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"Hanuman Chalisa " in Urdu By Munshi Raam Sahaay (Lucknow) Published by the "Munshi Naval Kishor Press at Lucknow (established 1858) Munshi Naval Kishor Press published more than 5000 books in languages like Urdu, Persian, Arabic Sanskrit ,English, Pashto Via @Soofinama – at New Delhi, India

A rare pic of Great #Urdu /Hindi fiction writer "Munshi #PremChand " (1880-1936) Sitting here with his wife "Shiv Rani Devi" His works include more than a dozen #novels, around 250 short #stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into #Hindi.

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A rare video : #Firaq the great Urdu Poet and critic discussing Urdu and Hindustani Literature and language in a literally gathering that includes prominent Poets like Jagannath Azad (Urdu) and Sarveshvar dayal Saksena (hindi) among others youtu.be/PCvwdc7PQSA?si=CKH6… #Hindi हिन्दी #Urdu #उर्दू #Poetry #IndianPoetry #Hindustani हिंदुस्तानी #RareVideo #Literature #Language #IndianHistory #Historic #Mir #Ghalib #Iqbal #तुलसीदास #History #Allahabad #Lucknow #Delhi #Lahore #Persian #Arabic #Bazm #Rekhta #Mushaira #Ghazal Courtesiy : Prasar Bharti Archieves

"JALWA E DARBAR E DEHLI " ~AKBAR ALLAHABADI (A humourous and satirical Urdu Poem about Poets personal experience of Visit to Delhi and coronation ceremony of George( Fifth) in 1911 AD This Nazm is considered a classic ,masterpiece by the great Poet ) sar meñ shauq kā saudā dekhā dehlī ko ham ne bhī jā dekhā jo kuchh dekhā achchhā dekhā kyā batlā.eñ kyā kyā dekhā jamunā-jī ke paaT ko dekhā achchhe suthre ghaaT ko dekhā sab se ūñche laaT ko dekhā hazrat ''duke-connaught' ko dekhā palTan aur risāle dekhe gore dekhe kaale dekhe sañgīneñ aur bhāle dekhe band bajāne vaale dekhe ḳhemoñ kā ik jañgal dekhā us jañgal meñ mañgal dekhā barahmā aur varañgal dekhā izzat ḳhvāhoñ kā dañggal dekhā saḌkeñ thiiñ har kamp se jaarī paanī thā har pump se jaarī nuur kī maujeñ lamp se jaarī tezī thī har jump se jaarī Daalī meñ nārañgī dekhī mahfil meñ sārañgī dekhī bairañgī bārañgī dekhī dahr kī rañgā-rañgī dekhī achchhe-achchhoñ ko bhaTkā dekhā bhiiḌ meñ khāte jhaTkā dekhā muñh ko agarche laTkā dekhā dil darbār se aTkā dekhā hāthī dekhe bhārī-bharkam un kā chalnā kam kam tham tham zarrīñ jhūleñ nuur kā aalam mīloñ tak vo cham-cham cham-cham pur thā pahlū-e-masjid-e-jāme raushaniyāñ thiiñ har-sū laame koī nahīñ thā kisī kā sāme.a sab ke sab the diid ke taame surḳhī saḌak par kuTtī dekhī Saañs bhī bhiiḌ meñ ghuTtī dekhī ātish-bāzī chhuTtī dekhī lutf kī daulat luTtī dekhī chaukī ik chau-lakhkhī dekhī ḳhuub hī chakkhī-pakhkhī dekhī har-sū ne.amat rakkhī dekhī shahd aur duudh kī makkhī dekhī ek kā hissa mann-o-salvā ek kā hissa thoḌā halvā ek kā hissa bhiiḌ aur balvā merā hissa duur kā jalva avaj brītish raaj kā dekhā partav taḳht-o-tāj kā dekhā rañg-e-zamāna aaj kā dekhā ruḳh corzon mahrāj kā dekhā pahuñche phāñd ke saat samundar tahat meñ un ke bīsoñ bandar hikmat-o-dānish un ke andar apnī jagah har ek sikandar auj-e-baḳht-e-mulāqī un kā charḳh-e-haft-tabāaqī un kā mahfil un kī saaqī un kā āñkheñ merī baaqī un kā ham to un ke ḳhair-talab haiñ ham kyā aise hī sab ke sab haiñ un ke raaj ke umda Dhab haiñ sab sāmān-e-aish-o-tarab haiñ egzibshan kī shaan anokhī har shai umda har shai chokhī aqlīdas kī naapī jokhī man bhar sone kī lāgat sokhī jashn-e-azīm is saal huā hai shāhī fort meñ ball huā hai raushan har ik hall huā hai qissa-e-māzī haal huā hai hai mash.hūr-e-kūcha-e-barzan ball meñ nācheñ lady-corzon tā.ir-e-hosh the sab ke larzan rashk se dekh rahī thī har zan hall meñ chamkīñ aa ke yakā-yak zarrīñ thī poshāk jhkā-jhak mahv thā un kā auj-e-samā tak charḳh pe zohra un kī thī gāhak go raqqāsa-e-auj-e-falak thī us meñ kahāñ ye nok-palak thī indar kī mahfil kī jhalak thī bazm-e-ishrat sub.h talak thī kī hai ye bandish zehn-e-rasā ne koī maane ḳhvāh na maane sunte haiñ ham to ye afsāne jis ne dekhā ho vo jaane – at Delhi, India

