Urdu Poetry

[Snowflake]

Why is Punjabi an unusual choice? Its older than Urdu. I agree that it was a vernacular and Urdu started the whole literature process but Punjabi captures the feelings of common people which Urdu misses due to its sophistication. I like both languages (read my signature ), of course but the negativity against Punjabi by Urdu speakers, I hate it. Because Punjabi is a beautiful language and because it is my mother tongue. Anyways.

My cousin also studied Punjabi in his BA in a university in Faisalabad. I never got to live in Pakistan during my university and higher education days and hence I never got a chance to learn it. But I do speak and understand daily typical Punjabi but when people start getting sophisticated, I miss every single word. I did not know for example that Sanjhi meant isolated/desolated.

Oops! I'm so ignorant :-\ my mother tongue is Punjabi too. Urdu makes my face hurt! I've been to Pakistan a few times but just didn't know it was taught there. That doesn't mean I think it shouldn't be. Why not! Urdu is beautiful in it's own way, but can sound little stilted at times. Punjabi however, flows effortlessly like the beautiful punj aabs.

Insane Insaan;1337286]Wa alaykum assalaam,
Yeah, sachi muchi! I think quite a few people do it (or Urdu) because the languages are viewed as being less demanding than say the sciences etc. It's viewed as the easy option to study something, but still get a qualification at the end of it.

lol I see..

I agree completely. In fact even some Punjabi speakers have an inferiority complex about Punjabi and speak Urdu with their kids, so that their kids now don't know Punjabi. And I agree that feeling that you can capture in Punjabi, you lose in Urdu.
Neither did I. Also remember that there are different dialects. And TheTh Punjabi is a different thing altogether...

Yup agreed. It's becoming a trend with some Punjabis. and not a good one. People should stick to their mother tongue but if they want to teach urdu, then teach it as an additional language. Punjabi is miles sweeter. Even my son's picked up on this. On the few occasions I've spoken urdu to him, he was like mummy....... +o( speak punjabi! ;D

That made me laugh. Shame we can't have a Punjabi taaga.....

lol saying it with a T made it sound even better! :thumbs_up

 

[ژاله]

^i think every language is sweet in its own. and every language can capture the feelings of common people. Its just a matter of familiarity and expertise. Everyone finds their mother tongue sweet and easy to express in. Someone born and raised in punjab will naturally find punjabi sweet, while someone belonging to sindh or someone originally from Lucknow or Dehli might not feel that way. so sweetness of a language actually depends on your own tongue and not on the language itself. Since perfection is the source of beauty,The beauty and sweetness actually lie in the perfection with which a person speaks some language(and you speak a language perfectly only if its your mother tongue or you learnt it in your childhood), so people find the languages they are perfect in sweet and beautiful, while the languages they are not so good at seem dull and inexpressive to them.
what i mean by being perfect in a language is to be as good as native speakers.

 

[waji]

ہم بچاتے ہی رہے دیمک سے اپنا گھر مگر
چند کیڑے کرسیوں کے ملک سارا کھا گئے
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[waji]

ستارہ کیا مری تقدیر کی خبر دے گا
وہ خود فراخیِ افلاک میں ہے خوار و زبوں​

 

[waji]

اس غیرت ناہید کی ہر تان ہے دیپک
شعلہ سا لپک جائے ہے آواز تو دیکھو
(مومن)​

 

[Insaanah]

I found this poem at the back of an urdu gharelu totke book, and thought it was quite nice:

 

[waji]

^^ Shukriya post ka

 

[waji]

جو حرف “قل العفو “ میں پوشیدہ ہے اب تک
اس دور میں شاید وہ حقیقت ہو نمودار​

 

['Abd Al-Maajid]

On the 148th death anniversary of Bahadur Shah Zafar, to reminisce this last emperor, enjoy his heartbreaking poetry. Now do not start on me for death anniversaries and blah blah

لگتا نہیں ہے جی مِرا اُجڑے دیار میں
کس کی بنی ہے عالمِ ناپائیدار میں

بُلبُل کو پاسباں سے نہ صیاد سے گلہ
قسمت میں قید لکھی تھی فصلِ بہار میں

اِن حسرتوں سے کہہ دو کہیں اور جا بسیں
اتنی جگہ کہاں ہے دلِ داغدار میں

اِک شاخِ گل پہ بیٹھ کے بُلبُل ہے شادماں
کانٹے بِچھا دیتے ہیں دلِ لالہ زار میں

عمرِ دراز مانگ کے لائے تھے چار دِن
دو آرزو میں کٹ گئے، دو اِنتظار میں

دِن زندگی کے ختم ہوئے شام ہوگئی
پھیلا کے پائوں سوئیں گے کنج مزار میں

کتنا ہے بدنصیب ظفر دفن کے لئے
دو گز زمین بھی نہ ملی کوئے یار میں

-- ابو ظفر سِراجُ الْدین محمد بُہادر شاہ ظفر

 

['Abd Al-Maajid]

غازیوں میں بو رھےگی جب تلک ایمان کی
تخت لندن تک چلےگی تیغ ھندوستان کی
:shade::shade::shade::shade:

 

[Rafeeq]

باغ مين لكتا نهي صحرا سى كهبراتا هي دل
ا كهان لي جا كي بيتهين ايسى ديؤانى كؤ هم

PS: Urdu font is not available with me in my system.

 

[waji]

باغ مين لكتا نهي صحرا سى كهبراتا هي دل
ا كهان لي جا كي بيتهين ايسى ديؤانى كؤ هم

PS: Urdu font is not available with me in my system.

رفیق صاحب آپ کے کمپیوٹر میں اگر اردو فونٹز ہوتے بھی تو یہاں کام کے نہیں تھے

Arial آپ
فونٹ استعمال کر یں اردو لکھنے کے لیئے اور پھر اس فونٹ کا سائز بڑھادیں
لیکن اگر آپکو اردو فونٹ چاہیئے تو یہاں کافی سارے اردو فونٹ مل جائیں گے
اردو محفل
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[waji]

کیوں ہوتا ہے یہ اعتبار کی دہلیز پہ اکثر
جو بہت اپنے ہوں وہ اپنے نہیں رہتے​

 

[markonline]

"Allama iqbal" jesa shayar to peda ho hi nhi sakta.

 

[markonline]

g bilkul theek kha ap ny​