anthemsofresistance

ANTHEMS OF RESISTANCE: A Celebration of Progressive Urdu Poetry, by Ali Husain Mir and Raza Mir. New Delhi: Roli Books, 2006.

Mapping Urdu Script to English Translation (with Poet Identification)

The information in this chart has been provided by courtesy of the authors, with the "notes" slightly supplemented by me. The transliteration shown here is entirely theirs, rather than mine. I asked them for the basic information, for convenience in classroom use. They provided it, and generously permitted me to share it with others. --FWP


page	IDENTIFICATION	SOURCE NOTES (supplemented by FWP)

	CHAPTER 1
24	1. Mataa-e-lauh-o-qalam, by Faiz	Translation on the frontispiece, before p.1
25	1. Bhadkaa rahe hain aag, by Sahir Ludhianvi	Translation on p. 1
25	2. Deep jis ka mahallat, by Habib Jalib	Translation on p. 19
	CHAPTER 2
50	1. Alvida ai surq parcham, by Ali Sardar Jafri	Translation on p. 14
50	2., 3., 4. Bol ke lab azad hain tere, by Faiz	Translation on p. 23; the three verses of the nazm are calligraphed on p. 50 as though they were three separate small poems; in both the first and second stanzas the second word in the first line should be "kih," not "ke"
51	1. Kahaan tak ye bil jabr, by Kaifi Azmi	Translation on p. 42
51	2. In kali sadiyon, by Sahir Ludhianvi	Translation on p. 43
51	3. Chashm-e-nam, by Faiz	Translation on p. 45
51	4. Hai dasht, by Faiz	Translation on p. 49
	CHAPTER 3
72	1. Fan jo naadaar, by Sahir Ludhianvi	Translation on p. 26
72	2. Ab ahle dard, by Majrooh	Translation on p. 30
72	3. Ek mahal ki aad, by Majaaz	Translation on p. 37 (see also pp. 106-07 for the whole poem)
72	4. Main ke ek mehnatkash, by Majrooh	Translation on p. 38; the third word should be "ek" (with the normal spelling), not "ik"
73	1. Aqaaid vahm hai, by Sahir	Translation on p. 39
73	2. Ye duniya do-rangi, by Sahir	Translation on p. 40; the two lines ending in "parasti" and "sasti" seem to need "hai" after them in order to scan
73	3. Khaayen bhi mazdoor ka, by Viqar Ambalavi	Translation on p. 42
73	4. Hum dekhenge, by Faiz	Translation on pp. 43-44; the third word in the third line should be "kih," not "ke"
	CHAPTER 4
88	1. Kohsaaron ki taraf se, by Majaz	Translation on p. 55
88	2. Utho meri duniya ke, by Iqbal	Translation on p. 56
88	3. Vo Bhagat Singh, by Josh	Translation on p. 59, last stanza; the third line doesn't scan, but if it were "zahn meN yih hoga tazah" then it would scan
88	4. Apna gala, by Josh	Translation on p. 63
89	1. Abhi girani-e shab, by Faiz	Translation on p. 64
89	2. Salaam surkh shaheedon ki, by Makhdoom	Translation on p. 65
89	3. Aao ke aaj ghaur, by Sahir	Translation on p. 66
	CHAPTER 5
109	1. Jang sarmaaye ke, by Sahir	Translation on pp. 69-70
109	2. Tum aao Gulshan e Lahore se, by Sardar Jafri	Translation on p. 70
109	3. Ye qatl qatl kisi, by Makhdoom	Translation on p. 84, first stanza
110	1. Voh haath aaj bhi maujood, by Makhdoom	Translation on pp. 83-84, second stanza of the same nazm
110	2. Kamina shart, by Haafiz (in Makhdoom)	Translation on p. 84, final couplet included in the same nazm
110	3. Tere honton ke, by Faiz	Translation on p. 78
	CHAPTER 6
133	1. Krishn ka geet, by Sardar Jafri	Translation on p. 83
133	2. Zulm phir zulm, by Sahir	Translation on p. 81, first couplet
133	3. Khaak-e sehra, by Sahir	Translation on p. 81, second stanza of the same nazm
