RAQS (Dance)

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A contemporary of Faiz and Miraji, Noon Meem Rashid is regarded with them as one of the most influential modern Urdu poets of the 20th century. Ayesha Khanna translates Raqs (Dance), an example of Noon Meem Rashid's use of free verse in Urdu poetry.


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Zindagii Se Darate Ho

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Noon Meem Rashid (1910 – October 9, 1975) is considered one of the founding fathers of contemporary Urdu poetry. Ayesha Khanna translates his classic poem Zindagii Se Darate Ho (You Are Afraid of Life?)



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