โœ’๏ธ Poetry of the Day

Verses of Thursday 22 October

A sher from the masters of Urdu poetry and a verse from English literature, every day. Read, share it on WhatsApp, or save it as a picture.

اردو شاعری · Urdu

کوئی امید بر نہیں آتی

کوئی صورت نظر نہیں آتی

— Mirza Ghalib

Roman Urdu & meaning

Koi ummeed bar nahin aati

Koi soorat nazar nahin aati

No hope comes true; no way out can be seen.

English poetry

My heart leaps up when I behold

A rainbow in the sky:

— William Wordsworth, My Heart Leaps Up