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Agamemnon  begins with a Watchman on duty on the roof of the palace at Argos, waiting for a signal announcing the fall of Troy to the Greek armies. A beacon flashes, and he joyfully runs to tell the news to Queen Clytemnestra. When he is gone, the Chorus, made up of the old men of Argos, enters and tells the story of how the Trojan Prince Paris stole Helen, the wife of the Greek king Menelaus, leading to ten years of war between Greece and Troy. Then the Chorus recalls how Clytemnestra's husband Agamemnon (Menelaus' brother) sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the god Artemis to obtain a favorable wind for the Greek fleet. The Queen appears, and the Chorus asks her why she has ordered sacrifices of thanksgiving. She tells them that a system of beacons has brought word that Troy fell the previous night. The Chorus give thanks to the gods, but wonder if her news is true; a Herald appears and confirms the tidings, describing the army's sufferings at Troy and giving thanks f...

He Came to Know Himself About Author (Sachal Sarmast) Sachal Sarmast was born in Draza near Rani pur in Sindh on 1739. He was a great Sufi poet . His poetry is sung by many famous singers . His poetry is ful of life and its realities.He loves God and his poetry shows it. He remained live in his village Draza. His real name was Abdul Wahab. Sachal was his pen name. His father died in his child hood.He was cared by his uncle after it. He married with his uncle's daughter.But she died after two years of marriage.He never again married.He died in 1829.His largest tomb is in Draza village.Many people come there for fatiha. Poem He came to know Himself  Naught else had He in view  To be able to realize this  He got enmeshed in love  He alighted from high heaven To pour a cascade of love  Became Mansur to mount the gallows Just to have His head cut off.  He treaded the bazaars of Egypt  Just to be sold for a slave  Sachu speak...

Explanation of All Poems: Book III 1-The Rain REFERNCE:  These lines have taken from the poem ‘’The Rain’’ by W.H. Davies. CONTEXT:  The poem describes the beauty of rain. The falling rain on the leaves is a source of sweet music. The sunlight after the rain is also a scene to be enjoyed. However, a poor suffers from the unpleasant effect of rain. EXPLANATION:  In these lines, the poet tells us that, The poet has symbolically narrated the healthy effects of the rain on men. Here the rich leaves represent the rich people and the poor leaves stand for poor people. Thus it shows both the bright aspects of nature. 2-Night Mall REFERENCE:  These lines have been taken from the poem, ‘’Night Mall’’ by W.H Auden. CONTEXT:  This poem is a description of the journey of the night mall. We are told, how the train passes through farms, green fields and bushes. It brings mail for people belonging to every section of society. It emits smoke and makes no...

بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم یہ تقریبا دو ہزار چھ سات کی بات ہے ۔ میں اور میرے ایک دوست سیالکوٹ سے واپس آرہے تھے ۔ یہ ہمارا زمانہ طالبعلمی تھا ۔ دراصل ہم اپنے کالج کے اختتام پر گھر واپس آ رہے تھے ۔ جب گاڑی چائنا چوک پہنچی تو کنڈکٹر نے آکر کرایہ طلب کیا ۔میرے دوست کا نام علی اسلام ہے ۔ وہ ایک انتہائی سیدھاسادھا ، جسمانی اعتبار سے کمزور اور دبلا پتلا لڑکا تھا ۔ اس کے باوجود وہ انتہائی جرات مند اور نڈر ثابت ہوا۔ کنڈکٹر کے کرائے کے مطالبے پر علی کا جواب انتہائی نامناسب تھا ۔ جبکہ ڈاکٹر نے کرائے کا مطالبہ کیا تو وہ کہنے لگے کہ ہم طالب علم ہے اور طالب علم کرایہ ادا نہیں کرتے ۔ کنڈکٹر بہت غصے میں تھا ۔وہ میرے دوستوں سے کہنے لگا میری آنکھوں میں دیکھو تمہیں کیا نظر آتا ہے ۔  جوابا محترم علی صاحب کہنے لگے کہ تم کیا دکھانے کی کوشش کر رہے ہو ۔ یہ بات سنتے ہی کنڈیکٹر نے علی کو اس کے گریبان سے پکڑنا اور جھنجھوڑنا شروع کردیا۔ میں بھی ان کے ساتھ بائیں جانب سیٹ پر بیٹھا تھا اور اس دوران میں کنڈکٹر سے بار بار کہہ رہا تھا کہ جناب میں آپ کو کرایہ ادا کر دیتا ہوں اپنا بھی اور اپنے دوست کا بھی ۔ لیکن و...

My Neighbour Friend Breathing His Last Who is Bhulla Shah? The original name of Bhullah was Abdullah Shah. He was born at Uch Gilanian (Bahawalpur) in the family of Syeds. He moved with his father to Qasur. Earliest themes of his poems point to a consciousness (understanding) of two phenomena - an incorrect sense of divinity among the people and their feelings of the position of a divine secret. Bhulla Shah, however, passed this secret within him, which was becoming a kind of pain because it could not be told. At a deeper level, his poetry records the suffering of lonely man, who had seen through appearance of the received faith, and could not feel one with his social surroundings. He understood his faith as love which strains towards a union with God. He felt within him a longing to unite with God whom he took as his beloved on the mystical plane.  He moved towards theological sufism in which God is seen in everything. His 156 kafys (mystical devotional poems) are a s...

HOMER ILIAD Translated by Ian Johnston, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada For a statement about copyright, publication details, and a Table of Contents for this translation of the  Iliad , please use this link:  Iliad , Table of Contents . For a Rich Text Format (Word) Version of the entire  Iliad , please use the following link:  Iliad  [RTF] Gratitude & Acknowledgement by the blogger: We are very thankful  BOOK ONE THE QUARREL BY THE SHIPS [The invocation to the Muse; Agamemnon insults Apollo; Apollo sends the plague onto the army; the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon; Calchas indicates what must be done to appease Apollo; Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles; Achilles prays to Thetis for revenge; Achilles meets Thetis; Chryseis is returned to her father; Thetis visits Zeus; the gods converse about the matter on Olympus; the banquet of the gods] Sing, Goddess, sing the rage of...