49: Poetry, Possibilities and If It's 'Mumkin' To Move On With Grief

<div> <em>Mumkin</em> means possible, and possibility means <em>imkaan </em>—<em> a remedy that brings relief to a grieving heart.<br></em><br> </div><div>In this episode, we explore how poetry could bring not just joy but also a relief to a troubled or grieving heart and therapy for our mental well-being. So, we thought what better way to understand the theme of possibility than poetry.<br><br> </div><div>In this episode of Urdunama, <strong>The Quint’s </strong>Fabeha Syed reads Allama Iqbal’s ghazal, <em>‘Sitaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain...’, </em>Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s nazm, ‘<em>Is waqt to yun lagta hai...’. </em>She also catches up with poet and scholar, Maaz Bin Bilal, who reads Emily Dickinson's poem, <em>'I Dwell in Possibility' </em>and explains it through his translation in Urdu.<br><br> </div><div>Tune in.</div><div> <br><strong>Host, Writer, and Audio Editor:</strong> Fabeha Syed<br><strong>Editor:</strong> Shelly Walia<br><strong>Music:</strong> Big Bang Fuzz</div>