aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
"alif laila" is a renowned collection of stories from the 8th century arabian storytellers, encompassing tales such as aladdin, ali baba, and sindbad from one thousand and one nights. translated into various languages, the urdu version by pandit ratnath sarshar was published in 1901 by naval kishore press, lucknow.