Ae Ishq Humein Barbaad Na Kar

<p>In this episode of the Poem of the Week series of the Rekhta Podcast, our host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/urdu.daan/" target="_blank"><strong>Aamir Azher</strong></a> recites a beautiful nazm by One of the most popular Urdu poets ever, known for his intense romantic poetry, <a href="https://www.rekhta.org/poets/akhtar-shirani/profile" target="_blank"><strong>Akhtar Shirani</strong></a>. Akhtar Sherani's real name was Dawood Khan. At a time when Urdu literature and criticism was dominated by the progressive movement, Akhtar Shirani’s poetry clearly digressed and made a mark of its own, and was also sidelined due to not fitting in the vogue.</p><p>For more poetry like this, stay tuned for this special series of the Rekhta Podcast.</p><p>A new episode airs every Monday.</p>