#21 - The ultimate poem for unrequited love, for is it even a failed romance if it isn't in Urdu

In this episode, I read "Hume Chahiya Tha Milna" by Parveen Shakir and it's English translation, "We Ought To Have Met" by Raza Rumi.  Unrequited love is often painful, but it is especially painful in Urdu, less so in Hindi and almost painless in English. I say that only half in jest. If you look at the documented and undocumented tradition of writing about love, romance, desire and the allied, you will find such a rich legacy in the Urdu language that you won't disagree with me. This piece for instance is timeless. All lovers everywhere who had their paths cross but not converge, will read this poem and find their heart skip a beat. Why don't you listen in and smile along?      I read from the Poets.org website here -  http://daak.co.in/met-unrequited-untimely-love-parveen-shakirs-verse/    The host, Ravneet Bawa as -   @one_third_above on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter   Email: [email protected]          Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or copies of books I possess. The commentary is all my own.