Shakeb Jalali

 

Shakeb Jalali  (October 1, 1934-November 12, 1966) was a Pakistani Urdu poet of a unique diction.

Shakeb Jalali's real name was Syed Hassan Rizvi. His ancestors were from a small town, Saddat Jalali, near Aligarh, India. In accordance with the well known Poet, Writer and authrntic Critic Mr. Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi.
He passed his Matriculation Examination from Badayun (Uttar Pradesh) and then moved along with his sisters to Rawalpindi. He passed Intermediate Examination from Rawalpindi and B>A> Examination from Sialkot.

He arranged publication of different magazines, worked in many literary magazines and later moved to Lahore. Owing to economical crises, Shakeb joined Thal Development Authority and was posted at Joharabad and Bhakkar. During course of transit he stayed at Sargodha where he committed suicide on railway tracks on November 12, 1966, due to some unexplained psychological disorder.

His life as a poet began in 1947, he gave an entirely different and unique grace to Urdu Ghazals. His Nazms have a new style; he also tried his hands in Rubai, Qitaat, Translation etc. His poetry work is published after his death. Rooshni Ay Rooshni in 1972 by Maktaba-e-Fanoon and several additions by Mavara Publications and Kuliyat e Shakeb Jalali in 2004 by Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore.

Ahmed Faraz

 

Ahmed Faraz,"Syed Ahmed Shah" who left this mortal world on Monday the 25th August, 2008 was born in Nowshera in January 14,1931.He got an opportunity to meet literary people in his early age as his father; Agha Burq was also a well known poet. He received masters’ degrees in Persian and Urdu literature from the University of Peshawar.

Faraz started his career as a scriptwriter with Radio Pakistan. He had been a proud recipient of Adamjee Award, Sitara-e-Imtiaz of Government of Pakistan, Dr Iqbal Award from the Academy of Letters, Honorary Life Fellowship of the Academy of Letters, an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from the University of Karachi.

Faraz occupied a unique place among the bouquet of poets of the modern era. His first collection of poems, "Tanha Tanha" was published in 1958  He also wrote plays for Radio Pakistan and PTV. These were published in 1972 under the title "Mere Khawab Reza Reza".
His works include ten volumes of poems and a collection of plays in addition to articles and interviews published both nationally and internationally. Other collections of his works include Janaan Janaan (1976), Be Awaz Gali Koochoon Mein (1982), Nabeena Shehr Mein Aaina (1984), Sab Awazeen Meri Hain (1985), Pas Andaz Mosam (1989), Bodluk (a play in verse, 1994), and Peman. His works were published in four volumes by the University of Acain, U.A.E in 1987 with the title of Assasa.

Gulzar

Born in Deena Jehlum (Now in Pakistan) on 18th August, 1934. After partition he came to Delhi. Gulzar -  Sampooran Singh.

After getting recognition as a sensitive lyricist, he started writing scripts and stories for films.

Although films gave him a mass recognition, Poetry always remained his first love. His first poetry collection Ek Boond Chaand was published in 1962. His new poetry book Triveni. A collection of Gulzar poems titled "Raat, Chaand aur Mein" .Another peotry collection Raat Pashmine ki has recently been published in Pakistan.  Mera Kuchh Samaan and Chhaiyya Chhaiyya are the two song collections of Gulzar.

