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Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri (October 1, 1919 - May 24, 2000), was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter. He ruled Indian Cinema in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Majrooh Sultanpuri was born as Asrar Hussain Khan in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh on October 1, 1919. Since his father was a police sub-inspector, he couldn't afford the expensive English education for his son. Majrooh instead completed the seven year course of Dars-e-Nizami in Arabic and Persian and went on to take the degree of becoming an Alim. He then joined Lucknow's Takmeel-ut-Tib College of the Unani System of Medicine. He was an established Hakim when he happened to recite one of his ghazals at a mushaira in Sultanpur. The ghazal became famous with the audience and Majrooh saw his calling. He dropped his properous medical practice and began writing poetry seriously. Soon he became a fixture at mushairas and became great friends with the renowned Urdu poet, Jigar Moradabadi.

nigaah-e-saaqii-e-naamaharabaa.N ye kyaa jaane

nigaah-e-saaqii-e-naamaharabaa.N ye kyaa jaane
ki TuuT jaate hai.n Khud dil ke saath paimaane

milii jab unase nazar bas rahaa thaa ek jahaa.N
haTii nigaah to chaaro.n taraf the viiraane

hayaat laGzishe-paiham kaa naam hai saaqii
labo.n se jaam lagaa bhii sakuu.N Khudaa jaane

vo tak rahe the hamii.n ha.Ns ke pii gae aa.Nsuu
vo sun rahe the hamii.n kah sake na afasaane

ye aag aur nahii.n dil kii aag hai naadaa.N
chiraaG ho ke na ho jal bujhe.nge paravaane

fareb-e-saaqii-e-mahafil na puuchhiye "Majrooh"
sharaab ek hai badale hue hai.n paimaane

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