Urdu Class 6 PDF Download – Punjab Board

Urdu for Class 6 is published by the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Lahore, and is part of the official middle school syllabus for students in Punjab. The book mixes nazms (poems), true stories, and prose lessons drawn from Pakistani history, Islamic teachings, science, and everyday life.

For Class 6 students, this book builds reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills through 25 varied lessons plus a glossary. Working through each lesson’s summary and short-answer questions here makes revision faster and helps students prepare confidently for their annual Urdu exam.

Book Overview

Class	6
Subject	Urdu
Board	Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB)
Publisher	PCTB, Lahore
Total Lessons	25 (+ Farhang glossary)
Format	PDF

Chapter List

Lesson 1. Hamd (Nazm)

This opening hamd praises Allah as the creator of every beautiful thing in nature — flowers that bloom, birds that chirp, fruit-laden branches, and star-filled nights. Each verse points to a different sign of Allah’s wisdom and power in the natural world, teaching young readers that nothing in creation exists without purpose or design.

Important Questions:

• What does this hamd praise Allah for? For creating every beautiful and wonderful thing in nature, from flowers and birds to fruit and starry nights.
• What does the poem say about the variety in creation? Every single thing, big or small, carries Allah’s hikmat (wisdom) within it.
• Who is described as “Qavi-o-Qadir” in the poem? Allah, meaning strong and all-powerful.
• What lesson does this hamd teach young students? That Allah alone is the creator and owner of everything in the universe.

Lesson 2. Naat (Nazm)

This naat by Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali praises the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as a source of mercy for all people, especially the poor and troubled, describing how he forgave those who wronged him, united quarrelling tribes, and transformed ignorant Arabia — likened to turning raw ore into gold — through his teachings.

Important Questions:

• Who wrote this naat included in the lesson? Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali.
• How does the poem describe the Prophet’s ﷺ mercy toward the weak? He is described as a refuge for the poor, orphans, and helpless, always coming to their aid.
• What metaphor does the poem use for the change the Prophet ﷺ brought to Arabia? Turning raw, impure ore into gold — separating the pure from the impure.
• How does the naat describe the Prophet’s ﷺ treatment of those who wronged him? He forgave the guilty and won over even his ill-wishers.

Lesson 3. Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah

This biographical lesson traces Fatima Jinnah’s life from her birth in Karachi in 1893 through her education as a dental surgeon, her decision to close her clinic and support Quaid-e-Azam after his wife’s death, and her key role advising him during the Round Table Conference. It highlights her work organizing Muslim women through the All India Muslim League’s women’s committee and her later work with APWA and refugee resettlement after independence.

Important Questions:

• What profession did Fatima Jinnah train for before joining politics? She trained and worked as a dental surgeon after passing her exams with distinction.
• Why did Fatima Jinnah give up her dental practice in 1929? Following the death of Quaid-e-Azam’s wife, Ruttie Jinnah, she left her profession to support her brother.
• What organization did Fatima Jinnah work with for women’s welfare after independence? APWA (All Pakistan Women’s Association), where she remained a patron.
• What title was given to Fatima Jinnah in recognition of her national services? Madar-e-Millat, meaning “Mother of the Nation.”

Lesson 4. Malika-e-Kohsar Murree

This descriptive lesson introduces Murree, a hill station in Rawalpindi district about 7,500 feet above sea level, known for pleasant weather from April to November and heavy snowfall between December and February. It covers Murree’s history during the 1857 War of Independence and the Pakistan Movement, and describes attractions like Mall Road, Pindi Point, and Lawrence College near Ghora Gali.

Important Questions:

• How high above sea level is Murree, and where is it located? About 7,500 feet above sea level, in Rawalpindi district, roughly a 1.5-hour drive away.
• During which months does Murree experience severe snowfall? From the last ten days of December through the first ten days of February.
• What historical event connects Murree to the fight against British rule? Local residents fought a guerrilla campaign against the British during the 1857 War of Independence.
• What famous institution is located near Ghora Gali, close to Murree? Lawrence College, an important educational institution.

Lesson 5. Hum Ek Hain (Geet)

This patriotic unity song by Kaleem Nasir declares that all Pakistanis stand as one beneath the national flag, sharing the same joys and sorrows regardless of background. Using imagery of rivers flowing into one ocean and flowers blooming in one garden, the poem emphasizes that national strength comes from unity, comparing the nation to a tightly closed fist that cannot be broken when everyone stands together.

