Faiz in the Park🌺

Bhiigi hai raat Faiz ghazal ibtida karo
Waqt, suruud e dard ka hangaam hi tou hai
[Romanized Urdu]

The night is drenched - begin the ghazal, Faiz
Time calls, after all, for a song of pain
[Translation]

Come join us for an intimate Urdu poetry circle exploring the transcendent poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz ✨

In this moment of global conflict, Faiz offers us a language of hope, beauty, and resistance. A recipient of the Lenin Peace Prize and nominated multiple times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, his remains one of the most beloved voices in Urdu poetry, whose words speak just as powerfully today as they did decades ago.

📖 Explore the poems beforehand (optional):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d-Hqht6YqZ_pzwhBKYkl-HJupGpvbPKcndPFqB2SBP0/edit?usp=sharing (we will follow this document)

https://rekhta.org/poets/faiz-ahmad-faiz (Faiz's collection on Rekhta)

📍 Where:
Hyde Park (meet at 3 Steps Takeaway Coffee Shop)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Pm2gnq9nv6Xt2CG88

🗓️ When:
April 18, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

🎙️ Format:
✨ A relaxed, welcoming poetry circle where everyone participates
✨ I’ll guide the session with recitations, translations, and discussion
✨ Come as you are — listen, reflect, or share your thoughts

🌍 Language:
✨ No Urdu/Hindi required — translations and context will be provided

📱 Need help finding us or running late?
✨ Text/WhatsApp: 0466228605

⚠️ RSVP note:
✨ Please update your RSVP if your plans change
✨ No-shows without notice may be removed to keep the group fair for others

Come for the poetry, stay for the conversation — and leave with a little more hope than you came with 🌿