Parveen Shakir

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Parveen Shakir (Urdu: پروین شاکر) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.

Shakir started writing at an early age and published her first volume of poetry, Khushbu [Fragrance], to great acclaim, in 1976. She subsequently published other volumes of poetry - all well-received - Sad-barg [Marsh Marigold] in 1980 ...

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The Best Poem Of Parveen Shakir

A Simple Request

Lord, I know the duty of a hostess,
but please let it be that this year
either rain clouds visit me
or my loneliness.