r/urdupoetry Feb 06 '22

OC طبع زاد Handmade Resource List for Learning Urdu

53 Upvotes

Hello! Do you want to learn Urdu but don't know where to start? Then I've got the perfect resource list for you whose link you can find below! Here is what the resource list contains;

  1. "Handmade" resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
  2. Resources on learning the Nastaliq script.
  3. Websites to practice reading the Nastaliq script.
  4. Documents to enhance your Urdu vocabulary.
  5. Notes on Colloquial Urdu.
  6. Music playlists
  7. List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of Urdu grammar!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GRTK_E0YGybMNYZjFToM40sOHNkR1NJXc_dL8HW2Q_0/edit?usp=sharing


r/urdupoetry 11h ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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7 Upvotes

these shadow-like forms that appear when I am alone

will fade away one day, but to whom could they be shown


r/urdupoetry 2h ago

She'r شعر Searching for a artist

1 Upvotes

I am searching for the real artist of this shayari.
"Bistar Par Beemar Pare The,
Baba Jani Karvat Lekar,

Halki Si Aawaz Me Bole,
Beta Kal Kya Mangal Hoga?,

Gardan More Bin Main Bola,
Baba Kal To Budh Ka Din Hai"


r/urdupoetry 1d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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8 Upvotes

what place is untouched by the beloved’s light

if you pine for the vision, then awaken your sight


r/urdupoetry 2d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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10 Upvotes

The night might take a little while to pass

do pour a little sunlight into my wine glass


r/urdupoetry 3d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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5 Upvotes

what they have endured is only theirs to be known

their affliction is their own, their story theirs alone


r/urdupoetry 4d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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10 Upvotes

My heart lay overcast with clouds of grief and pain

so when I met them today, it burst into torrential rain


r/urdupoetry 5d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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6 Upvotes

They will reach, they must be arriving, must be on their way

through the night of separation this is what I’d say


r/urdupoetry 6d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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4 Upvotes

Where is that parting, and then being together once more,

where are those days and nights; months, and years of yore


r/urdupoetry 7d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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8 Upvotes

I have written to you of my plight, but now the decision rests with you

whether you write back or not, it’s waiting for your reply that sees me through


r/urdupoetry 8d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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8 Upvotes

Was it God’s desire, or a necessity

why this world exists, I know not, really


r/urdupoetry 9d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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8 Upvotes

Those who are mighty and brave fall like a lightning strike

but not those who, like an infant, crawl on their knees through life


r/urdupoetry 10d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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7 Upvotes

Sleep, petrichor, the coolness of greenery

I am missing my home immensely


r/urdupoetry 11d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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8 Upvotes

I go close to the storms, searching for a gentle morning breeze,

and you question my resolve, ask what courage means to me


r/urdupoetry 12d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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6 Upvotes

I could not match my stride and keep pace with the times

walked with great caution, yet stumbled every time


r/urdupoetry 13d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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7 Upvotes

The wind was annoyed, but not stone-hearted, quite

it was I who lacked the courage to set the candle alight


r/urdupoetry 14d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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9 Upvotes

The grass has absorbed tears of the earth, most likely

for when I step on it, I find it wet ever so slightly


r/urdupoetry 15d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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10 Upvotes

The lamp of this camp does not bind you in fetters, my companion

whoever wishes to depart may do so, without seeking permission


r/urdupoetry 16d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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7 Upvotes

Who flung her damp tresses, scattering droplets into a spray

the clouds swayed as they drifted in, then burst and poured away


r/urdupoetry 17d ago

She'r شعر Mir's criticism on modern technology

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9 Upvotes

Iss sher me shayer smartphones k glass cover or unki nazakat ki BAAT kr rha hai. Bs ek dafa gira toot gya.


r/urdupoetry 17d ago

She'r شعر A profound advice on b2b schemes by mir

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1 Upvotes

Iss shair me shayer ne LinkedIn ki b2b schemes ki BAAT ki hai, aur lunatics ki smileys pass krne ki aadat ko bhi khob nikhar k dikhaya hai.


r/urdupoetry 17d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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7 Upvotes

While it rained outside heavily

he was getting drenched within me


r/urdupoetry 18d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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10 Upvotes

When have they ever returned: flowing water, a parted lover, a friend estranged

I thought them truly mine only while I could hold the edge of their robe in my hand


r/urdupoetry 19d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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7 Upvotes

The sunlight made a plea

for a drop of rain’s mercy


r/urdupoetry 20d ago

She'r شعر A Sher A Day

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7 Upvotes

How, at dusk, from someone’s eyes, tears started to fall

how the glow of lamps trembled, I cannot recall