Don’t Lose Hope: Poetry Of ‘Aas’ is a Reminder This Too Shall Pass

It’s easy to feel despair and be hopeless amid coronavirus fears – but remember, we are all in this together!
Fabeha Syed
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Through Urdu poetry, turn your feeling of despair and anxiety into hope, a new ‘aas’.
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(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)
Through Urdu poetry, turn your feeling of despair and anxiety into hope, a new ‘aas’.
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In a matter of weeks, the exponential rise of coronavirus cases has caused anxiety and fear over the world. A lot of us are, quite naturally, feeling uncertain about the future.

It’s easy to feel despair and be hopeless – but remember, we are all in this together. So, hang in there!

Tune in for some ashaar – from the likes of Ahmad Faraz and Faiz – that will give the warmth of hope, or aas, that we all are in need of.

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Published: 22 Mar 2020,07:00 AM IST

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