Masterpieces of Urdu Nazm

Masterpieces of Urdu Nazm
Author: K. C. Kanda
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2009-05
Genre: Urdu poetry
ISBN: 9788120719521

This anthology contains English translations of 42 "nazms", chosen from the works of 19 famous poets, including such master-poets as Mir Taqi Mir, Nazir Akbarabadi, Shauq Lucknavi, Iqbal, Josh, Hafeez, Akhtar Sheerani, Majaz, Faiz and Sahir. The poets are presented in chronological order, and each poet is introduced with an authentic portrait, and a biographical-cum-critical note.

Urdu Ghazals

Urdu Ghazals
Author: K. C. Kanda
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1995
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9788120718265

This book is a companion volume to author's earlier book, "Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal" which contained English translations of 108 ghazals selected from nine major poets. The present volume contains 129 ghazals representing 20 outstanding Urdu poets. Thus, this anthology, taken together with The Masterpieces, may rightly claim to be a fully representative collection of Urdu ghazals in English translation. The ghazals are carefully selected and explained in English for the average readers as well as Urdu Connoisseurs. The book contains brief biographical notes and introductory essays on the ghazals.

Master Couplets of Urdu Poetry

Master Couplets of Urdu Poetry
Author: K. C. Kanda
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2001-07-01
Genre: Beauty, Personal
ISBN: 9788120723573

This book offers a representative selection of humorous and satirical Urdu poetry, drawn from the works of seventeen major poets, including the classics like Mohammed Rafi Sauda and Akbar Allahabadi, besides the famous practitioners of this art in the 20th century. The poems are chosen on the basis of their artistic and thematic quality. These are then translated, verse by verse, into English, and transliterated in the Roman script for the benefit of the non-Urdu-knowing reader. This is probably the first book of its kind in Urdu-English translated literature.

Urdu Rubaiyat

Urdu Rubaiyat
Author: K. C. Kanda
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9788120718272

This book is intended to introduce the reader to the best specimens of the Urdu Nazm as distinguished from the ghazal. It contains English translation of 42 Nazms, chosen from the works of 19 famous poets. All the poems presented in this collection are now counted among the classics of Urdu poetry. Each poem is first given in Urdu calligraphics, followed on the opposite page by its translation in lucid rhythmical language, and is succeeded by the romanised version of Urdu text.

Celebrating the Best of Urdu Poetry

Celebrating the Best of Urdu Poetry
Author: Khushwant Singh
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2011-11-10
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9386057336

Maangey Allah se bas itni dua hai Rashid Main jo Urdu mein vaseeyat likhoon beta parh ley All Rashid asks of Allah is just one small gift: If I write my will in Urdu, may my son be able to read it. Urdu, one of the most widely used languages in the subcontinent, is, sadly, dying a slow death in the land where it was born and where it flourished. This definitive collection spans over 200 years of Urdu poetry, celebrating well-known and relatively unknown poets alike. It is essential reading for all who love Urdu verse and for all looking for the ideal introduction.

The Taste of Words

The Taste of Words
Author: Raza Mir
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2014-06-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 935118725X

Have you ever been enchanted by the spoken cadence of an Urdu couplet but wished you could fully understand its nuances? Have you wanted to engage with a ghazal more deeply but were daunted by its mystifying conventions? Are you confused between a qataa and a rubaai, or a musadda and a marsiya? In Urdu Poetry, Raza Mir offers a fresh, quirky and accessible entry point for neophytes seeking to enhance their enjoyment of this vibrant canon—from the poems of legends like Mir Taqi Mir and Mirza Ghalib to the lyrics of contemporary game changers like Javed Akhtar and Gulzar. Raza Mir’s translation not only draws out the zest and pathos of these timeless verses, but also provides pithy insights and colourful trivia that will enable readers to fully embrace this world.

Ghazals

Ghazals
Author: Mir Taqi Mir
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0674276485

The finest ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, the most accomplished of Urdu poets. The prolific Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in Urdu, composed his ghazals—a poetic form of rhyming couplets—in a distinctive Indian style arising from the Persian ghazal tradition. Here, the lover and beloved live in a world of extremes: the outsider is the hero, prosperity is poverty, and death would be preferable to the indifference of the beloved. Ghazals offers a comprehensive collection of Mir’s finest work, translated by a renowned expert on Urdu poetry.