Urdu & Hindi Poetry

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December 5, 1958 ; Death anniversary of Patras Bokhari

When Patras Bokhari was going to Cambridge University, he requested Allama Iqbal, whom he held in very high esteem, for some references, which Allama Iqbal provided. Upon his return from Cambridge, Allama Iqbal found the young scholar too influenced by the West in what he had seen and studied, and was said to be disappointed by this.
Patras Bokhari regarded Allama Iqbal as the best poet and philosopher in the world. Mr. Muhammed Tufail, publisher of Naqoosh, wrote: “Patras was of the caliber that he would even engage with Allama Iqbal in a philosophical debate. On one occasion they debated on the philosophy of Bergson, with both Allama Iqbal and Patras putting forth their respective arguments and logic. Finally, Allama Iqbal remained silent. After Patras Bokhari left, Allama Iqbal wrote the following poem, titled ‘To a philosophical son of a Syed’ This was a time when Allama Iqbal was at the peak of his intellectual prowess and Patras was just setting out to establish a name for himself.

The poem appears in Allama Iqbal’s book, Zarb-e-Kaleem.

ایک فلسفہ زدہ سیّد زادے کے نام

تو اپنی خودی اگر نہ کھوتا
زناری برگساں نہ ہوتا
ہیگل کا صدف گہر سے خالی
ہے اس کا طلسم سب خیالی
محکم کیسے ہو زندگانی
کس طرح خودی ہو لازمانی
آدم کو ثبات کی طلب ہے
دستور حیات کی طلب ہے
دنیا کی عشا ہو جس سے اشراق
مومن کی اذاں ندائے آفاق
میں اصل کا خاص سومناتی
آبا مرے لاتی و مناتی
تو سید ہاشمی کی اولاد
میری کف خاک برہمن زاد
ہے فلسفہ میرے آب و گل میں
پوشیدہ ہے ریشہ ہائے دل میں
اقبال اگرچہ بے ہنر ہے
اس کی رگ رگ سے باخبر ہے
شعلہ ہے ترے جنوں کا بے سوز
سن مجھ سے یہ نکتہ دل افروز
انجام خرد ہے بے حضوری
ہے فلسفہ زندگی سے دوری
افکار کے نغمہ ہائے بے صوت
ہیں ذوق عمل کے واسطے موت
دیں مسلک زندگی کی تقویم
دیں سر محمد و براہیم
دل در سخن محمدی بند
اے پور علی ز بوعلی چند
چوں دیدہ راہ بیں نداری
قاید قرشی بہ از بخاری




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Literary Gathering in UK in 1980's
L to R : Iftikhar Arif, Raza Ali Abidi, Zehra Nigah, Ahmad Faraz, Habib Jalib, Shohrat Bukhari, Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi
Photo Courtesy : Iftikhar Arif

 

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Josh Malihabadi, Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum & and Zehra Nigar in 60s


Ada Jafarey

یہ فخر تو حاصل ہے بُرے ہیں کہ بھلے ہیں
دو چار قدم ہم بھی تیرے ساتھ چلے ہیں


Ada Jafarey was born in Badayun, UP, India on August 22, 1926 and was named Aziz Jehan by her mother. Ada is a Pakistani poet who is regarded as the first major Urdu poet who publishes as a woman and has been called "The First Lady of Urdu Poetry". She is also an author and is considered a prominent figure in contemporary Urdu literature.

Her poetic quest, which now spans over seven decades, started when she wrote her first verse at the age of 9 years, under the pen name of Ada Badayuni. Encouragement in her childhood and early youth from her mother and then, after marriage, from her husband Nurul Hasan Jafarey kept her literary spark going. She married Nurul Hasan Jafarey on 29 January 1947, in Lucknow, India. After her marriage, she took her pen name Ada Jafarey. Her husband, Nurul Hasan, was a top-ranking civil servant of the Federal Government of India. Ada Jafarey also moved with her husband to Karachi after Partition of India. Her husband was a littérateur himself who wrote columns for both English and Urdu newspapers. He also served as the president of the Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu. Nurul Hasan, a major inspiration to her writing, passed away on 3 December 1995.

She published her first book Main Saaz Dhundtee Rahee in 1950. In addition to an autobiography and research work, Ada has published five collections of poetry.

Ada Jafarey was awarded the Adamjee Award in 1967 for her second poetic collection Shehr e Dard. In recognition of her work, the Government of Pakistan awarded her the Tamgha e Imtiaz in 1981. She received the Baba e Urdu Award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters in 1994, and the Qaid e Azam Literary Award in 1997. She was also the recipient of the Hamdard Foundation of Pakistan’s Certificate of Merit. The Government of Pakistan conferred upon her the Pride of Performance Award for Literature in 2002. Ada Jafarey was the recipient of the Kamal e Fan Award by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in 2003. She is the recipient of various international awards from literary societies in North America and Europe.

Courtesy : Dr Aamir Jafarey s/o Ada Jafarey

 

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Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhri, the creator of the country’s national anthem will be remembered on his death anniversary on December, 21.

Born in Jalandhar, Indian Punjab on January 14, 1900 Hafeez Jalandhri was a writer, poet and above all, the creator of the national anthem of Pakistan that was composed by SG Chhagla.

(Pakistan's national anthem in the handwriting of Hafeez Jalandhri )