so, on a fun note aap log aaj kal kya parH rahe hain?
I like to have a few books on the go at once…
tau i am reading these:
Gabriel’s Wing–the works of Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal by Prof. Anne-Marie Schimmel
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam–Allama sahib in English [read half of opening chapter: aap ki ingrezi ka standard bahut aala tha:) wah! mazza aa gya–and an astonishing grip on western philosophy..]
3.Javid-namah --allama sahib’s Farsi book transl. into English by A J Arberry. A masterpiece. *
Angry White Pyjamas–funny sports book about a guy in Japan trying to learn aikido. true story.
5.Delta of Venus --Anais Nin. Classical feminist collection of short stories about sexual awakening in Paris. **[bacchoN keliye nahin!!] *
The Poem of the Way (Nazam as Suluk)-- Shaykh Ibn Farid (rahmatullah alayhi.) Trans. by A J Arberry --classis Arab sufi poem. a legendary masterpiece. loses a lot in translation but still wonderful…
Also just got Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller today but haven’t started it yet…
about nadwi sahib’s book—i’m sure it is good but unkii kitabein parHne ko jee nahin chaahita..it is hard to explain…when you have read Ghalib then why would you want to read a much lesser poet? Jab Ala Hazrat kii shireen-bayaanii ka zaaiqa lay liya ho tab kissi aur ko parHne ko jee hii nahin chaahata jab tak woh ussee paaye ka na ho…
