Punjabi Class 7 PDF Download – Punjab Board (PCTB)

Punjabi for Class 7 is the official Punjabi-language textbook published by the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Lahore. It is part of the official syllabus for Class 7 students and brings together 47 short literary pieces, poems, essays and stories, instead of the usual subject-based chapters.

For Class 7 students, this anthology builds reading and writing skills in Punjabi while introducing well-known poets and writers. This page lists every poem, essay and story with its author and a short description, grouped by type, so students can revise quickly before class tests or the annual exam.

Book Overview

Class	7
Subject	Punjabi
Board	Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB)
Language	Punjabi
Total Lessons	47 (17 poems, 27 essays, 3 stories)
Total Pages	100
Format	PDF (Free Download)

Lesson List

Poetry (نظمیں)

• Hamd (حمد) — Mian Muhammad Bakhsh. A hamd praising Allah’s creation of the world as a garden bearing both sweet and bitter fruit, urging remembrance of the Creator behind every living thing.
• Naat (نعت) — Rafat Sultan. A naat extolling the Prophet Muhammad’s glory, describing angels marveling at his worship and his mercy even toward enemies.
• Quaid-e-Azam (قائد اعظم) — Nazir Chaudhry. A patriotic poem crediting Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah with waking a slumbering nation and leading it out of subjugation to found Pakistan.
• Our Pakistan (ساڈا پاکستان) — Abdul Kareem Qandi. A patriotic ode vowing Pakistan will last “as long as sugar stays sweet,” honouring Iqbal’s dream, Jinnah’s leadership, the four provinces and the five rivers.
• The Soldier (سپاہی) — Hakeem Nasir. A tribute to the soldier who guards the homeland, giving up home and family and standing ready to embrace martyrdom.
• The Turning Well (کھوہ پیا وگدا) — Bashir Mander. A pastoral poem describing a Persian irrigation wheel turning and water flowing through the fields, amid blooming flowers and birdsong.
• Song of Home (گیت) — Ali Akbar Abbas. A song likening the family courtyard to a mother’s lap and the father to a sheltering wall, celebrating the security found in one’s own home.
• The Sun (سورج) — Munir Niazi. A poem tracing the sun’s daily journey, rising, hiding behind clouds, setting, as an old, familiar companion of the sky.
• The Genuine and the Two-Faced (دو غلے) — Akbar Lahori. A man searches the market for one truly authentic donkey among cross-breeds, using the metaphor to argue for honest character over hypocrisy.
• Come, Children (آؤ بالو) — Javed Ahsan. A short call urging children to unite, beautify the world, and spread love and light in every home.
• The Old Tree (بگ بوتا) — Baqi Siddiqi. An old roadside tree, though cut and wounded by travellers, keeps giving them shade, a poem of selfless endurance.
• The Flowers’ Mushaira (پھلاں دا مشاعرہ) — Dr Shahzad Ahmed. Rose, jasmine, sunflower, raat-ki-rani and lotus each take turns boasting of their beauty and their love for Pakistan.
• Mother (ماں) — Sultan Khaddi. A short ode calling “mother” the shade of paradise underfoot, praising her endurance of hardship and unconditional love.
• Here Comes the Peddler-Woman (پکھی وسن آئی) — Syed Yaqoob Momin. Describes an itinerant gypsy peddler-woman hawking bangles and trinkets door to door with her children in tow.
• Love (پیار) — Masood Bathi. Urges the youth to conquer the world with love, keep their promises, and spread affection to everyone around them.
• To the Farmer (ہالیا) — Anwar Masood. A short ode blessing the ploughman’s fields and granary, wishing his harvest never fails and his barns stay full.
• The Train (گڈی) — Iqbal Salahuddin. A train carries people of every religion, caste and background, rich, poor, young, old, travelling on together.

Essays (مضامین)

