Author: Amar Varma
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Khwaja Tariq Mahmood
Publisher: Star Publications
Year: 2008
Language: multilingual
Pages: 167
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788176503105
Description
Urdu poetry is today popular not only among Urdu knowing people, but it is equally relished and read by non-Urdu reading people. And when Urdu poems are written and recited by women, it adds special flavour and great interest for readers and audience of all age groups.
This is a collection of Urdu poems by eight prominent women poets of India and Pakistan, and includes their most applauded poems in original Urdu text, English, Hindi and Roman scripts.
This is our tenth publication under our multilingual poetry series, after collections of Ghalib, Iqbal, Zafar, Sahir Ludhianvi, shakeel Budauni, Qateel Shafai, Ahmad Faraz, Josh Malihabadi and Amrita Pritam.
Contents
PARVEEN SHAKIR
How to step back
My love had found
There was this chill in wind
How to plan great
Distant dream has become
As if he counselor for cure
With you no complaint
AMRITA PRITAM
Empty Space
My address
An aspect
Imroz
Meeting the self
ZOHRA NIGAH
Bearing countless
Your memories
Our first love at
There is nervousness
That one picture that
KISHWAR NAHID
He was a stranger
IRFANA AIJAZ
For the beloved
Let beloved not
Branches are bearing
SHABNAM SHAKEEL
New edicts are being
Suffice if Passion
We didn’t cross
My life is a living
We kept is a living
We kept is a living
We kept our conduct
Let someone make
He was running round
ADA JAAFRI
Let beloved, sometimes
Heart is not in despair
They say that diehard
Knee deep was
Beloved’s tempestuous
Flowers remained
At the make believe
AMRITA PRITAM
Falling in love
Fealty is my nature
If you like
Mountain stands solid