Happy Birthday ; Living legend Amjad Islam Amjad
Amjad Islam Amjad is currently Pakistan’s best-known Urdu poet. Born on Aug. 4, 1944, he enjoys immense popularity among Urdu lovers in both India and Pakistan because of his brilliant poetry and excellent screenplays. Winner of many awards, including the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and an author of many books of poetry, he has been a regular feature at poetry readings all over the world for the last four decades.
Some of his plays, dramatized by Pakistan Television (PTV) and other private television channels, have won international acclaim. “Waris,” “Samandar,” “Waqat,” “Dehleez,” “Raat” and “Apne Log” are among his most popular screenplays. He wrote his first drama, “Pehla Khel,” in 1973.
First and foremost, however, he is a poet whose lines tug at the hearts of those who have either fallen in or out of love. Few modern-day poets have captured the feelings of lovelorn souls the way Amjad Islam Amjad has. His work is brilliant and towers well above his fellow poets.
کہاں آ کے رکنے تھے راستے کہاں موڑ تھا اسے بھول جا
وہ جو مل گیا اسے یاد رکھ جو نہیں ملا اسے بھول جا
وہ ترے نصیب کی بارشیں کسی اور چھت پہ برس گئیں
دل بے خبر مری بات سن اسے بھول جا اسے بھول جا