(Why should I play the part of the loser and refrain from seeking what I can gain? Shikwa is an outstanding composition, consisting of 31 stanzas with six verses each, beautifully highlighting Islamic ...
KARACHI: Recently, a version of Allama Iqbal’s poem Shikwa was presented in a Coke Studio episode. It did not go down well with quite a few lovers of poetry and music. It may have also had its takers.
“Why must I forever lose, forever forgo profit that is my due, Sunk in the gloom of evening past, no plans for the morrow pursue. Why must I all attentive be to the nightingale's lament, Friend, am I ...