133	4. Zulm ki baat, by Sahir	Translation on p. 82, last stanza of the same nazm
134	1. Main qatl to ho gaya, by Javed Akhtar	Translation on p. 196
134	2. Magar thi khwabon ke lashkar, by Javed Akhtar	Translation on p. 194 [a typo in this one: Ekhtetaam is written as Ekhtemaam --Authors]
134	3. Jeevan Jeevan hum ne, by Javed Akhtar	Translation on p. 196
134	4. Vasl ka sukoon, by Javed Akhtar	Translation on p. 197
	CHAPTER 7
150	1. Aur aaj jab in pedon, by Sahir	Translation on p. 231
150	2. Qafas hai bas mein tumhaare, by Faiz	Translation on p. 232
150	3. Dekh raftaar, by Firaq	Translation on p. 233
151	1. Guzishta jang, by Sahir	Translation on p. 160
151	2. Bartari ke saboot, by Sahir	Translation on p. 161
151	3. Bezaar hai kanisht, by Sahir	Translation on p. 164
151	4. Vajh-e berangi-e gulzar, by Sahir	Translation on p. 165
	CHAPTER 8
172	1. Voh yaar hai jo, by Gulzar	Translation on p. 149
172	2. Mujh ko is ka ranj, by Sahir	Translation on p. 152
172	3. Aate hain ghaib, by Ghalib	Translation on p. 153; the second two lines are not Ghalib's
172	4. Ye chaman zaar, by Sahir	Translation on p. 156
172	5. Hamaara pyaar, by Sahir	Translation on p. 160
173	1. Agar palak pe, by Javed	Translation on p. 174
173	2. Us ke ek haath, by Javed	Translation on p. 180
173	3. Jaane kaisa, by Javed	Translation on p. 181
173	4. Lo dekh lo, by Javed	Translation on p. 185
173	5.Qaatil bhi maqtool bhi, by Javed	Translation on p. 189-190
173	6.Aaj ye shehr, by Javed	Translation on p. 191
	CHAPTER 9
198	1. Yahi junoon ka, by Faiz	Translation on p. 224
198	2. Paaon Sarju mein, by Kaifi	Translation on p. 226
198	3. Falak ne dekh, by Josh	Translation on p. 229
198	4. Kuch nahin to, by Majaaz	Translation on p. 230
198	5. Taqdeer ka shikwa, by Majrooh	Translation on p. 232
199	1. Yeh hum gunehgaar aurten, by Kishwar Naheed	Translation on p. 207; in the line beginning "kih jin ke jismon ki fasl," missing at the end are the words "bechen jo log"
	CHAPTER 10
222	1. Ke is zameen par, by Fehmida Riyaz	Translation on p. 211, last stanza
222	2. Voh apne badan ki qaidi, by Fehmida Riyaz	Translation on p. 214
222	3. Mera qad, by Ishrat Aafreen	Translation on p. 221
223	1. Mati se hum, by Sahir	Translation on p. 121
223	2. Ye mahlon ye takhton, by Sahir	Translation on p. 122
223	3. Zara mulk ke, by Sahir	Translation on p. 123
223	4. Cheen o Arab hamara, by Sahir	Translation on p. 124
	CHAPTER 11
234	1. Phir chali hai rel, by Majaz	Translation on p. 95
234	2. Teri baton se, by Josh	Translation on p. 98
234	3. Ban gaya qasr, by Kaifi	Translation on p. 100
235	1. Dil na-umeed, by Faiz	Translation on p. 135
235	2. Main zindagi ka saath, by Sahir	Translation on p. 145
235	3. Jeben hain apni khali, by Sahir	Translation on p. 145
235	4. Hum mehnat kash is duniya, by Hasan Kamal	Translation on p. 147
235	5. Kai yaadon ke, by Javed	Translation on p. 148
235	6. Meri haathon ki, by Javed	Translation on p. 148, second stanza of the same nazm
236	1. Main pal do pal ka shaayar, by Sahir	Translation on p. 131
236	2. Footpathon ke hum, by Javed	Translation on p. 130
236	3. Bachpan mein khele, by Javed	Translation on p. 130, second stanza of the same nazm
236	4. Main har ek pal ka, by Javed	Translation on p. 132
237	The verses on p. 237 are identical to those on p. 236

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