admitted there had been an element of subterfuge to her work in and around Wigtown. "I’ve learned that you just can never use the word poetry because that puts people off immediately,” she said. "And, I mean, rightly so to be honest, I had no interest in poetry when I was in school and I didn’t really resonate with the way that it was taught to me at all.…

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Cultures of the World

There are 195 countries this world is made of. These are the marked territories that detach one state from the other. Every country comes with a particular culture. Culture is an introduction of the state and a lot of countries are known for their cultures, their uniqueness, and rare practices as part of their customs. Here is a look at the world’s top 30 cultures that have shaped age-old traditions as we know them. Italy Famous largely for its renaissance art, Italy is a south-central European country with a border that extends…

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