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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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sazaa
har baar mere saamane aatii rahii ho tum
har baar tum se mil ke bichha.Dataa rahaa huu.N mai.n
tum kaun ho ye Khud bhii nahii.n jaanatii ho tum
mai.n kaun huu.N ye Khud bhii nahii.n jaanataa huu.N mai.n
tum mujh ko jaan kar hii pa.Dii ho aazaab me.n
aur is tarah Khud apanii sazaa ban gayaa huu.N mai.n
[azaab = curse/difficulty]
tum jis zamiin par ho mai.n us kaa Khudaa nahii.n
bas sar basar aziiyat-o-aazaar hii raho
bezaar ho ga_ii ho bahut zindagii se tum
jab bas me.n kuchh nahii.n hai to bezaar hii raho
tum ko yahaa.N ke saayaa-e-paratau se kyaa Garaz
tum apane haq me.n biich kii diivaar hii raho
[aziiyat = difficulty; aazaar = harm/woe; paratau = reflection]
mai.n ibtadaa-e-ishq me.n bemahar hii rahaa
tum intahaa-e-ishq kaa miyaar hii raho
tum Khuun thuukatii ho ye sun kar Khushii hu_ii
is rang is adaa me.n bhii pur_kaar hii raho
[ibtadaa = beginning; bemahar = without favour]
[intahaa = limit; purakaar = skilled]
mai.n ne ye kab kahaa thaa ke muhabbat me.n hai najaat
mai.n ne ye kab kahaa thaa ke vafadaar hii raho
apanii mataa-e-naaz luTaa kar mere liye
baazaar-e-iltafaat me.n naadaar hii raho
[najaat = salvation; mataa = goods/things; iltafaat = regard/kindness]
[naadaar = poor/pauper]
jab mai.n tumhe.n nishaat-e-muhabbat na de sakaa
Gam me.n kabhii sukuun-e-rafaaqat na de sakaa
jab mere saare charaaG-e-tamannaa havaa ke hai.n
jab mere saare Khvaab kisii bevafaa ke hai.n
phir mujhe chaahane kaa tumhe.n ko_ii haq nahii.n
tanhaa karaahaane kaa tumhe.n ko_ii haq nahii.n
[nishaat = joy; sukuun = peace; rafaaqat = companionship]
[karaahanaa = to cry out in pain]
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