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An Anthology of Modern Urdu Poetry: In English Translation, With Urdu Text (Mla Texts and Translations, 12)

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Best collection of Urdu poetry I've seen yet coming from a western publisher. Nice selection of modern greats. Well transliterated, and clear text. It's about time non-Western literature stops being overlooked. Great work MLA! Looking forward to seeing more.

I was a student of Dr. Habib's and he is as articulate in these pages as he is in his lectures. The forward and introduction are beautifully written. He translates the poems clearly and imaginitively. It is wonderful to see a male give consideration to the feminist poetry as well, A definite must-read.

this book is filled with the original poems in urdu and the english translation. But i must say the english translation is so less passionate and flavorful than the urdu version. So i strongly recommend this to people that read urdu. And those that have heard of the Pakistani legendary singer Noor Jahan- some of her songs were poems, which can be found in this book. I had my dad read the poems to me- which was akward as they are love poems- but it was fun listening to how creative these writers are!

There are several good things to say about this book. The materials it's produced in are top notch. The selection of poems is great as well as the fact that they are written in the arabic script (as opposed to pure urdu nastilique which would have made it harder to read for beginners) alongside an english translation. A very good english translation at that. If you understand a little hindi/urdu the translation can fill in most of the gaps and you'll end up with a better understanding of the language...in poetry anyway. Great book. A worthy buy.

I bought this thinking it was a "transliteration" based on one of the reviews. WEll, I guess I need to be more careful about assuming people know what they are talking about. THis book has only the Urdu script and ENglish translatiion, which is rather uninspiring. PLus, if you could read (and presumably understand) the Urdu, why would one need the translation anyways?
Not recommended for most people seeking to explore Urdu poetry.