मौलाना मोहम्मद अ’ली " जौहर " (1878-1931) रामपुर में पैदाइश। अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी और ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी में ता’लीम हासि ल की। ‘कामरेड (अँग्रेजी) ’ और ‘हमदर्द’ (उर्दू) नाम के अख़बार निकाले। टाइम्स, लंदन, द मैनचेस्टर गार्डियन और द ऑब्जर्वर जैसे प्रमुख ब्रितानी समाचार पत्रों में लेख लिखते रहे थे आज़ा दी की लड़ाई में महात्मा गाँधी के साथ रहे और इंडि यन नेशनल काँग्रेस के अध्यक्ष भी बनाए गए। अखिल भारतीय मुस्लिम लीग के अध्यक्ष भी रहे। खिलाफत आंदोलन में अहम भूमिका रही. नई दिल्ली की प्रसिद्ध जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया यूनिवर्सिटी के सह-संस्थापकों में से एक थे 4 जनवरी 1931 को लंदन में गोलमेज सम्मेलन के दौरान उनका निधन हुआ और उनकी इच्छानुसार उन्हें यरूशलम में सुपुर्द-ए-खाक किया गया। शाइ’री में मिर्ज़ा ‘दाग़’ देहलवी के शागिर्द थे। उनके कुछ चुनिंदा शेर: दौर-ए-हयात आएगा क़ातिल क़ज़ा के बाद है इब्तिदा हमारी तिरी इंतिहा के बाद क़त्ल-ए-हुसैन अस्ल में मर्ग-ए-यज़ीद है इस्लाम ज़िंदा होता है हर कर्बला के बाद तौहीद तो ये है कि ख़ुदा हश्र में कह दे ये बंदा ज़माने से ख़फ़ा मेरे लिए है न नमाज़ आती है मुझ को न वज़ू आता है सज्दा कर लेता हूँ जब सामने तू आता है सारी दुनिया ये समझती है कि सौदाई है अब मिरा होश में आना तिरी रुस्वाई है #India #Freedom #Azadi #Revolt #Urdu #Congress #Palestine #University #Aligarh #Delhi #Jamia #AMU #JMI #LONDON #Journalism #Gandhi #IndianMuslim #Poetry #Urdu

What do kufr (disbelief/skepticism) and imaan (faith/conviction) truly represent when viewed through the philosophical lens of classical Urdu poetry? In this episode of the Radio Urdu Podcast, Babar Imam and Afeef Seraj break down the semantic evolution, etymological roots, and profound literary tensions of kufr-o-imaan. Far from rigid theological constructs, Urdu Ghazal reimagines Kufr and Imaan as dynamic metaphors that are always opposed to each other but require each other for their own existence. We also trace the possible biographical root behind Mirza Ghalib’s iconic couplet: “Imaan mujhe roke hai jo kheenche hai mujhe kufr…”—exploring how 19th-century Delhi's shifting socio-political landscape shaped his poetic crisis of faith and tradition. 📜 Couplets Discussed: 1. Mirza Ghalib ایماں مجھے روکے ہے جو کھینچے ہے مجھے کفر کعبہ مرے پیچھے ہے کلیسا مرے آگے Imaan mujhe roke hai jo kheenche hai mujhe kufr Kaaba mere peeche hai kaleesa mere aage ---------- 2. Pandit Daya Shankar Naseem Lakhnavi لائے اُس بُت کو اِلتِجا کر کے کُفر ٹُوٹا خُدا خُدا کر کے Laaye us but ko iltija kar ke Kufr toota khuda khuda kar ke --------- 3. Dagh Dehlvi دیکھا ہے بت کدے میں جو اے شیخ کچھ نہ پوچھ ایمان کی تو یہ ہے کہ ایمان تو گیا Dekha hai but-kade mein jo ai shaikh kuchh na poochh Imaan ki to yeh hai keh imaan to gaya ---------- 4. Bedam Shah Warsi کہاں ایمان کس کا کفر اور دیر و حرم کیسے تیرے ہوتے ہوئے اے جاں خیالِ دو جہاں کیوں ہو Kahan imaan kis ka kufr aur dair-o-haram kaise Tere hote hue ai jaan khayal-e-do-jahan kyon ho ------------ 5. Mirza Ghalib ہم موحد ہیں ہمارا کیش ہے ترکِ رسوم ملتیں جب مٹ گئیں اجزائے ایماں ہو گئیں Hum muwahhid hain hamara kesh hai tark-e-rusoom Millatein jab mit gayin ajza-e-imaan ho gayin ----------- 6. Mirza Muhammad Rafi Sauda ہوا جب کفر ثابت ہے یہ تمغۂ مسلمانی نہ ٹوٹی شیخ سے زنارِ تسبیحِ سُلیمانی Hua jab kufr saabit hai yeh tamgha-e-musalmani Na tooti shaikh se zunnaar-e-tasbeeh-e-sulaimani ---------- 🎙️ About Radio Urdu Radio Urdu explores the depth, history, and linguistic genius of Urdu literature, poetry, and oral traditions. Hosted by Babar Imam and Afeef Seraj. Follow on: Instagram:    / radiourdu  ​ Facebook:    / radiourdu  ​ Podcast - Kufr o iimaan - کفر و ایمان - कुफ़्र ओ ईमान #podcast​ #urdu​ #urduadab​ #radiourdu​ #ghalib​ ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00​ Introduction, Etymology and Meaning of Kufr & Imaan 00:23:57​ Mirza Ghalib 01:01:56​ Rafi Sauda 01:13:34​ Bedam Shah Warsi 01:30:34​ Pandit Daya Shankar Naseem 01:51:14​ Dagh Dehlvi 02:00:15​ Ghalib Again 02:10:47​ Viewer's choice youtu.be/XWP5OUSCVRk?si=4wgS…