Urdu Classics: Poetry, Stories and Novels

Faiz Ahmed Faiz was the most loved Urdu poet of the 20th century; read about his life, his famous poems and his books. This guide covers Hum Dekhenge,…

Read famous Urdu ghazals: Ghalib’s Dil-e-Nadan in full and Mir’s sad ghazal Ulti Ho Gayin, in Urdu, Roman and English. Learn what a ghazal is, its parts (matla,…

Meet the famous Urdu poets, from Wali Dakhni, Mir and Ghalib to Iqbal, Faiz and Parveen Shakir, with their dates and best works. Each classical poet comes with…

Read Mir Taqi Mir poetry in Urdu: 13 famous sher with Roman Urdu and English translation, and his life in Delhi and Lucknow. Mir, also written Meer Taqi…

Read a complete Allama Iqbal essay in Urdu for students, with headings, a short essay, 10 lines in Urdu and an English summary of his life and work.

Read love poetry in Urdu with English translation: 17 famous romantic sher by Ghalib, Mir, Dagh, Dard, Zauq and Iqbal, in Urdu script and Roman Urdu.

Read sad Urdu poetry in English: 14 famous ghamgeen sher by Mir, Ghalib, Dard, Zauq, Dagh and Iqbal, each in Urdu script, Roman Urdu and translation.

Munshi Premchand was the master story-teller of Urdu and Hindi; read about his life, famous afsanay like Idgah and Kafan, and a list of his novels.

Read 29 famous Urdu poetry couplets in English, each with Urdu script and Roman Urdu: love, sad and inspiring sher by Ghalib, Mir, Iqbal and others.

Read Allama Iqbal poetry in Urdu: five famous poems with full English translation, from Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua Banke Tamanna Meri to Sare Jahan Se Acha.

An introduction to the life and poetry of Mirza Ghalib, with his most famous Urdu ghazals.

Meaning, summary and background of Allama Iqbal’s famous poems Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa.

Summary, characters and themes of Taubat-un-Nasuh (The Repentance of Nasuh), the Urdu classic by Deputy Nazir Ahmad.

Summary, characters and themes of Mirat-ul-Uroos (The Bride’s Mirror), the 1869 Urdu classic by Deputy Nazir Ahmad.

Summary, characters and themes of Premchand’s The Chess Players, set in Lucknow in 1856.

Summary, characters and moral of Premchand’s story of friendship and justice, Panch Parmeshwar.

Summary, characters and themes of Premchand’s family story Bade Ghar Ki Beti.

Summary, characters and themes of Premchand’s story about honesty, Namak Ka Daroga.