From the author of Hafiz, the Voice of God; Khusro, the Indian Orpheus; and Ghalib, the Indian Beloved, comes this stunning collection of nearly three hundred selected and merry Eastern odes by the great Persian poet and mystic Born as Shamsuddin Mohamed in 1320 AD in Shiraz, Persia, Hafiz memorized the Quran at an early age to become known as Hafiz, which he later adopted as his pen name. A self taught scholar, mystic, and poet, he became the favorite of kings, princes as well as ministers and spent his adult life in affluence. Without a doubt he remains one of the most revered poets of all time and while much of his poetry has been lost over centuries, about six hundred poems, mainly odes, survive. Herein two hundred ninety nine are offered as a tiny celebration of what the world, in all her glory, provides.Hafiz
Urdu Odes of Shaida represent the romantic and inspirational Urdu poetry of Khalid Hameed Shaida MD. Playful and idealistic, the author whips the current of romance to timeless bliss and swirls the tide in our favor. He recreates a world we all wish to embrace, one of accord, decency and, above all, love. Indian born author, Khalid Hameed Shaida, earned his medical degree from Pakistan and practiced medicine in both Canada and United States. He currently lives in retirement with his wife, Marjorie, in Friendswood, TX He has translated the great Persian masters, Khusro, Hafiz, Ghalib and Iqbal, in his mother tongue of Urdu with a number of publications and reprints to his credits in Pakistan and United States. Over the years his own Urdu poetry has been published in many, many Urdu magazines in Pakistan and has been very well received. In English he has translated the poems of Hafiz (Hafiz , The Voice of God and Hafiz, Drunk with God), Khusro (Khusro, The Indian Orpheus and Amir Khusro, The Nightingale of India), Ghalib (Ghalib, the Indian Beloved) and Faiz (Faiz, The Wailing Nightingale). His own English poetry ( O Love, Romantic and Inspirational Poetry of Khalid Hameed Shaida) has also been published in the United States. All of Shaida’s books have been very well received and are selling well around the world. He is now presenting his own Urdu Odes in a book form in this volume.
Urdu translation in verse of the selected Persian odes of Hafiz of Shiraz. Hafiz was born as Shamsuddin Mohamed in 1320 in Shiraz, Persia and died 61years later. Without doubt, he remains one of the most revered poets of all time. He does not distinguish appearance from reality and neither can we when we read him. In human beauty he sees the glory and majesty of God. For him, the bar is a place of worship, the bar keeper a teacher and the wine the spirit of Divine knowledge. And the barmaid, yes the barmaid, is a houri straight from paradise, so beautiful, so obliging. In short, he is a mystic par excellence and a man of God. When he looks for God, he finds Him everywhere, and most surprisingly in his own heart.
Urdu translation in verse of the selected Persian odes and quatrains of Allama Iqbal. Iqbal was born in sialkot, now a part of Pakistan, in 1877 AD and died 61 years later. He was Philosopher-poet of great renown who is widely regarded as the architect of Pakistan. He was greatly influenced by Rumi and Nietzsche. He wrote poetry both in Urdu and Persian, always preaching self-development and selp-reliance and is loved and revered for it. This book contains Urdu translation in verse of most of Igbal's Persian odes and quatrains.
Urdu translaion in verse of the selected Persian odes of Amir Khusro. Khusro was born in India in 1252 AD and died 73 years later. His maternal grandfather was the prime minister of India and throughout his life Khusro remained the favorite of kings and princes. Afluent and jovial, Khusro was a poet-musician of magical qualities. He was the inventer of Urdu language which is now spoken by hundred of million of people today. He invented many famous ragas and musical instruments. He wrote poetry in both his new language, Urdu, as well as in Persian in which he wrote thousands of odes. Khusro´s interpretation of Love´s musings is frevolous, fanciful and lovely proving that love and poetry walk hand in hand - always have and always will. In this book Khalid Hameed Shaida has presented 444 of Khusro Persian odes in Urdu.
Urdu translation in verse of the Persian odes of Mirza Ghalib. Ghalib was born in in 1797 and died 72 years later. He was a member of the landed gentry of India and became the favorite of the last Mughal king, himself a renowned poet. He wrote poetry in both Persian and Urdu. And although he wrote more in Persian than in Urdu, it was his Urdu poetry that has made him immortal. His Persian Poetry remains largely unread, primarily because the Urdu-speaking poeple who love him, generally speaking, do not know Persian. Ghalib is not only romantic but is also very deep and philosophical and it is these traits that has made his poetry so precious. In this book Khalid Hameed Shaida, has presented the Urdu translation of Ghalib's Persian odes in verse in the hope that the Urdu-speaking people will also be able to enjoy what their beloved poet wrote in Persian.
From the author of Hafiz, the Voice of God; Khusro, the Indian Orpheus; and Ghalib, the Indian Beloved, comes this stunning collection of nearly three hundred selected and merry Eastern odes by the great Persian poet and mystic Born as Shamsuddin Mohamed in 1320 AD in Shiraz, Persia, Hafiz memorized the Quran at an early age to become known as Hafiz, which he later adopted as his pen name. A self taught scholar, mystic, and poet, he became the favorite of kings, princes as well as ministers and spent his adult life in affluence. Without a doubt he remains one of the most revered poets of all time and while much of his poetry has been lost over centuries, about six hundred poems, mainly odes, survive. Herein two hundred ninety nine are offered as a tiny celebration of what the world, in all her glory, provides.Hafiz
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