Firaq ke watan mein Urdu! Aur Iqbal?
Urdu: Firaq ke watan mein! In one my posts, I reproduced these moving lines for Urdu language: Apne hi watan mein hoon magar aaj akeli….. Consider this: Let alone others, even most Muslims, and let alone elsewhere in India, right in the heart of its birthplace, in UP, butcher the language today with atrocious pronunciation. Hindi speaking people listen to (and sing) film songs without knowing the meaning of many oft-used "filmy" Urdu words A wonderful language, our own, is reduced to an occasional medium for flirtatious pretension of class and sophistication Alas ! wither the daughter of India! Be that as it may, let’s take time out to remember Firaq, a Hindu shair. It is said that he is one of the all time greats but has not been given his due because he was a Hindu. I am sure about that but I do find his name missing is many Urdu chronicles. To my rather untrained mind, his is one of the most musica...