Urdu & Hindi Poetry

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Death anniversary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Faiz Ahmad Faiz with Azar Zuby in 1948
Photo Courtesy:Rashid Ashraf

زندگی کیا کسی مفلس کی قبا ہے جس میں
ہر گھڑی درد کے پیوند لگے جاتے ہیں
فیض احمد فیض

 

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Pakistani poet, author Fahmida Riaz passes away
Riaz was one of Pakistan's best known progressive writers who authored over a dozen books.

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Riaz was a formidable figure of Pakistani literature and authored over a dozen books [Facebook]

Pakistani poet, human-rights activist and feminist, Fahmida Riaz, has passed away at the age of 72.

Pakistan's newspapers and websites on Wednesday reported Riaz's passing away following a prolonged illness in the city of Lahore.

Riaz, a formidable figure of Pakistani literature, authored over a dozen books on poetry and fiction, and ran a publication company.

She translated the writings of Albanian writer Ismail Kadare and the Sufi poetry of Rumi into Urdu. Pakistan's Dawn newspaper called her a "pioneer in feminist literature".


Kamila Shamsie@kamilashamsie
Heartbreaking news about the death of Fahmida Riaz. What a transformative force she was, in her poetry and her life. One of the brightest of lights in the dark days of Zia-ul-Haq, and beyond. #fahmidariaz
23:22 - 21 Nov 2018


"The themes prevalent in her verse were, until then, were considered taboo for women writers," said the Dawn.

When 'Badan Dareeda', her second collection of verse, appeared, she was accused of using erotic and sensual expressions in her poetry.


Ayesha Siddiqa

✔@iamthedrifter

Sad to lose another very lovely Khala the dynamic @fahmidaRiaz she was brave, daring and a great person - rest in peace Khala you will be missed in a land where people can no longer disagree and still live
23:42 - 21 Nov 2018

She was also forced to live in exile for over six years in India when former military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq ruled over Pakistan.

Riaz faced various challenges due to her political writings. "More than 10 cases were filed against her during Ziaul Haq’s dictatorship," reported The News.



Vijoo Krishnan

✔@VijooKrishnan
Renowned Pakistani Poet Fahmida Riaz passes away in Lahore. She had fled General Zia-ul Haq's tyranny, sought refuge & spent 7 years in exile in India. Her warning to Indians on religious fundamentalists remains and will keep ringing forever. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2161745434144143&id=100009261235416 …
23:45 - 21 Nov 2018

Senior journalist Raza Rumi called her the "finest of our poets, writer, translator, activist" on Twitter.

Noted Pakistani author Ayesha Siddiqa, said: "Sad to lose another very lovely Khala the dynamic @fahmidaRiaz she was brave, daring and a great person - rest in peace Khala you will be missed in a land where people can no longer disagree and still live."


Saif Khalid

✔@msaifkhalid
She spent almost seven years in exile during Zia rule. During her India stay, Riaz was a poet in residence for Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi - my alma mater #FahmidaRiaz https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/396800-fahmida-riaz-passes-away-in-lahore …

00:56 - 22 Nov 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...nist-fahmida-riaz-passes-181121210407255.html

 

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The Progressive Writer and Poet of Sindh passes away

Fahmida Riaz (Urdu: فہمیدہ ریاض‎) was a popular Progressive Urdu writer, poet, and feminist of the state Pakistan. Fahmida Riaz is the proposed author of Godaavari, Khatt-e Marmuz, and Khana e Aab O Gil, the 1st translation of the Masnavi of Jalaluddin Rumi from the language of Persian into Urdu. She has also translated the works of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Sheikh Ayaz from the language of Sindhi to Urdu.

Fahmida Riaz was born on the day of 28 July 1946 in a literary rich family of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, state India. Her father, Riaz-ud-Din Ahmed, was a famous educationist, who had an impact in mapping and developing the modern education system for the province of Sindh. Her family settled in the city of Hyderabad following her father’s transfer to the province of Sindh. She learned about the Urdu and Sindhi literature in the proposed childhood and after that learnt the language of Persian.

Her initial life was marked by the death of her father when she was merely 4 years old. She had already been writing the influential poetry at this young age. Her mother, Husna Begum, supported the family through entrepreneurial attempts until Riaz stepped into the college, when she began work as a newscaster for Radio Pakistan. Her 1st poetry collection was written at this period.

Fahmida Riaz was encouraged and persuaded by her family to step into an arranged marriage after the graduation from college, and spent some years in the United Kingdom with her 1st husband before coming back to the state Pakistan after a divorce. During this period she worked with the BBC Urdu service (Radio) and got a degree in filmmaking. She has 1 daughter from this marriage.

Fahmida Riaz worked in an advertising agency in the city of Karachi before beginning her own Urdu publication Awaz. She met and married Zafar Ali Ujan, a leftist impressive political worker and had 2 kids with him. The liberal and politically charged content of Awaz grabbed the attention of the Zia era and both Fahmida and Zafar were charged with various cases—the magazine shut down and Zafar was imprisoned in the jail. Fahmida was bailed out by a fan of her amazing works before she could be imprisoned to jail and fled to the state India with her 2 small kids and sister on the excuse of a Mushaira invitation. She had relatives in the state of India and her husband after that joined her there after his release from jail. The family spent nearly 7 years in exile before coming back to Pakistan on the event of Benazir Bhutto’s wedding reception. During this period, Riaz had been poet in the residence for a university in the city of Delhi.

