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Ibn-e-Insha was a Punjabi and Urdu poet born in 15 June 1927 in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District Punjab, British India. He was a popular Pakistani “Leftist” Urdu poet, comic, travelogue writer and journalist. He was contemplated as one of the best humorists of Urdu due to his poetry. His poetry has a unique elocution that is usually heard in the natural pronunciation of Hindi-Urdu complex of languages. His articulation and poetic style has an influence on generation of young poets. His name was Sher Muhammad Khan and his father was native from “Rajasthan”. He did his B.A. from Punjab University in 1946 and M.A. in 1953 from University of Karachi. He was affiliated with different governmental services like “Radio Pakistan”, “Ministry of Culture and National Book Center of Pakistan”.
He also performed his services for UN (United Nation) for some time and this commissioned him to visit a lot of places and became the reason of his subsequent travelogues. He visited so many places like “Japan, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, France, Thailand, Indonesia, UK and US. Ibn-e-Insha got mentors like “Habibullah Ghazanfer Amrohvi”, “Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan”, and “Dr. Abdul Qayyum”. He spent his so much time in Karachi. He died of “Hodgkin’s Lymphoma” in London on 11th January, 1987 and was buried in Karachi.
Contribution for Literature
He was considered as one of the most talented poet and writer of his generation. His famous ghazal “Insha Ji Utthoo” (Get up Insha Ji, Let’s leave from here) is a master piece of Classic work. His other work includes various travelogues recorded with a distinguished touch of humor.
Major Work of Ibn-e-Insha
Travelogue
- Awara Gard Ki Diary
- Chaltay Ho To Cheen Ko Chaliye
- Dunya Gol Hey
- Ibn-e-Batoota Kay Taqub Main
- Nagri Nagri Phira Musafar
Poetry
- Chand Nagar
- Dil-e-Wehshi
- Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Main-Poetry- First edition was published in August 1976 and till 2003, 22 more editions have been published
Humor
- Khumar e Gandum-Humor
- Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitaab-Humor- First edition was published in July 1971 and till 2003, 33 more editions have been published
