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Jaun Eliya was born on 14th
September, 1930 in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh in India. He migrated to Pakistan in
1957. He currently resides in Karachi. He has a master's degree in Urdu, Persian
and Arabic.
He is considered a unique poet of
his era. he is a scholar of Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit and Urdu. He has, to his
credit, a large number of translated works. His first poetry collection was
published in 1990 under the name "Shaayad". The second one, titled "Yaani" is
currently under print.
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ham to jaise yahaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
ham to jaise yahaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
dhuup the saayabaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
[saayabaa.N = cornice]
raaste kaaravaa.N ke saath rahe
marhale kaaravaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
[marhale = obstacles/difficulties]
ab hamaaraa makaan kis kaa hai
ham to apane makaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
in ko aa.Ndhi me.n hii bikharanaa thaa
baal-o-par yahaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
[baal-o-par = arms and wings]
us galii ne ye sun ke sabr kiyaa
jaane vaale yahaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
[sabr karanaa = to be patient]
ho terii Khaak-e-aastaa.N pe salaam
ham tere aastaa.N ke the hii nahii.n
[Khaak = dust; aastaa.N = threshold]
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