Qamar Jalavi
The Prestigious Poet of Sindh
Qamar Jalavi (born Muhammad Hussain and also termed as Ustad Qamar Jalalvi) was a notable Pakistani poet. He was born in Jalali near Aligarh, India in the year of 1887, and passed away on 4 October 1968. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he shifted to Karachi city.
Qamar Jalalvi is regarded as one of the best classical Urdu Ghazal poets. His ghazal poetry has unique simplicity of expression.
A poet from the age of eight, Qamar Jalalvi’s writing had become quite famous by the time he was in his 20s.
He lived a life of financial hardship working for several years at bicycle repair shops. In India and Pakistan, a teacher of arts is known as Ustad (master), and the term is also loosely used to refer to any kind of skilled worker. Qamar Jalalvi was initially called Ustad because of his bicycle work. Popular with critics, for his mastery of poetry as well, they dubbed him Ustad Qamar Jalalvi, once his poetry became popular.
Ustad Qamar Jalalvi passed away in Karachi, Pakistan on the day of 4 October 1968.
Books of Qamar Jalavi
The collections of ghazals include:
- Rashk-e Qamar (رشکِ قمر)
- Aoj-e Qamar (اوجِ قمر)
- Tajalliyat-e Qamar (تجلّیاتِ قمر)
- Gham-e-Javedan
Famous ghazals
- Mareez-e-Muhabbat unhi ka fasaana
- Kab mera nasheman ahle-chaman
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