Midnight Songs of Nasir Kazmi - 100 Ghazals in English

<p>Nasir Kazmi (1925-1972) is one of the pioneers of modern Urdu ghazal. His</p><p>lyricism sensitivity and political awareness make him both a romantic and a</p><p>rebel of sorts. His melancholic brooding tone bears testimony not only to the</p><p>changing contours of human attitude but also to the riotous times he lived in</p><p>like the Partition. His imagery of loss nostalgia and fleeting love has stirred an</p><p>emotional chord in a million hearts. Nearly half of this anthology has been set to</p><p>music and there is hardly an eminent singer of the subcontinent who has not</p><p>lent their voice to his ghazals. Nasir was a night bird; he would stalk the streets</p><p>of Lahore till late midnight. That is why the title.</p><p>It is me in the night one o'clock</p><p>Listening to the lonely road talk</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>