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Content tagged with Jon Elia Poetry
Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi, commonly known as Jaun Elia (Urdu: جون ایلیا, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was an Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar from South Asia who migrated from India to Pakistan. One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconventional ways, he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, Western literature, and Kabbala."
Haalat-e-haal ke sabab, haalat-e-haal hii gayii
shauq meN kuch nahiiN gayaa, shauq kii zindagii gayii
ek hii haadisaa to hai aur vo ye ke aaj tak
baat nahiiN kahii gayii, baat nahiiN sunii gayii
baad bhii tere jaan-e-jaaN dil meN rahaa ajab samaaN
yaad rahii terii yahaaN, phir terii yaad bhii...
Be Qaraari Si Be Qaraari Hai
Wasl Hay Or Faraaq Taari Hay
Jo Guzaari Na Jaa Saki Hum Say
Hum Nay Woh Zindagi Guzaari Hay
Us Say Kahiyo Keh Dil Ki Galliyo Mein
Raat Din Teri Intezaari Hay
Ik Mehek Simt e Jaan Say Aai Thi
Mai Yeh Samjha Tri Sawaari Hay
Haadson Ka Hissab Hay Apna
Warnah Har Aan Sub...