Original title Gulshan-e-Sukhan Publication date 1970 | Language Urdu Originally published 1970 Genre Poetry | |
Gulshan-e-Sukhan (Garden of Poetry) is the first collection of poems by Pakistani poet Tanwir Phool. It was published in 1970.
Description
The book has a number of poems written for children. The book also includes Hamd (poems in praise of Allah), Na`at (poems in praise of Muhammad), and Rubāʿiyāt (quatrains). Publication of the book was arranged by Professor Muhammad Zareef Khan and the late Tahir Kashfi, organizers of Maktaba-e-Bachpan, Karachi, Pakistan. The National Book Foundation Award and Commendation Certificate were granted on the manuscript of poems for children to the author by the Ministry of Education. The poet was given a cash award of Rs.100,000 by the Government of Sindh in recognition of his contribution to children's literature.
A small section of a poem and its English translation from Gulshan-e-Sukhan is provided here.