Meree Dunya (My World): Punjabi Ghazal, Geet and Nazm

A Posthumous collection of poetry

Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Cover of the book Meree Dunya (My World): Punjabi Ghazal, Geet and Nazm by F.K. Akhtar Ziai, F. Akhtar, Notion Press
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Author: F.K. Akhtar Ziai, F. Akhtar ISBN: 9781947851375
Publisher: Notion Press Publication: May 17, 2018
Imprint: Notion Press Language: English
Author: F.K. Akhtar Ziai, F. Akhtar
ISBN: 9781947851375
Publisher: Notion Press
Publication: May 17, 2018
Imprint: Notion Press
Language: English

Any Punjabi speaker will confirm this: after a day of navigating through polite English; or perhaps formal Urdu or Hindi, there is nothing quite like the warm embrace of your mother tongue.  This collection of Punjabi ghazal, geet and nazm, written in Urdu, ranges from simple village life, to the complex issues of industrial cities and world politics; from the intimacy of love and deep friendships to the savage alienation of divided communities, brought about by hatred and war. The common themes are man’s human-ness, and of course, Punjabi.

The book is a celebration of Punjabi, but also of the Urdu script in which it is written. For the inquisitive, who lack written knowledge of these languages, each poem has been translated into English, with the transliteration below it, to help you brush up on your linguistic skills.

As Ziai sahib says,

Whenever a few Punjabis get together

The conversation flows in Punjabi

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Any Punjabi speaker will confirm this: after a day of navigating through polite English; or perhaps formal Urdu or Hindi, there is nothing quite like the warm embrace of your mother tongue.  This collection of Punjabi ghazal, geet and nazm, written in Urdu, ranges from simple village life, to the complex issues of industrial cities and world politics; from the intimacy of love and deep friendships to the savage alienation of divided communities, brought about by hatred and war. The common themes are man’s human-ness, and of course, Punjabi.

The book is a celebration of Punjabi, but also of the Urdu script in which it is written. For the inquisitive, who lack written knowledge of these languages, each poem has been translated into English, with the transliteration below it, to help you brush up on your linguistic skills.

As Ziai sahib says,

Whenever a few Punjabis get together

The conversation flows in Punjabi

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