Important Questions:

• What central message does this geet convey? That all Pakistanis are united as one nation under one flag, sharing common joys and sorrows.
• What imagery does the poet use to describe national unity? Rivers flowing into one ocean and flowers blooming in one garden.
• What comparison does the poem make for unity as strength? A closed fist, which stays strong only when fingers are together.
• Who wrote this patriotic song? Kaleem Nasir.

Lesson 6. Ishtiharaat “Zaroorat Nahi Hai” Kay

This humorous essay by Ibn-e-Insha uses satire to comment on social etiquette, opening with an anecdote about a servant who over-prepares for every possibility and a group who bring a tailor, undertaker, and gravedigger along with a doctor “just in case.” The essay then imagines mock advertisements — like a “not for rent” house listing and a “no rishta needed” marriage notice — poking fun at how people ignore requests and courtesies in daily life.

Important Questions:

• Who is the author of this humorous essay? Ibn-e-Insha.
• What does the opening anecdote about the servant illustrate? Excessive, almost absurd over-preparation — bringing a tailor, undertaker, and gravedigger along with the doctor “just in case.”
• What kind of mock advertisement titles does the essay imagine? Ads like “House not available for rent” and “Rishta not required,” satirizing real classified ads.
• What is the tone and purpose of this essay? Humorous and satirical, using comic exaggeration to highlight real social behaviors people usually take for granted.

Lesson 7. Youm-e-Difa

This lesson explains that Defence Day is observed on 6 September to commemorate Pakistan’s armed forces repelling India’s surprise attack in 1965, a 17-day war that ended with India requesting a ceasefire at the United Nations. It then describes a school trip to the Defence Day ceremony at a Lahore stadium, including the parade, national anthem, soldiers demonstrating combat readiness drills, feats of strength, and a display of missiles like Ghauri, Ghaznavi, and Shaheen.

Important Questions:

• Why is Defence Day observed on 6 September? To commemorate Pakistan’s armed forces successfully defending the country against India’s surprise attack in September 1965.
• How long did the 1965 war last before India requested a ceasefire? Seventeen days.
• What did soldiers demonstrate at the Defence Day ceremony described in the lesson? Rapid combat-readiness drills, feats of strength, and parachute jumps.
• Name a missile mentioned in the lesson’s weapons display. Ghauri, Ghaznavi, or Shaheen.

Lesson 8. Purana Coat (Nazm)

This humorous poem by Syed Muhammad Jafri describes an old, worn-out coat bought secondhand in winter, joking that it is so ancient it might have been worn by historical travelers like Vasco da Gama or Marco Polo. Despite its shabby elbows, faded color, and grease stains, the poet calls it a respected “elder” worth buying as a lesson in history and humility.

Important Questions:

• What kind of poem is “Purana Coat,” and who wrote it? A humorous (mazahiya) poem by Syed Muhammad Jafri.
• What historical figures does the poet jokingly compare the coat’s age to? Vasco da Gama and Marco Polo.
• What physical flaws does the poet mention about the coat? Worn elbows, faded color, and grease stains.
• What final message does the poet give about the old coat? That despite being cheap and worn, it carries the weight of history and is worth buying as a lesson in humility.

Lesson 9. Gul-e-Sanobar Ki Kahani

This folk story follows Sanobar and her younger brother Gul, the only survivors of a plague that wipes out their Baloch settlement. When a wealthy woman named Zaheera tries to keep them as servants, Sanobar refuses and the siblings are separated; Gul is later taken in by Zaheera and treated harshly out of spite, until years later Sanobar returns seeking revenge but instead saves Zaheera’s snakebitten son with a medicinal plant.

Important Questions:

• What disaster separates Sanobar and Gul from their community at the start of the story? A plague that wipes out their entire Baloch settlement.
• Why does Sanobar initially refuse Zaheera’s offer of food and shelter? Because accepting would have made them servants, and Sanobar values her family’s dignity and self-respect over charity that costs their freedom.
• How does Zaheera treat Gul after separating him from his sister? She treats him harshly, like a servant, out of anger at Sanobar’s earlier refusal.
• How does the story resolve between Sanobar and Zaheera? Sanobar comes to take revenge but instead saves Zaheera’s snakebitten son with a medicinal herb, ending their enmity.

Lesson 10. Sheikh Saadi Kay Aqwal

This lesson introduces Sheikh Saadi, known as “Hakim-e-Mashriq” and “Muallim-e-Akhlaq,” born in Shiraz, Iran, and famous for his prose work Gulistan and poetry collection Bostan. It then presents a numbered list of his moral sayings covering themes like using wealth for comfort rather than hoarding it, the uselessness of unused knowledge, being cautious even about praise from apparent friends, and how bad company corrupts good thinking.

