WHO NEEDS AN OLD TREE BY RAJA CHANGEZ SULTAN

WHO NEEDS AN OLD TREE BY RAJA CHANGEZ SULTAN

This is a lecture given by Ms Humaira Masued at NUML Lhr on 12 MAR 2018.

Raja Changez sultan is a Pakistani English writer and poet. He started writing when he was teenager. He wrote in very simple language. His writings are mostly based on universal facts. He also uses different image in his writings.

This poem who needs an old tree is all about reformation. He wants reformation in society but in a define way. He exemplifies his thoughts with the example of tree that who needs an old tree. The tree that is not providing you any fruit. The tree that even cannot provide you shade in sun light. So this tree should be replaced with new, fresh and green tree.

It can be said that he demands to think according to the time. Our ancestors have spent their life according their time. We instead of adopting their thinking should think according to modern time. Because the past thinking cannot fulfills the need of modern man.

He explores his ideas with the example of an old tree that have no leaves, that cannot provide you fruit and that cannot give shelter to even sparrow. So this tree should be replaced with new one.

He insists that one person cannot bring change in society. For replacing tree, the land owner will get help from Gardner. They may face different hurdles but soon they will get the reward.  One day their will he birds on this new tree. One day he will be happy in the shade of this new tree.

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THE PRAYER RUG BY SHAHBANO BILGRAMI

THE PRAYER RUG BY SHAHBANO BILGRAMI

Shahbano Bilgrami

Shahbano Bilgrami is a Muslim, Pakistani English writer, film maker and poetess. though born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. She spent her early life in Canada. In 1991, she came back to country with her family and completed her A levels. Than she moved to King's collage London, where she completed BS Honours in English and MA in twentieth century literature. 
In 1997, her poetry published in an anthology, by oxford university press. 

Prayer rug is basically a special designed piece of cloth that Muslims use for offering or saying prayer five times a day. Here the poetess wants to show the unification of a Muslim when he/she is on prayer rug. While you are on prayer rug you can share anything it could be desire, sorrow and problem with God. In this poem the poetess shares some feeling which a Muslim do have while he/she use to be on prayer rug.

This poem is written in a very simple language. It is in blank verse. Alliteration is there like “ship or solid stone” and “trepidation bound with the tears”.

The poems starts by describing condition of a man sitting on the prayer rug having desires in his heart and he also wants to repent on his some acts. He is having tears in his eyes because tears are considered as the easiest way to get forgiveness from God.

She further says that this prayer rug is aware with the rise and fall of man and even with his circumstances in the past. When he traveled in ship or faced hurdles in shape if solid stones because a Muslim always shares his things with his God whenever he comes on prayer rug.

The last part of poem is containing a very serious message for humanity that whiles you are on prayer rug. Don’t pray for yourself only but pray for your nation even for humanity.  And avoid for praying material thin also.

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The New World order by Hina Faisal Imam: Analysis

The New World order by Hina Faisal Imam: Analysis

Hina Faisal Imam is a Pakistani English writer and poetess born in 1956. She wrote much about women. She also wrote about the miseries, sorrows or difficulties which Pakistani writers faced.

This poem “The New World Order” is all about present situation of modern world. This poem is in free verse. She started writing this poem in pessimistic tone but she ended it with optimistic tone. The diction of poem is very easy, she used metaphors also.

The poem stars with a major theme that is also called the modern man dilemma. That a man is fall victim to time. A man is too much busy in fulfilling his material needs. She further insists that the economical factor in the new world order made us like beasts. We are now slaughtering humans as trees. And we are no more able to identify our friends between foes.

She comments that these are some miseries we accused of but one day we will learn from our sorrows and pains. One day we will have a New World Order. Which symbolizes that we all have equal rights, peace and prosperity. One day after facing these pains when we will have new world order, we will have peace also. We will know the value of life after death.

It can be seem that there is a clear contrast within this poem. In the beginning lines she insists that new world order is the reason of slaughtering humans but in the middle of poem, she explores that the new world will bring peace, equality and prosperity. It could be said as the style of poetess.

In last stanza she insists that we have to come out to find a new homeland, that is free from miseries. We have to come out to change this world. We should hold the right to progress. We have to look into our past that which we were not but the time made us. Time molded us into beasts.

Now it feels soothing to our souls when it looks like violation with humans. We instead of saving others from hardships try to ruin them because we want to rule the world.

This is the true picture of new world order that some influenced countries in the world are trying to ruin others for material things. This order does not means to bombing on them but while forwarding the hand of friendship towards them, deceive them.

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Creation by Razi Abedi: analysis

Creation by Razi Abedi: analysis

Razi Abedi was a Pakistani English writer and poet. He also wrote in Urdu. His most writing are about education, some are based on romanticism approach and containing natural imagery.

The poem Creation is all about the Creation of world, but he builds his opinion that the reason behind the creation of world is always something bad or evil.

The title creation is a symbol of creation of world. When the Adam approached to the forbidden tree, the Holy God created a new world for them and sent them on Earth from heaven. He insists that the act of Adam was the reason for creation of this world.

Secondly when humans for their needs traveled through the earth. They invented new places, deserts and land. They migrated to different parts of world to live there. So the living of people in America, Australia and different colonies led to the existence of new world.

Thirdly, he believes that this world is now full with criminals. Who are killing people for no reasons or for some material things? The day will come when they all will be thrown out of this globe and a new world will be born.

The poem starts with the biblical reference that relates to the story of Adam and Eve. When they went to the forbidden tree to taste from it. While the poems ends with a question “is this the only way the worlds are created?” By this question. Poet want to emphasize his opinion that why there is an evil behind the creation/invention/existence of a new world.

The poet also insists that the raciest approach is the basic reason behind the destruction of world. While talking about America, Australia and colonies, he makes his point more clear that the distribution of people according to their color, language or grade in different part of world. Now when they are no more unified. Their behavior will led them to the destruction of world.

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