Ujray Hoye logon – Mohsin Naqvi

Mohsin Naqvi is not with us anymore but still alive in the hearts of countless fans. Mohsin’s poetry is a mixture of love and hate. Love for the beloved ones and hatred for the enemies of beauty, love, compassion, sublimity and the dignity of man. The thing that I like most about is his search for democratic values.

My personal favorite one’s from this Ghazal are the first & the last sher.

Nasir Kazmi – Niat e Shauq

Nasir Kazmi is another popular poet from Pakistan. His poetry is full of Pathos, ambitions and sorrows of life. Nice one.

Faraz ka bhi Andaz e Biyan aur hai…. Na shab o rooz hi badlay hain

My personal favorite is ‘Main nain poocha tha..ke akhir ye tagafful kab takk …’. Brilliant from Ahmad Fraz.

Ghazal by Parveen Shakir – Mushkil hai ke abb shehr mein

A classic from the arguably the greatest poetess from Pakistan. Every Sher is beautiful and quotable. My personal favorite from this Ghazal is the ‘Iss baar jo aindhan ke liye’. I  remember that from my childhood days when we used to watch PTV a lot and they started a Great Sher segment (Just like the segment for Allama Iqbal & Quaid e Azam quotes) and they show it with a message of ‘Love the environment & Save Green Heritage’.