Zia Mohyeddin
ضیا محی الدین
1931–2023
مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت مری محبوب نہ مانگ
میں نے سمجھا تھا کہ تو ہے تو درخشاں ہے حیات
mujh se pahlī sī mohabbat mirī mahbūb na māñg
Poetry by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.Crime and Punishment, Constance Garnett, 1914
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The loaf I'll fetch you this very minute, but wouldn't you rather have some cabbage soup instead of sausage? It's capital soup, yesterday's. I saved it for you yesterday, but you came in late. It's fine soup.Crime and Punishment, Constance Garnett, 1914
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'Ah!' she cried out in a frenzy, 'he has come back! The criminal! the monster! And where is the money? What's in your pocket, show me! Where are your clothes? Where is the money! Speak!'Crime and Punishment, Constance Garnett, 1914
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Jaun Elia
جون ایلیا
1931–2002
ہم نے وفا کے نام پر کارِ وفا نہیں کیا
خود کو ہلاک کر لیا، خود کو فدا نہیں کیا
ham ne wafā ke nām par kār-e-wafā nahīñ kiyā
Poetry by Jaun Elia
Zia Mohyeddin
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Our best sellers first: Russian novels, philosophy and modern classics. We hold every one as a hardcover, at your door in one to two days. Click a book to see its details.
- Crime and Punishment1866
- Poor Folk1846
- The Stranger1942
- The Trial1925
- The Little Prince1943
- Meditationsc. 180
- The 48 Laws of Power1998
- The House of the Dead1862
- 19841949
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment, 1866
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