Important Questions:

• What two titles is Sheikh Saadi known by? “Hakim-e-Mashriq” (Sage of the East) and “Muallim-e-Akhlaq” (Teacher of Ethics).
• Which two books made Sheikh Saadi famous? Gulistan (prose) and Bostan (poetry).
• According to one saying, what is wealth meant for? For the comfort and peace of life, not for life to be spent merely accumulating wealth.
• What does Sheikh Saadi say about an enemy who appears to be a friend? Their bite (betrayal) is deeper and more dangerous than an open enemy’s.

Lesson 11. Baadal Ka Geet (Nazm)

This lyrical poem by Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi personifies a cloud describing its own journey — rising from the ocean depths as vapor, drifting over mountains, being pushed and battered by winds, and finally falling as rain onto the earth. The cloud reflects that though its “tears” (raindrops) seem to bring sorrow, they ultimately flow into rivers and back to the sea, completing nature’s water cycle in a hopeful, renewing way.

Important Questions:

• Who wrote “Baadal Ka Geet”? Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi.
• Where does the cloud in the poem say it originally came from? The depths of the ocean, rising as vapor.
• What natural process does the poem poetically describe? The water cycle — evaporation from the sea, cloud formation, rainfall, and rivers flowing back to the ocean.
• What emotional tone does the poem end on? Hopeful — the cloud’s “tears” (rain) eventually reach the sea again and its fortunes turn for the better.

Lesson 12. Science Kay Karishmay

This lesson traces how science has transformed human life from primitive fire-making and tool use to modern travel, communication, and medicine. It covers major areas of scientific impact — faster transportation, instant communication, electricity, and medical advances like X-rays and artificial hearts — while also cautioning that the same science produced destructive weapons like atomic and hydrogen bombs.

Important Questions:

• What examples does the lesson give of science improving transportation? Buses, cars, trains, and airplanes, which turned days-long journeys into hours or minutes.
• How has science changed communication according to the lesson? Telephone, radio, television, and internet now let people in different parts of the world stay in touch instantly.
• What medical advances does the lesson mention? X-rays, ultrasound, radiotherapy, and even artificial hearts that help control diseases like cancer and TB.
• What warning does the lesson give about scientific progress? That science can also be misused to create destructive weapons like atomic and hydrogen bombs, so its use determines whether it is good or harmful.

Lesson 13. Sehat Aur Safai

Written as a classroom dialogue during a school “cleanliness week,” this lesson has Miss Sadia’s students take turns sharing hygiene principles — that cleanliness is part of faith, a healthy body needs a healthy mind, a balanced diet keeps the body strong, and daily habits like bathing, wearing clean clothes, eating vegetables, and using a miswak protect against illness and germs.

Important Questions:

• What school event provides the setting for this lesson? A cleanliness week (Hafta-e-Safai) at Miss Sadia’s school.
• According to the students’ discussion, what is cleanliness linked to in Islam? Cleanliness is described as part of faith (iman ka hissa).
• What do the students say makes a balanced diet? Food containing the right amount of nutrients, neither overcooked nor undercooked.
• What does the lesson recommend for dental cleanliness? Using a fresh miswak, which is described as a Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ.

Lesson 14. Hamara Watan (Nazm)

This patriotic poem praises the homeland’s natural beauty — its gold-yielding fields, silver-scattering rivers, misty valleys, and green meadows — and honors the brave youth ready to sacrifice everything for the country’s honor. It closes by describing the nation’s people as guardians of the homeland’s dignity, calling the country the “apple of everyone’s eye.”

Important Questions:

• What natural features does the poem use to describe the homeland’s beauty? Gold-yielding fields, silver-scattering rivers, misty valleys, and green meadows.
• How does the poem describe the youth of the nation? As brave and ready to sacrifice their lives at the homeland’s call.
• What role does the poem say citizens play for the homeland? Guardians of the homeland’s honor and dignity.
• What phrase does the poem use to show how precious the homeland is? It calls the homeland “the apple of everyone’s eye.”

Lesson 15. Insan Aur Uska Mahol

This lesson explains that while scientific and industrial progress has brought convenience, it has also caused serious pollution problems affecting land, water, and air. It details how factory waste contaminates water causing diseases like cholera and typhoid, how factory smoke and vehicle exhaust cause respiratory and heart disease, and how noise pollution affects the nervous system, concluding with a call for proper waste management and public awareness.

