Modern Poetry

Habib Jalib was a Pakistani revolutionary poet, left-wing activist and politician who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz said that he was the poet of the masses. He opposed military coups and administrators and was duly jailed several times. 

Here we have brought to you one of his famous poems 'Dastoor' in the amazing voice of Rahul Paswan. Rahul is a theatre actor and dancer. We are glad to have him on board.

The Hanuman Chalisa is a Hindu devotional hymn addressed to God Hanuman. It has been authored by 16th-century poet Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, and is his best known text apart from the Ramcharitmanas.

Tulsidas, also known as Goswami Tulsidas, was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.

Hymn : Hanuman Chalisa

Poet: Tulsidas

Voice: Sayed Tazeem

Nazar Muhammad Rashid, commonly known as Noon Meem Rashid or N.M. Rashid, was an influential Pakistani poet of modern Urdu poetry. N M Rashid was often attacked for his unconventional views and life style. According to Zia Mohyeddin, a friend of Rashid, "In the time when everybody was in quest of learning English, which was a must for getting some decent job, Rashid was busy in making paintings or poetry."  

We have brought to you the first part of his stupendous poem 'Hasan Ku-Zagar'. We will soon be uploading the other parts of the poem as well.  We hope you like it !

Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. We have brought to you one of her best poem, Love & Friendship, in the voice of Aman.

We apologize viewers for delaying our videos. The wait is over. We are now back with amazing poetries from around the world.   On this day, we wish Wamiq Zia, a very happy birthday. 

Listen to Arshiya Halder's Dead City in Urdu translated and read by extremely talented Wamiq Zia.  

Poem: Murda Sheher (Dead City) Poet: Arshiya Halder Translated By: Wamiq Zia Read By: Wamiq Zia Edited By: Sayed Tazeem

Happy Valentine's Day From Modern Poetry

At some point in our life, we all have related our situations with poetry or songs. But do you know why do we do that? Want to know the science behind it? Listen to Preeti Jas, Psychologist & Corporate Speaker, answering to this question. We are glad to have Preeti as a part of our team.

Sarah HB is an emerging poet from Wilmslow, England. We are very happy to feature one of her poem in her own voice on Modern Poetry. Sarah's poetry has a very different and deep perspective towards the modern-day life.  

We hope you like it !

Welcome to the second episode of Fusionistan. Here we will be combining poetries from different eras and understand the similar ideas those couplets share. We have no language barrier. In our second episode of Fusionistan, we have brought together two poems on heart-break written in different eras of time but carrying the same pain for centuries.

Aarifa Noori, associated with Pierrot's Troupe as an actor these days, is a wonderful poet. She has completed her graduation in Hindi literature from Jamia Millia Islamia. Aarifa loves to write about nature and believes that her expressions are best expressed through her writings.   

We are glad to get this poem from Aarifa in her own beautiful voice.   

We hope you like it !