Gulzar

Aadatan tu m ne kar diye vaade

aadatan tum ne kar diye vaade 
aadatan ham ne aitabaar kiya

teri raahon me baarahaa ruk kar
ham ne apana hi intazaar kiiya

ab naa maangenge zindagi yaa rab
ye gunaah ham ne ek baar kiya

Jaun Eliya

Khaamoshii kah rahi hai kaan me kya

Khaamoshii kah rahi hai kaan me kya 
aa rahaa hai mere gumaan me kya 

ab mujhe koi tokataa bhi nahin 
yahi hota hai khaandaan me kya 

bolate kyon nahin mere haq me 
aabale par gaye zubaan me kya 

meri har baat be-asar hi rahi 
nuqs hai kuchh mere bayaan me kya 

vo mile to ye puuchhanaa hai mujhe 
ab bhi huun main teri amaan me kya 

shaam hii se dukaan-e-diid hai band 
nahin nukasaan tak dukaan me kya 

yuun jo taktaa hai aasmaan ko tuu 
koi rehtaa hai aasmaan me kya 

ye mujhe chain kyuun nahin pa.Dtaa 
ik hi shakhs tha jahaan me kya 

Jaun Eliya

sazaa

har baar mere saamane aatii rahi ho tum 
har baar tum se mil ke bichha.Dataa rahaa huun main 
tum kaun ho ye khud bhi nahin jaanti ho tum 
main kaun huun ye khud bhi nahin jaantaa huun main 
tum mujh ko jaan kar hi pa.Dii ho aazaab me 
aur is tarah khud apani sazaa ban gaya huun main...

Jaun Eliya

Dil ne vafaa ke naam par kaar-e-jafaa nahin kiya

Dil ne vafaa ke naam par kaar-e-jafaa nahin kiya 

khud ko halaak kar liya khud ko fidaa nahin kiya 

kaise kahen ke tujh ko bhi hamase hai vaastaa koi 
tuune to hamase aaj tak koi gilaa nahin kiya 

tuu bhi kisi ke baab me ahad-shikan ho Gaaliban 
main ne bhi ek shakhs ka qarz adaa nahin kiya 

jo bhi ho tum pe mautariz us ko yahi javaab do 
aap bahot shariif hain aap ne kya nahin kiya 

jis ko bhi shekh-o-shaah ne hukm-e-Khudaa diya qaraar 
hamane nahin kiya vo kaam haan baa-Khudaa nahin kiya 

nisbat-e-ilm hai bahot haakim-e-vaqt ko aziiz 
us ne to kaar-e-jehl bhi be-ulaamaa nahin kiya 

Iftikhar Arif

Mere Khudaa mujhe itna to mo'atabar kar de

Mere Khudaa mujhe itanaa to mo'atabar kar de 
main jis makaan me rehtaa huun us ko ghar kar de 

ye raushanii ke ta'aqub me bhaagtaa huaa din 
jo thak gayaa hai to ab is ko mukhtasar kar de 

main zindagi ki dua maangane lagaa huun bahut 
jo ho sake to duaaon ko beasar kar de 

sitaaraa-e-seharii Duubane ko aaya hai 
zara koi mere suuraj ko baa-khabar kar de 

qabiilaa vaar kamaanen karrakane vaali hain
mere lahuu ki gavaahi mujhe nidar kar de

meri zamiin meraa aakhirii havaalaa hai 
so main rahuun na rahuun us ko baaravar kar de 

main apane khvaab se kat kar jiyuun to mera Khudaa 
ujaar de meri mitti ko dar-ba-dar kar de 

Ibne Insha

Aur to koi bas na chalegaa hijr ke dard ke maaron ka

Aur to koi bas na chalegaa hijr ke dard ke maaron ka 
subah ka hona doobhar kar dai rastaa rok sitaaron ka 

jhuuthe sikkon me bhi uthaa dete hain aksar sachchaa maal 
shaklen dekh ke saudaa karnaa kaam hai in banjaaron ka 

apani zubaan se kuchh na kahenge chhup hi rahenge aashiq log 
tum se to itana ho saktaa hai puuchho haal bechaaron ka 

ek zaraa si baat thi jis ka charchaa pohnchaa galii galii 
ham gum_naamon ne phir bhi ehasaan na maanaa yaaron ka 

dard ka kehna cheekh utho dil ka taqazaa vaza'a nibhaao 
sab kuch sehnaa chup chup rehnaa kaam hai izzat_daaron ka 

 

Mirza Ghalib

Aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

Aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak 
kaun jiitaa hai teri zulf ke sar hone tak 

daam har mauj me hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang 
dekhen kya guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak 

aashiqii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab 
dil ka kya rang karuun khuun-e-jigar hone tak 

ham ne maanaa ke tagaaful na karoge lekin 

khaak ho jaayenge ham tum ko khabar hone tak 

partav-e-khuur se hai shabanam ko fana ki taalem 
main bhi huun ek inaayat ki nazar hone tak 

yak_nazar besh nahin fursat-e-hasti Gaafil 
garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak 

Gam-e-hasti ka 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj 
shammaa har rang me jalati hai sehar hone tak