 

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"Had Mir Gul Khan Nasir been born in Punjab he would've become Faiz Ahmed Faiz and if Faiz had been brought up in Balochistan, he would've become Gul Khan Nasir".

— Habib Jalib[11]

 

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3rd Death anniversary of Jamiluddin Aali

The prominent poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, scholar and retired banker was known to younger generation for his immortal patriotic songs as 'jeevay jeevay Pakistan', 'aye watan kay sajeelay jawano', 'mera pegham Pakistan', 'hum ta ba abad saee-o-taghayyur kay wali hein' and 'itnay baray jeevan sagar main'.

Born on January 20, 1925, to Nawab Sir Amiruddin Ahmed Khan of Loharu, Jamiluddin Aali migrated to Karachi on August 13, 1947, with his wife Tayyaba and six-month-old daughter Humaira, through the last train from Delhi.

He was an assistant at the ministry of commerce at Delhi in British India. He later passed CSS exam and got posted as an income tax officer in Karachi in 1952.

In poetry, he had revived the classical form of doha and adapted it to Urdu, imparting a distinct South Asian Muslim cultural flavour to it while retaining its beauty. He has also written ghazals, poems, lyrical ballads or geets. His long poems reflect a unique discourse on great scientific and philosophical themes, blended with aesthetics.

In prose, Aali is known for his incisive and picturesque travelogues.

His newspaper columns, which he has been writing for a record 50 years, have played a significant role in awakening the people to the need for intellectual pursuits and mature thoughts on contemporary national and international issues.

Aalijee, as he was fondly called, initiated five annual literary awards during his tenure in the PWG, which continued for several years.

He also remained the chairman of the Urdu Dictionary Board for three years.

Under the aegis of the Anjuman, with which he remained associated as honorary secretary for 12 years, and honorary administrator for three years with the Federal Government Urdu College, which evolved into two prestigious institutions.

The Urdu Science College building was raised during Aalijee’s tenure. He was highly instrumental in the growth of the English-Urdu dictionary of Dr Moulvi Abdul Haq. Furthermore, he has also served for the expansion of the Urdu College into a Federal Government Urdu University and remained the deputy chair of its senate for three years.

Early last year, he gave the charge of honorary secretary of Anjuman-i-Taraqqi-i-Urdu to Dr Fatema Hasan after having served it for 62 years. He remained the executive honorary lifetime adviser of the Anjuman.

Jamiluddin Aali was the recipient of three awards from the government of Pakistan: President’s Pride of Performance Gold Medal in 1992; Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Urdu Literature) in 2003, and Kamal-i-Funn Award. He was awarded a DLitt by the University of Karachi in 2004.

Photo Courtesy : Rashid Ashraf

Jamiluddin Aali (left) with Mushfiq Khawaja

 

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[The Diplomat]

Kuj Shok si Yaar Faqeeri da
Kuj Ishq ne Dar Dar Rol dita

Kuj Sajin kasar na Chori si
Kuj Zehr Raqeeba'n ghol dita

Kuj Hijar Firaaq da rang Charhya
Kuj Dard Maahi Anmool dita

Kuj sarr gayi Qismat Bad'qismat di
Kuj payar wich Judai Rol dita

Kuj Onj vi Rahwa'n Okhiya san
Kuj gal wich ghama'n da toqq vi si

Kuj Shehar de Log vi zaalim san
Kuj Saanu maran da Shoq vi si..

 

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سجدہ عشق ھو تو عبادت میں مزہ آتا ھے...
خالی سجدوں میں تو دنیا ھی بسا کرتی ھے...

لوگ کہتے ھیں کہ بس فرض ادا کرنا ھے...
ایسا لگتا ھے کوئی قرض لیا ھو رب سے...

تیرے سجدے کہیں تجھے کافر نہ کر دیں اے "اقبال"...
تو جھکتا کہیں اور ھے اور سوچتا کہیں اور ھے.

 

[Saqqib]

وہ ایک لمحہ جسے تم نے مختصر جانا
ہم ایسے لمحے میں اک داستاں بناتے ہیں

 

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Kuj Shok si Yaar Faqeeri da
Kuj Ishq ne Dar Dar Rol dita

Kuj Sajin kasar na Chori si
Kuj Zehr Raqeeba'n ghol dita

Kuj Hijar Firaaq da rang Charhya
Kuj Dard Maahi Anmool dita

Kuj sarr gayi Qismat Bad'qismat di
Kuj payar wich Judai Rol dita

Kuj Onj vi Rahwa'n Okhiya san
Kuj gal wich ghama'n da toqq vi si

Kuj Shehar de Log vi zaalim san
Kuj Saanu maran da Shoq vi si..

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[The Diplomat]

Wo Aik Shakhs Jis Say Mohabbatein Thein Bohat
Wohi Aziz, Usse Say Shikayatein Thein Bohat
Wo Jab Mila Tu Koi Huwahish Hi Na Thi
Wo Bichar Gya Tu Hamari Zaroratein Thein Bohat