A Lover’s Sigh: The Passion of Urdu Poetry

A unique journey into the passion of Urdu poetry of the greatest representative poets, old and modern. Together with audio-visual links, this anthology will change your appreciation of the genre. When the author, at 16, took a long train trip across India to Delhi, he had two books of Urdu poetry with him which he had purchased by chance on the platform. By the time he arrived at his destination, 36 hours later, he was smitten with the poems—and thus began a life-long fascination with the passionate, emotionally intricate work of Urdu poets. For this carefully curated book, the author has translated 50 poems by 14 poets representing the range of the old, courtly, and romantic era of the Mughal poets (Ghalib, Mir, Momin), as well as new, modern poets (Faiz, Sahir, Majaz) for whom justice, freedom, and equality, were clarion calls. The helpful introduction to Urdu poetry and its precise structure will assist the reader in understanding Urdu poetry’s elusive charm. Most of the poems are hyperlinked to famous ghazal singers singing them. The reader can thus, not only read the translations and the original in Romanized Urdu, but also listen to them being performed unforgettably. —- ISBN: 9798363955600