Important Questions:

• What positive changes does the lesson credit to scientific and industrial progress? Faster travel, better communication, and increased comfort and convenience in daily life.
• What diseases does the lesson link to water pollution from factory waste? Cholera, typhoid, and diarrhea, among others.
• How does the lesson say air pollution affects human health? It contributes to diseases like asthma, cancer, and heart problems.
• What does the lesson recommend to control pollution? Proper disposal systems for factory waste and toxic materials, and raising public awareness across all sections of society.

Lesson 16. Mehnat Ki Barkat

This lesson argues that hard work is the foundation of all achievement, noting that Islam honors those who labor and that Allah promises reward only for effort made. It points to leaders of the Pakistan Movement — Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Quaid-e-Azam, and Allama Iqbal — as examples of people whose relentless work secured independence, and it uses the example of a farmer and a diligent student to show that success without effort is impossible.

Important Questions:

• According to the lesson, what did Islam say about people who work? A working person is described as being loved by Allah.
• Which Pakistan Movement leaders are given as examples of hard work leading to success? Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Allama Iqbal.
• What example does the lesson use to show the consequence of not working? A farmer who stops farming would have no way to provide food, and a student who doesn’t study all year fails.
• What advice attributed to Quaid-e-Azam does the lesson mention? “Work, work, and only work” as the formula for the nation’s success.

Lesson 17. Kharab Hai (Nazm)

This satirical poem by Niaz Sawati lists a series of humorous complaints where everyone blames something or someone else instead of themselves — a wife blames the market for bad shopping, a milkman blames his buffalo’s poor feed for watery milk, and a doctor’s patient feels worse after treatment. The poem’s punchline is that no one ever admits “I myself am the problem” — instead everyone insists “the times are bad.”

Important Questions:

• Who wrote the poem “Kharab Hai”? Niaz Sawati.
• What excuse does the milkman give for watery milk in the poem? He blames the buffalo’s poor feed rather than admitting he added water.
• What is the poem’s central satirical observation about people? That no one admits their own fault — everyone blames something or someone else, ending with “the times are bad.”
• What literary technique does this poem use to make its point? Humor and irony, listing everyday complaints to mock how people avoid taking responsibility.

Lesson 18. Khel

This lesson explains that games build physical strength, discipline, patience, and teamwork, and describes Pakistan’s national sport, hockey, alongside popular games like cricket, football, kabaddi, and wrestling. It then details two traditional rural games in depth — Aankh Micholi (hide and seek) and Gilli Danda (a bat-and-stick team game) — along with Rassi, a girls’ game played while singing traditional verses.

Important Questions:

• What is Pakistan’s national sport according to the lesson? Hockey.
• What qualities does the lesson say games help develop in children? Discipline, patience, endurance, teamwork, and the ability to compete with courage.
• How does a round of Aankh Micholi (hide and seek) begin and end? It starts with a toss to decide who covers their eyes; that player then searches for and touches the first hidden player, who then takes the next turn.
• What is Gilli Danda, and who typically plays it? A traditional bat-and-stick team game, typically played by village boys with at least two players per side.

Lesson 19. Islami Mumalik Ki Tanzeem

This lesson traces the origins of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), first proposed by Saudi King Abdul Aziz with an initial 1926 meeting in Makkah, and formally re-established in 1969 after the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque shocked the Muslim world. It covers the first OIC summit in Rabat, Morocco under King Hassan, the second summit hosted by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in Lahore in 1972, and the organization’s headquarters in Jeddah.

Important Questions:

• What event in 1969 triggered the modern establishment of the OIC? The burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem shocked the Muslim world into forming a united platform.
• Where and when was the first Islamic Summit Conference held? In Rabat, Morocco in 1969, under the presidency of King Hassan of Morocco.
• Who hosted the second OIC summit, and where? Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, held in Lahore, Pakistan in 1972.
• Where is the OIC’s headquarters located? Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Lesson 20. Ittefaq (Nazm)

This short poem by Naseem Amrohvi teaches that unity is the path to success and helps overcome every difficulty, using the proverb that two united people can outweigh a thousand scattered ones. It compares scattered water droplets that dry up quickly to droplets that join together to create powerful floods, concluding that disunity leads to ruin while coming together is life’s greatest strength.

Important Questions:

• Who wrote the poem “Ittefaq”? Naseem Amrohvi.
• What proverb does the poem use to illustrate the power of unity? That two united people together can outweigh a thousand scattered ones.
• What metaphor does the poem use involving water droplets? Scattered droplets dry up quickly alone, but united droplets can create a powerful flood.
• What does the poem say causes ruin? Disunity or lack of agreement among people.

