Tonight we’re going to do something different - have an audio shayaari (poetry) night. 

Shayaari translates to 'poetry' in Urdu, and it is a long-standing tradition to recite poems and delight on the multitude of their meanings with friends and family.

So welcome, Friend/Family! Tonight's shayaari night is with Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan and India's premier philosopher and poet.

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Sir Muhammad Iqbal was an Islamic philosopher and poet. His poetry in Urdu is considered to be among the greatest of the 20th century, and his vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of British India is widely regarded as having animated the impulse for the Pakistan Movement.

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If you’re having a long drive, if you’re taking a rest between Taylor Swift to listen to someone talk in your ear, this one is for you.

The first poem is from Zirrar’s (@zirrar) book, the poetry of Iqbal, ‘Ghazi wa Gulistan” or “Ghazi and the Rose Garden”.

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