Ilm-e-Shayari

In this 20th episode of the Cine Ink podcast series, Ilm-e-Shayari, based on the art of writing Urdu poetry, Mehr-e-Alam Khan and Pervaiz Alam recap previous episodes.

But the icing on the cake is provided by the legendary ghazal singer, Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan, who reconstructs some of his most popular ghazals such as 'Chup haiN deewar ki tarah saaye', 'Apni dhun mein rehta hooN' and 'Kathin hai raahguzar thodi door saath chalo'. Ghulam Ali recites his composition; HairatoN ke silsile soz-e-nihaaN tak aa gaye' in this 20th episode.

In this 19th episode of the Cine Ink podcast series, Ilm-e-Shayari, Mehr-e-Alam Khan and Pervaiz Alam discuss nine famous Mazāhif (catalectic) forms of the three Bahoor (Metres), including ghazals by Sāhir Ludhyānvi, Majrooh Sultānpuri, Faiz Ahmad 'Faiz', Kaifi A'zmī, Nidā Fāzli, Hasan Kamāl, Mīr Taqī 'Mīr', Asad Ullah Khan 'Ghālib' and Javed Akhtar.

Shephali Frost sings selected Ash'ār (couplets) from eight of the nine famous ghazals discussed in this part of the Series.

In this 18th episode of the Cine Ink podcast series Ilm-e-Shayari, Mehr-e-Alam Khan and Pervaiz Alam analyse 12 ghazals from films and concerts.

Nasser Harvani sings Shahryar's ghazal "Sīnáy màiñ jalan, ānkhoñ màiñ tūfān sa kyooñ héy"; Mehtab Malhotra sings Jigar Muradabadi's masterpiece "Yài hè mékadā yahañ rind héñ yahañ sabka sāqi imām héy," and Shephali Frost sings Jazbi's classic "Marnáy ki du'āáiñ kyūñ māngūñ jīnáy ki tamannā kaun karáy".

In this 17th episode of Ilm-e-Shayari, Cine Ink's podcast series on the art of writing Urdu poetry, Mehr-e-Alam and Pervaiz Alam present Aroozī Tajziya (prosodic analysis) of five famous Urdu ghazals.

Nasser Harvani sings two famous ghazals:
Koo-ba-koo phél gaī bāt shanāsāī kī,
Usnày khushbū ki tarah máiri pazīrāī kī"
--Parveen Shakir

Garchày sau bār gham-e hijr sày jāñ guzrī hé,
Phir bhi jo dil pày guzarnī thi kahāñ guzrī hé
---Saifuddin Saif

In this 15th episode of Cine Ink's podcast series Ilm-e-Shayari, we describe Sālim (Perfect/ Unaltered) and popular Mazāhif (Catalectic) Arkān (Feet) of five Murakkab (Compound) Bahoor (Metres) - Bahr-e-Khafīf, Bahr-e-Muzārà', Bahr-e-Muqtazib, Bahr-e-Mujtas and Bahr-e-Mashākil.

Shephali Frost sings a nazm penned by Faiz Ahmed Faiz:

Tum na aaye thhe to har ik cheez wohi thi ki jo hai
Aasman hadd-e-nazar, rahguzar rahguzar, sheesha-e-mai, sheesha-e-mai....

In this 15th episode of Cine Ink's podcast series Ilm-e-Shayari, we describe Sālim (Perfect/ Unaltered) and popular Mazāhif (Catalectic) Arkān (Feet) of five Murakkab (Compound) Bahoor (Metres) - Bahr-e-Khafīf, Bahr-e-Muzārà', Bahr-e-Muqtazib, Bahr-e-Mujtas and Bahr-e-Mashākil.

Shephali Frost sings a nazm penned by Faiz Ahmed Faiz:

Tum na aaye thhe to har ik cheez wohi thi ki jo hai
Aasman hadd-e-nazar, rahguzar rahguzar, sheesha-e-mai, sheesha-e-mai....

In this 14th episode of Cine Ink's podcast series Ilm-e-Shayari, based on the art of writing Urdu poetry, we discuss the Sālim (Perfect/ Unaltered) and Mazāhif (Catalectic) Arkān (Feet) of seven Murakkab (Compound) Bahoor (Metres)

Shephali Frost recites Majaz:

Husn Ko Be-hijaab Hona Thha
Ishque Ko Kaamyaab Hona Thha

In this 13th part of our podcast series on the skills involved in writing Urdu poetry, ILM-E-SHAYARI, we discuss the Sālim (Perfect/ Unaltered) and Mazāhif (Catalectic) Arkān (Feet) of two Mufrad (Single) Bahoor (Metres) - Bahr-e-Mutaqārib and Bahr-e-Mutadārik - used in Urdu poetry.

Shephālī Frost sings a famous ghazal by Asrar-ul-Haq Majāz.

In the 12th part of Cine Ink's podcast series ILM-E-SHAYARI, we
describe the Sālim (Perfect/ Unaltered) and Mazāhif (Catālectic) Arkān (Feet) of different Bahoor (Metres) used in Urdu poetry.

Shephali Frost recites Majaz's most haunting nazm 'Awara' in this 12th episode of Ilm-e-Shayari.

In the 11th part of Cine Ink's podcast series on the art of writing Urdu poetry, Ilm-e-Shayari, we explain alterations in the elements of the basic eight Arkān, used in different Bahoor, are called Zihāfāt (Catalexes), singular of which is Zihāf (Catalexis).

In this episode, Nasser Harvani recites Salman Akhtar's ghazal:

Kabhi Kabhi Matlab Ke Khaatir Jaan Ke Dhoka Khaana Tum
Achhe Log Bhi Hain Duniya Mein Lekin Bhool Na Jaana Tum