Lesson 21. Zaraat o Sanaat

This lesson follows a Class 6 field trip to a model farm, where students see how modern machinery like tractors and harvesters have replaced older methods like oxen-drawn plows, dramatically increasing efficiency. It describes how tube wells solved water shortage problems, how greenhouse-style techniques let farmers grow off-season vegetables, and includes a bonus visit to a sugar mill where students watch sugarcane being crushed and processed into sugar.

Important Questions:

• What two sectors does the lesson say Pakistan’s development depends on? Agriculture and industry.
• What change did tractors bring to farming compared to oxen-drawn plows? Work that used to take months with oxen can now be done in days with tractors.
• How are farmers now able to grow vegetables out of season? Through chemical fertilizers, controlled water supply, and temperature control using scientific methods.
• What did students see during the bonus visit to the sugar mill? How sugarcane is crushed by machines to separate juice from fiber, and how the juice is then processed into sugar.

Lesson 22. Meri Pyari Cycle

This humorous personal essay describes the narrator’s long, comic quest for a bicycle as a child — promised one by his father if he came first in class, then given an ancient hand-me-down by his grandfather instead of a new one. It follows the bicycle’s “restoration” at a repair shop, its slow decline into a rattling, brakeless wreck, and the narrator’s embarrassment when it once literally broke in half on the road home.

Important Questions:

• What deal did the narrator’s father offer him to earn a bicycle? If he came first in his class, his father would buy him a new bicycle immediately.
• What did the grandfather actually give the narrator instead of a new bicycle? A very old, secondhand bicycle bought from an acquaintance, which was sent to a repair shop to look newer.
• What problem does the narrator describe with the bicycle’s brakes? The rear brake was missing entirely, and the front brake needed to be pulled all the way up to slow down at all.
• What embarrassing incident happened to the bicycle one winter? It literally broke into two pieces on the road, forcing the narrator to carry both halves home by hand.

Lesson 23. Mehnat (Nazm)

This poem by Syed Hameer Jafri celebrates hard work as the force that turns rocky, barren soil into blooming fields, brings humanity’s reach to the stars, and carves rivers and cities out of deserts and mountains. It honors laborers with dusty faces and blistered hands as the true source of human dignity and progress, noting that every grain gathered in the marketplace exists because of their toil.

Important Questions:

• Who is the poet of “Mehnat”? Syed Hameer Jafri.
• What transformation does the poem credit to hard work in the opening lines? Turning rocky, thirsty soil into blooming flowers and fruitful fields.
• How does the poem describe the people who do hard labor? As having dusty faces and blistered hands, yet being the true source of humanity’s honor and strength.
• What does the poem say every grain in the marketplace represents? The result of laborers’ hard work — collected grain by grain before reaching the market.

Lesson 24. Riyazi Ka Ilm

This lesson defines mathematics as the study of quantity, structure, change, and space, tracing its use from prehistoric counting with stones and ropes to the Indus Valley people who introduced early number systems. It credits Muslim mathematicians like Al-Khwarizmi and Omar Khayyam for developing algebra and logarithms, and Al-Biruni for calculating Earth’s radius from Pind Dadan Khan, closing with a couple of simple number tricks students can try themselves.

Important Questions:

• What four things does the lesson say mathematics studies? Quantity, structure, change, and space (points).
• Which civilization is credited with introducing the earliest number system according to the lesson? The people of the Indus Valley.
• Which two Muslim mathematicians are credited with developing algebra and logarithms? Muhammad bin Musa Al-Khwarizmi and Omar Khayyam.
• What did Al-Biruni calculate, and from where? The radius of the Earth, calculated from Pind Dadan Khan in Jhelum district.

Lesson 25. Pakistan (Nazm)

This closing patriotic poem is a prayer for the homeland’s freedom, prosperity, and honor, calling on the nation’s fields, gardens, cities, and guardians to remain blessed and protected. Each stanza repeats the wish that the homeland stay free and prosperous, closing with hopes that the country remains distinguished and its defenders stay ready to protect it.

Important Questions:

• What is the central prayer repeated throughout the poem? That the homeland remain free and prosperous.
• What parts of the homeland does the poet specifically bless? Its fields, gardens, cities, and the guardians who protect its honor.
• What word does the poem use to describe the nation’s defenders in the final lines? “Shahbaz,” meaning a strong, noble falcon, used metaphorically for brave defenders.
• What overall theme does this closing poem express? Deep patriotic love and prayer for Pakistan’s continued freedom, honor, and prosperity.

The book also includes a Farhang (glossary) section covering difficult words from each lesson, helping students quickly look up meanings while reading.

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