Roman Urdu ki Azaadi
Why I write Urdu in Latin letters, what it costs, and what it quietly gives back.
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Shab-e-Tanhai
Raat aayi hai, magar tanha nahin aayi hai woh,saath laayi hai wohi baatein jo main bhool chuka tha.
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Poems and longer pieces, newest first.
Shab-e-Tanhai
Raat aayi hai, magar tanha nahin aayi hai woh, saath laayi hai wohi baatein jo main bhool chuka tha.
Purani Sheher ki Shaam
An evening walk through the old city, in six photographs and rather too many words.
Chai aur Chhat
Chhat pe do kursiyaan hain, ek pe main baitha hoon,
Ek Sher ki Anatomy
Taking two lines apart to see what makes them hold — misra, radif, qafiya, and the trick of the turn.
Guzarish
tum se ek baat kehni thi, magar lafz kam pad gaye — so maine khamoshi likh di.
Jo likha gaya hai, woh yahin hai.
Jo nahin likha gaya, woh bhi kahin hai.