E25 - A Spider and a Fly

ek makrā aur makhī

In episode 25, Aamir and I cover the poem A Spider and A Fly (ek makṛā aur makhī). It has a great lesson, but more importantly it’s full of tons of great vocabulary words. Though a bit difficult, if you return to it again and again, it’ll start to make sense and even be fun to listen to. This nazm (poem) is written by Allama Iqbal – a famous Urdu poet.

Here is the YouTube video referred to in this episode. Also to see or hear even more of Aamir’s amazing work, check out his podcast or follow him on Instagram.

Be sure to download the free handouts for this episode (below); you’ll find listening to it more enjoyable. Let us know if you have any questions in the discussion section below. Shukriya!!

The songs in the intro/outro are as follows:

Check out this short episode on how to use the word had and the word apnā/ī/e. Got questions? Ask them below.

ek makrā aur makhī

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Be sure to download all six PDFs. They contain the poem in Urdu, the translation in English, the romanized transliteration and additional vocabulary mentioned in each episode. Thank you very much for supporting the Urdu Seekhiye initiative!