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Shehr-e-Zaat (Urdu: شہرذات ; lit: City of Self) is a novella by Pakistani fiction writer Umera Ahmad published in 2002. A blog at the Express Tribune describes the story as a fictional story with an elements of spiritualism and philosophy.The story depicts the obsession of individuals with worldly life, forgetting their creator—a journey from self to
1899. Published in English. 1970. Dewey Decimal. 891.4393. Umrao Jaan Ada ( Urdu: اُمراؤ جان ادا) is an Urdu novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa (1857–1931), first published in 1899. [1] It is considered the first Urdu novel by many [2] and tells the story of a tawaif and poet by the same name from 19th century Lucknow, as recounted by her ...
Umera Ahmed ( Punjabi, Urdu: عمیرہ احمد) is a Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her novels and plays Shehr-e-Zaat, Pir-e-Kamil, Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Alif, Durr-e-Shehwar, Daam, Man-o-Salwa, Qaid-e-Tanhai, Digest Writer, Maat, Kankar, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Doraha and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.
Humsafar ( Urdu: هم سفر) is a 2008 romantic novel written by Farhat Ishtiaq. The novel was first published in 7 parts in Khawateen Digest monthly from July 2007 to January 2008. It was later published as a complete novel by Ilm-o-Irfan Publishers. [1] The story revolves around Ashar and Khirad's relationship with their daughter, Hareem ...
Saif al-Mulūk and Badīʿ al-Jamāl ( Arabic: قِصَّة سَيْف الْمُلُوْك وَبَدِيْع الْجَمَال) was a later addition to the One Thousand and One Nights collection of Arabic fables. It has been translated into numerous languages such as Balochi, Bengali, English, Urdu and Punjabi. [1] Saiful Malook was a prince ...
Yusuf and Zulaikha. Yusuf and Zulaikha (the English transliteration of both names varies greatly) is a title given to many tellings in the Muslim world of the story of the relationship between the prophet Yusuf and Potiphar's wife. Developed primarily from the account in Sura 12 of the Qur'an, a distinct story of Yusuf and Zulaikha seems to ...
Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 2015. Saleem Kausar ( Urdu: سلیم کوثر ), born Muhammad Saleem ( Urdu: محمد سلیم) is a Pakistani Urdu poet. [2] He has published several poetry books. He has also written various title songs for different TV play serials. He has attended several poetry gatherings in ...
v. t. e. Khwaja Hafiz recites his poetry in the 17th century. The Urdu ghazal is a literary form of the ghazal -poetry unique to the Indian subcontinent, written in the Urdu standard of the Hindostani language. [1] It is commonly asserted that the ghazal spread to South Asia from the influence of Sufi mystics in the Delhi Sultanate.
Adab-i-Latif. Publication type. Literary journal. Publication date. 1942. " Lihaaf " ("The Quilt") is an Urdu short story written by Ismat Chughtai which was published in the Urdu literary journal Adab-i-Latif in 1942. In the coming decades, it was widely anthologised and faced an obscenity trial. [1] It is one of Chughtai's well known works.
Manto Ke Afsanay was first published in 1940 from Lahore. This is the author Manto’s second collection of original short stories. His first publication was titled Atish Paray. [2] Included in this second collection are new stories and also some reprints of stories such as Tamasha (Spectacle), Taqat ka imtahan and Inqilabi (Revolutionary).