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Beloved

I was thir­teen when I first heard the song “Man­wa Re” by Noori Sing, to the rhythm of drum, sing!Sing, with the joy of the heart, sing!Your every pain….by hid­ing itDance and make every­one dance… You …
April 4, 2023
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Don’t let sorrow take over you

When­ev­er I was sad, my dad used to recite this poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and it always filled me with home: غم نہ کر Do not grieve, do not grieveThe hurt will sub­side, Friends will arrive, do …
October 3, 2022
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Anjaam

After years of strug­gle, Pak­istan final­ly gained inde­pen­dence in 1947. The inde­pen­dent press *Pak­istan Times* came soon after, with Faiz Ahmed Faiz as its edi­tor. It was a pro­gres­sive, left-lean­ing news­pa­per mod­eled after the …
November 16, 2017
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Khuda Woh Waqt

A translation of the poem "ḳhudā vo vaqt na laa.e" by the Pakistani poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
November 5, 2017
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Ashar

A translation of the poem "Ashar" by Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
July 11, 2017
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