E-Books & Rare Manuscripts (کتب خانہ)
Read and explore digitized historical Diwans, Kulliyats, and Urdu classical literary collections.
Fasana-e-Azad
Ratan Nath SarsharSarshar's great comic novel of Lucknow life, serialised in Avadh Akhbar from 1878, a landmark that carried Urdu prose toward the modern novel.
Bagh-o-Bahar
Mir AmmanMir Amman's Tale of the Four Dervishes, written for Fort William College in 1803, the foundational classic of Urdu prose storytelling.
One Sher, Decoded — Saraye Qafla
Kamal MalhiabadiA deep decoding by Kamal Malhiabadi of his own sher in the 'One Sher, Decoded' series — the caravan-serai of the world and the traveller soul. Free to read.
One Sher, Decoded — Hazaaron Khwahishen (Ghalib)
Kamal MalhiabadiA deep decoding by Kamal Malhiabadi of Mirza Ghalib's 'Hazaaron khwahishen aisi' in the 'One Sher, Decoded' series. Free to read.
One Sher, Decoded — Dil-e-Nadan (Ghalib)
Kamal MalhiabadiThe first 'One Sher, Decoded' e-book from Safha Global: a deep decoding by Kamal Malhiabadi of Mirza Ghalib's beloved sher 'Dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai'. Free to read.
Noor-e-Kalam EP001 — Haqeeqat Ka Bayan
Kamal MalhiabadiEpisode e-book of the Noor-e-Kalam series: a complete decoding of Sher 1 'Haqeeqat Ka Bayan' by Kamal Malhiabadi — the sher in Urdu and Roman, English translation, an original English poem, meaning and symbolism, philosophy, reflection, vocabulary, and a Devanagari version. Published by Safha Global. Free to read.
One Sher, Decoded — Saraye Qafla (Urdu Edition)
Kamal MalhiabadiUrdu edition of the 'One Sher, Decoded' Article 4 e-book: Kamal Malhiabadi's decoding of his own sher 'Saraye Qafla'. Free to read.
One Sher, Decoded — Rooh Ki Beqarari
Kamal MalhiabadiA deep decoding by Kamal Malhiabadi of his own sher 'Rooh Ki Beqarari' (Sher 12) — the restlessness of the soul, decoded image by image. Free to read.
One Sher, Decoded — Hazaaron Khwahishen (Ghalib) Urdu Edition
Kamal MalhiabadiUrdu edition of the 'One Sher, Decoded' Article 3 e-book: Kamal Malhiabadi's deep decoding of Mirza Ghalib's 'Hazaaron khwahishen aisi'. Free to read.
Mawazina-e-Anis-o-Dabeer
Shibli NomaniShibli Nomani's celebrated comparative study of the marsiya masters Mir Anis and Mirza Dabeer, first published in the early twentieth century — a cornerstone of Urdu literary criticism.