Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Author
Bilqis Naz
Translator
Le Petit Prince – Urdu
With Pronunciation
Introduction to the Urdu translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince.
The Little Prince is not merely a children’s story; it is a timeless parable that gently invites readers—both young and old—to reflect on the essential truths of life: friendship, love, wonder, loss, and the quiet wisdom of the heart. Written in 1943 by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry during his exile in America amid the chaos of World War II, this brief yet profound tale emerged as a work of solace, introspection, and light in a time of global darkness.
The story follows a gentle, golden-haired prince who travels from his tiny planet to a series of strange worlds, each representing a different adult obsession—power, vanity, greed, and rigid logic. On Earth, in a vast desert, he meets a fox, a rose, and a stranded aviator, and through these encounters discovers—and imparts—the deep truths about taming, love, and the things that cannot be seen with the eyes, but only felt with the heart.
This Urdu edition brings The Little Prince to a new generation of readers with exceptional care and beauty. It features Urdu text with diacritics— zer, zabar, pesh, and tashdeed —to support fluent and accurate reading, especially for children, students, and readers who are learning to engage deeply with the written form of the language.
Moreover, this edition is richly illustrated with Saint-Exupéry’s original watercolour paintings, which have become inseparable from the charm and emotional depth of the story itself. These gentle, dreamlike images add a visual dimension to the narrative and offer moments of quiet reflection alongside the text.
The Urdu translation by Bilqis Naz conveys not only the linguistic elegance of the original but also its emotional resonance and philosophical subtlety. This edition is both a literary gift and a cultural bridge, a way for Urdu-speaking readers to experience one of the world’s most beloved books in their own language, with all its warmth and wonder intact.
The Little Prince may be small in size, but within its pages lies a universe, one that continues to illuminate hearts across generations and languages.
Bibliography
Publisher : Alhamra Publishing
Published : May 1, 2025
Language : Urdu
ISBN : 978-94-645-9330-3
Format : Hardback - Paperback
Pages : 96
Dimensions : 216 x 280 mm
