Class 9 · Urdu · New NCERT
Chapter 14: آغاز داستان (سحرالبیان)
"Aaghaz-e-Dastaan (Sehr-ul-Bayan)" (آغاز داستاں (سحرالبیان)) is the beginning of the masnavi "Sehr-ul-Bayan" by Mir Hasan, an eighteenth-century poet, a long narrative poem in rhyming couplets. At about fifteen pages it is a long item. Students read the opening of a classic love story told in verse, notice the masnavi form, in which every couplet has its own rhyme, and enjoy the narrative and description. It introduces the masnavi as a form and shows Urdu's tradition of storytelling in poetry.
This is chapter 14 of 15 in Jamuna, the Class 9 Urdu textbook, and begins on page 154 of the printed 2026-27 book. It follows "عورت" and is followed by "ذہن کا کوئی نور پاش خیال". Its form in the contents is: masnavi, by Mir Hasan. Transliterated title: Aaghaz-e-Dastaan (Sehr-ul-Bayan).
Urdu texts at this level share cultural heritage as well as language, and "آغاز داستان (سحرالبیان)" is an opportunity to do both. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are developed together, and the teacher's own clear, expressive reading is the most useful model. Short daily practice in copying neat lines helps with the shapes of the script.
Listen to your child read "آغاز داستان (سحرالبیان)" aloud at home and ask what they understood. Point to words along the line from right to left, and help them copy lines carefully. Reciting poems to family members builds both pronunciation and confidence.
This overview is written from the 2026-27 textbook's Contents page, its preface and the chapter title, to help families and teachers prepare. Please read the chapter itself for exact content, activities and exercises.