Pata nahi tha ki kis shahar mein ho tum aabad


پتہ نہیں تھا کس شہر میں ہو تم آباد
تمہارا نام لکھا اور خط روانہ کیا
ڈاکٹر قاسم ایمام –

Pata nahi tha ki kis shahar mein ho tum aabad
tumhara naam likha aur khat rawana kiya
– Dr. Qasim Imam

पता नहीं था किस शहर में हो तुम आबाद
तुम्हारा नाम लिखा और खत रवाना किया
– ड़ा. कासिम ईमाम

Meaning of:

Aabad, आबाद, آباد: बसे हुये, Inhabited. Also Prosperous
Rawaana, रवाना, روانہ: भेजा, Dispatched

Dr. Qasim Imam is today’s voice of Urdu poetry. I have had good fortune of meeting him and have been impressed by his simplicity and the warmth he shows towards everyone who meets him. This says a lot about the person behind the poet. If you are regular at mushairas and mehfils you will hear him definitely but do listen to him on Youtube if you haven’t seen him read live.

Pata nahi tha ki kis shahar mein ho tum aabad
tumhara naam likha aur khat rawana kiya
– Dr. Qasim Imam

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