• In the Shade of the Beloved Prophet’s Love (سائے پیار نبی) — Ghufran Syed. Covers the Prophet Muhammad’s birth, early orphaning, upbringing by his uncle Abu Talib, his title “Al-Sadiq,” marriage to Khadija, and the first revelation in the Cave of Hira.
• Punjab, Land of the Ravi (وگدی اے راوی) — Riaz Ahmed Shah. Describes Punjab’s five rivers, fertile farmland, mineral wealth, rural customs, folk games and its Sufi Punjabi poets.
• Hazrat Sultan Bahu (حضرت سلطان باہو) — Saqi Gujrati. A biography of the Sufi saint of Jhang: his Persian works, his Punjabi verse collection “Abyat-e-Bahu,” his teaching on Tawheed, and his shrine.
• The Prophet’s Arrival in Medina (حضور نبی کریم دی مدینے وچ آمد) — Professor Aashiq Rahail. Recounts the Hijrah to Medina, the Prophet’s stay with Abu Ayyub Ansari, and the building of Masjid-e-Nabawi.
• Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar (حضرت علی سرور) — Dr Syed Akhtar Hussain Akhtar. A biography of the Sufi saint of Dera Ghazi Khan, his mission spreading Islam across Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab, and the melas at his shrine.
• 14th August (14 اگست) — Shafqat Tanvir Mirza. Explains Pakistan’s Independence Day, the two-nation theory, and the flag-hoisting, prayers and festivities that mark the occasion.
• Eid-ul-Fitr (عید الفطر) — Tanvir Zahoor. Describes Eid customs, moon-sighting, festive preparations, the Eid prayer, charity (fitrana), and quotes Quaid-e-Azam’s Eid message.
• The Battle of Badr (بدر دی جنگ) — Dr Muhammad Aslam Rana. Narrates the Battle of Badr: the Quraysh’s provocation, the Prophet’s preparation and prayer, and the battle’s outcome.
• Syed Waris Shah (سیدوارث شاہ) — Abdul Kareem Qandi. A biography of the Punjabi Sufi poet and his authorship of the classic Punjabi romance “Heer.”
• Three Examples (تن نانو یں) — Muhammad Fazal. Three moral anecdotes on honesty and humility, featuring Sultan Nasiruddin, young Abdul Qadir Jilani, and Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
• The Prophet’s True Companions (سچے یار رسول) — Sajjullah Qureshi. Anecdotes of the Sahaba’s devotion, including Zaid ibn Haritha’s loyalty and the generosity of Umar and Abu Bakr.
• Land of Mountains (پہاڑاں دی زمین) — Dr Mirza Hamid Baig. A school trip to the hill station of Murree: its scenery, climate and handicrafts.
• Lahore in America (امریکہ وچ لاہور) — Akmal Ali. A family discovers a tiny namesake town called “Lahore” in Virginia, USA, and has an amusing exchange with its residents.
• Plough Hard, Eat with Contentment (دب کے واہ تے رنج کے کھا) — Dr Shahbaz Malik. Praises the dignity and hard labour of Punjab’s farmers, contrasting farming’s independence with hired service.
• The Pilu Tree (پیلوں) — Professor Sajjad Haider Pervez. Describes the wild pilu fruit tree of the Cholistan desert, invoking Sufi poet Khawaja Farid’s verse.
• My Village (ساڈا پنڈ) — A.D. Ejaz. Everyday life in a Punjabi village on the Ravi: hospitality, farming and livestock, folk songs, and traditional homes.
• The Benefits of Science (سائنس دیاں برکتاں) — Hafiz Abdul Majeed Sarshar. How scientific progress, radio, television, faster transport, X-rays, has transformed communication, travel and medicine.
• Hiran Minar (ہرن مینار) — Ashraf Pal. The history of the Mughal-era minaret near Sheikhupura, built by Emperor Jahangir in memory of his pet deer.
• Our Soil (ساڈی زمین) — Saleem Khan Gimi. Explains Punjab’s soil types and how farmers should treat and reclaim degraded, saline land.
• A Trip to the Moon (چن دی سیر) — Zahid Hussain Anjum. The history of lunar exploration culminating in the 1969 Apollo 11 landing by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
• Rohi, the Cholistan Desert (روہی) — Zafar Lashari. A family’s journey through the Cholistan desert near Bahawalpur and the lifestyle of the desert-dwelling Rohielay people.
• Unity (ایکا) — Babu Javed Gujjar. Mice debate how to protect themselves from a cat and conclude that only unity and courage can defeat a common enemy.
• Women’s Role in the Pakistan Movement (تحریک پاکستان وچ عورتاں دا حصہ) — Syed Muhammad Islam Shah. Honours the contributions and sacrifices of Muslim women of Punjab during the struggle for Pakistan’s independence.
• The Tall Sheesham Trees (اچیاں لمیاں ٹاہمیاں) — Raja Rasalu. Traces humanity’s bond with trees, Pakistan’s afforestation efforts, and the special value of the Sheesham tree.
• Without Health, Nothing (صحت نہیں تے کچھ نہیں) — Hakeem Arshad Shehzad. A classroom scene where a teacher uses an overweight new student to teach the class about balanced diet, exercise and hygiene.
• The Progress of Science (سائنس دی ترقی) — Elias Ghasan. A dialogue between two brothers imagining future scientific and medical breakthroughs, and stressing the value of reading and fitness.
• Children of the Homeland (دیس دے بچے) — Antar Bathi. Addresses the nation’s children, urging them to pursue knowledge, work hard, stay honest, and uphold the honour of faith and country.

Stories (کہانیاں)

• New Youth, or Poison (نئے نال زہر) — Parveen Malik. A dialogue-driven story of a mother and daughter confronting a young man’s drug addiction and his path to recovery with a social worker’s help.
• The Bread of Honest Earning (حلال دی روٹی) — Ghulam Mustafa Nasal. A mother teaches her son the meaning of halal versus haram earnings through the tale of a criminal who dies from ill-gotten wealth.
• The Unlucky One (منحوس) — Raja Rasalu. A king imprisons an innocent woodcutter on his astrologers’ advice, only for the woodcutter to teach him to abandon superstition and trust in God.

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Who Should Read This

This textbook is for Class 7 students studying Punjabi under Punjab Board. It is a useful revision tool while preparing for class tests and the annual exam, and a good introduction to Punjabi poetry and prose for anyone interested in the language.

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Applicable Boards

This textbook is published by Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) and is taught in all Punjab Board affiliated schools. Students from other boards studying Punjabi as a subject may also find it useful.

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