Kaifi Azmi (b. 1918)

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Athar Husain 'Kaifi' Azmi was born in village Mijwal , Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh in 1918. He was one of the founders of the Progressive Writers Association and at present its president.

He studied in Lucknow, where he was strongly influenced by leftist philosophy to which he adheres even today. His life and poetry has been significantly influenced by it.

He has also been associated with Hindi film industry as a lyricist and dialog writer. His most famous poem for film Arth was sung by Jagjit Singh.

tum itanaa jo muskuraa rahe ho
kyaa Gam hai jisako chhupaa rahe ho

Ghazals

List of some of his popular ghazals

• ab tum aaGosh-e-tasavvur me.n bhii aayaa na karo
• azaa me.n bahate the aa.Nsuu yahaa.N, lahuu to nahii.n
• bas ik jhijhak hai yahii haal-e-dil sunaane me.n
• Daayaraa
• itanaa to zi.ndagiii me.n kisii kii Khalal pa.De
• jhukii jhukii sii nazar beqaraar hai ki nahii.n
• koii ye kaise bataa ye ke vo tanhaa kyo.n hai.n
• mai.n Dhuu.NDhataa huu.N jise vo jahaa.N nahii.n milataa
• mere dil me.n tuu hii tuu hai dil kii davaa kyaa karuu.N
• patthar ke Khudaa vahaa.N bhii paaye
• sunaa karo merii jaa.N in se un se afasaane
• tum itanaa jo muskuraa rahe ho
• tum pareshaa.N na ho baab-e-karam vaa na karo

Links

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