Iktara Lyrics Here are the lyrics of one of my all time favourite songs Iktara from Wake Up Sid. This is one of the songs that truly cheer me up while I listen to it. There is so much depth in the Iktara lyrics that it simply melts into your soul… You can read the … Read more
“Muere Lentamente” (translated as ‘You Start Dying Slowly’) is the work of Brazilian writer Martha Medeiros. This beautiful poem has been wrongly attributed to Pablo Neruda on the internet. This is one of the poems I truly hold close to my heart… You start dying slowly – By Martha Medeiros You start dying slowly if … Read more
Zehanaseeb comes from the root word “Naseeb” which means Good Fortune/Luck and the word Zehn meaning “My”(or self). Generally the phrase would be translated to “My Good Fortune/Luck”. The beauty of Urdu is that this word works equally well as a part of a sentence and as phrase on its own. Both versions are beautifully … Read more
Looks like 2012 is coming to a close and as we run out of months, I just realized that I didn’t do my customary “Lyrics(Poetry) Translation Month” for this year. Considering the wonderful response I received and still receive (page views of my site have doubled since then) for the previous set, I was really … Read more