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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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Khaamoshii kah rahii hai kaan me.n kyaa
Khaamoshii kah rahii hai kaan me.n kyaa
aa rahaa hai mere gumaan me.n kyaa
[gumaan=thought]
ab mujhe ko_ii Tokataa bhii nahii.n
yahii hotaa hai khaanadaan me.n kyaa
bolate kyo.n nahii.n mere haq me.n
aabale par gaye zubaan me.n kyaa
[aabale=blisters]
merii har baat be-asar hi rahii
nuqs hai kuchh mere bayaan me.n kyaa
[nuqs=fault; bayaan=method of expression]
vo mile to ye puuchhanaa hai mujhe
abhii huu.N mai.n terii amaan me.n kyaa
[amaan=security]
shaam hii se dukaan-e-diid hai ba.nd
nahii.n nukasaan tak dukaan me.n kyaa
yuu.n jo takataa hai aasamaan ko tuu
ko_ii rahataa hai aasamaan me.n kyaa
ye mujhe chain kyuu.N nahii.n pa.Dataa
ik hii shaKhs thaa jahaan me.n kyaa
[chain=contentment]
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