Post by Ghazalsara on Dec 26, 2007 15:34:22 GMT 5
Parveen Shakir was born on 24th November, 1952 in Karachi, Pakistan. She was highly educated with two masters degrees, one in English literature and one in linguistics. She also held a Ph.D and another masters degree in Bank Administration.
She was a teacher for nine years before she joined the Civil Service and worked in the Customs department. In 1986 she was appointed the second secretary, CBR in Islamabad.
A number of books of her poetry have been published. In chronological order, they are Khushboo (1976), Sad-barg (1980), Khud-kalaami (1990), Inkaar (1990) and Maah-e-Tamaam (1994). Her first book, Khushboo, won the Adamjee award. Later she was awarded the Pride of Performance award, which is the highest award given by the Pakistan government.
On 26th December, 1994, on her way to work, her car collided with a truck and the world of modern Urdu poetry lost one of its brightest stars.
Parveen Shakir initially wrote under the pen-name of 'Beena'. She considered Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi her 'ustad' and used to called him 'Ammujaan'. She was married to Dr. Nasir Ahmed but got divorced from him sometime before her untimely demise in 1994. They had one son - Murad Ali.
vo to Khushbuu hai havaao.n me.n bikhar jaayegaa
vo to Khushbuu hai havaao.n me.n bikhar jaayegaa
masalaa phuul ka hai phuul kidhar jaayegaa
ham to samajhe the ke ek zaKhm hai bhar jaayegaa
kyaa Khabar thii ke rag-e-jaa.N me.n utar jaayegaa
vo havaao.n kii tarah Khaanaa_bajaa.N phirataa hai
ek jho.nkaa hai jo aayegaa guzar jaayegaa
vo jab aayegaa to phir us kii rafaaqat ke liye
mausam-e-gul mere aa.Ngan me.n Thahar jaayegaa
aaKhirash vo bhii kahii.n ret pe baiThii hogii
teraa ye pyaar bhii dariyaa hai utar jaayegaa
apanii rusavaa_ii tere naam ka charchaa dekhuu.N
apanii rusavaa_ii tere naam ka charchaa dekhuu.N
ek zaraa sher kahuu.N aur mai.n kyaa kyaa dekhuu.N
niind aa jaaye to kyaa mahafile.n barpaa dekhuu.N
aa.Nkh khul jaaye to tanhaa_ii kaa sahara dekhuu.N
shaam bhii ho ga_ii dhundhalaa ga_ii aa.Nkhe.n bhii merii
bhuulanevaale mai.n kab tak teraa rastaa dekhuu.N
sab zide.n us kii mai.n puurii karuu.N har baat sunuu.N
ek bachche kii tarah se use ha.Nstaa dekhuu.N
mujh pe chhaa jaaye vo barasaat kii Khushbuu kii tarah
ang ang apanaa usii rut me.n mahakataa dekhuu.N
tuu merii tarah se yaktaa hai magar mere habib
jii me.n aataa hai ko_ii aur bhii tujh saa dekhuu.N
mai.n ne jis lamhe ko puujaa hai use bas ek baar
Khvaab ban kar terii aa.Nkho.n me.n utarataa dekhuu.N
tuu meraa kuchh nahii.n lagataa hai magar jaan-e-hayaat
jaane kyo.n tere liye dil ko dha.Dakataa dekhuu.N
dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal_sal milanaa
dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal_sal milanaa
vo sitam_gar bhii magar soche kisii pal milanaa
vaa.N nahii.n vaqt to ham bhii hai.n adiim-ul-fursat
us se kyaa kahiye jo har roz kahe kal milanaa
ishq kii raah ke musaafir kaa muqaddar maaluum
dasht-e-ummiid me.n andeshe kaa baadal milanaa
daaman-e-shab ko agar chaak bhii kar le.n to kahaa.N
nuur me.n Duubaa huaa subah kaa aa.Nchal milanaa
She was a teacher for nine years before she joined the Civil Service and worked in the Customs department. In 1986 she was appointed the second secretary, CBR in Islamabad.
A number of books of her poetry have been published. In chronological order, they are Khushboo (1976), Sad-barg (1980), Khud-kalaami (1990), Inkaar (1990) and Maah-e-Tamaam (1994). Her first book, Khushboo, won the Adamjee award. Later she was awarded the Pride of Performance award, which is the highest award given by the Pakistan government.
On 26th December, 1994, on her way to work, her car collided with a truck and the world of modern Urdu poetry lost one of its brightest stars.
Parveen Shakir initially wrote under the pen-name of 'Beena'. She considered Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi her 'ustad' and used to called him 'Ammujaan'. She was married to Dr. Nasir Ahmed but got divorced from him sometime before her untimely demise in 1994. They had one son - Murad Ali.
vo to Khushbuu hai havaao.n me.n bikhar jaayegaa
vo to Khushbuu hai havaao.n me.n bikhar jaayegaa
masalaa phuul ka hai phuul kidhar jaayegaa
ham to samajhe the ke ek zaKhm hai bhar jaayegaa
kyaa Khabar thii ke rag-e-jaa.N me.n utar jaayegaa
vo havaao.n kii tarah Khaanaa_bajaa.N phirataa hai
ek jho.nkaa hai jo aayegaa guzar jaayegaa
vo jab aayegaa to phir us kii rafaaqat ke liye
mausam-e-gul mere aa.Ngan me.n Thahar jaayegaa
aaKhirash vo bhii kahii.n ret pe baiThii hogii
teraa ye pyaar bhii dariyaa hai utar jaayegaa
apanii rusavaa_ii tere naam ka charchaa dekhuu.N
apanii rusavaa_ii tere naam ka charchaa dekhuu.N
ek zaraa sher kahuu.N aur mai.n kyaa kyaa dekhuu.N
niind aa jaaye to kyaa mahafile.n barpaa dekhuu.N
aa.Nkh khul jaaye to tanhaa_ii kaa sahara dekhuu.N
shaam bhii ho ga_ii dhundhalaa ga_ii aa.Nkhe.n bhii merii
bhuulanevaale mai.n kab tak teraa rastaa dekhuu.N
sab zide.n us kii mai.n puurii karuu.N har baat sunuu.N
ek bachche kii tarah se use ha.Nstaa dekhuu.N
mujh pe chhaa jaaye vo barasaat kii Khushbuu kii tarah
ang ang apanaa usii rut me.n mahakataa dekhuu.N
tuu merii tarah se yaktaa hai magar mere habib
jii me.n aataa hai ko_ii aur bhii tujh saa dekhuu.N
mai.n ne jis lamhe ko puujaa hai use bas ek baar
Khvaab ban kar terii aa.Nkho.n me.n utarataa dekhuu.N
tuu meraa kuchh nahii.n lagataa hai magar jaan-e-hayaat
jaane kyo.n tere liye dil ko dha.Dakataa dekhuu.N
dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal_sal milanaa
dil kaa kyaa hai vo to chaahegaa musal_sal milanaa
vo sitam_gar bhii magar soche kisii pal milanaa
vaa.N nahii.n vaqt to ham bhii hai.n adiim-ul-fursat
us se kyaa kahiye jo har roz kahe kal milanaa
ishq kii raah ke musaafir kaa muqaddar maaluum
dasht-e-ummiid me.n andeshe kaa baadal milanaa
daaman-e-shab ko agar chaak bhii kar le.n to kahaa.N
nuur me.n Duubaa huaa subah kaa aa.Nchal milanaa