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Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi

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 Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi, (1925–1972) (Urdu: سید ناصر رضا كاظمی‎) was an Urdu poet from Pakistan and one of the renowned poets of this era, especially in the use of "ista'aaray" and "chhotee beher." Kazmi was born on 8 December 1925 at Ambala, Haryana (Britidh India). Nasir Kazmi used the simple words in his poetry like "Chand", "Raat", "Baarish", "Mosam", "Yaad", "Tanhai", "Darya" and gave them life by his style of poetry.

Education and career

Kazmi was educated at Ambala, Simla and afterwards at Islamia College, Lahore. He returned to Ambala in 1945 and started looking after his ancestral land. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he came to Lahore.
He did some journalistic work with Auraq-e-Nau as an editor and became editor-in-chief of the magazine Humayun in 1952. Later he was associated with Radio Pakistan, Lahore and other literary publications and organisations.

Kazmi started his poetic life in 1940 by following the style of Akhtar Sherani and wrote romantic poems and sonnets. Later he began writing ghazals under the guidance of Hafeez Hoshyarpuri. He was a great admirer of Mir Taqi Mir, and probably the melancholy and "Ehsaas-e-Mehroomi" in his poetry was a direct result of that admiration. His tutor in poetry was Hafeez Hoshyarpuri, who also used symbols from nature in his poems.

Nasir used to hum his poetic verses, and it was appealing to many of his readers and listeners.

He emigrated from Ambala, India to Lahore, Pakistan in August 1947. He also worked as a staff editor for Radio Pakistan. He used to sit at Tea House and Wander at Mall Road, Lahore with his friends. He was fond of eating, wandering, and enjoying life. He was frequently thought of as a melancholic poet, though most of his poetry is based on romantic happiness and hope.
His last four books were published after his death as a result of stomach cancer in Lahore on 2 March 1972. A few days before his death, Kazmi said in his television interview with Intezaar Hussain,
“ Horse riding, hunting, wandering in a village, walking along the river side, visiting mountains etc. were my favourite pastimes and probably this was the time when my mind got nourishment for loving nature and getting close to the expression of poetry. All my hobbies are related with fine arts, like singing, poetry, hunting, chess, love of birds, love of trees... I started poetry because I used to reflect that all the beautiful things, those I see and those in nature, are not in my hands, and they go away from me. Few moments, that time which dies, cannot be made alive. I think can be alive in poetry, that is why I (Nasir) started poetry! ”

Poetry of Kazmi

Nasir kazmi had a unique style of poetry, used simple word to cast spell by his verses. Pain, sadness, desperation, love departure as well as happiness,passionate love and optimism depicts from his poetry. A sorrow and grief present in his poems is due to the trauma he suffered in the troubled, terrible time of 1947's partition. Here are some verses from his poetry.

“ Dil DhaRakne Ka Sabab Yaad aaya
Wo Teri Yaad Thi Ab Yaad Aaya		 ”

“ Tere Milnay Ko Be-Kal Hogaye Hain
Magar Ye Loog Paagal Hogaye Hain		 ”
“ Naye kapre badal kar jaun kahan aur bal banaun kis k liye
Wo shakhs to shahar hi chor gaya ab bahar jaun kis k liye		 ”
And here is the verse, in which the misery of separation of east Pakistan can be seen clearly.
“ Wo sahilon pe gane wale kya hue
Wo kashtiyan chalane wale kya hue
Ye kon log hain mere idhar udhar
Wo dosti nibhane wale kya hue		 ”
Nasir kazmi ornaments his poetry with his beautiful "Maqta's" which are considered to be one of the best quality of his skills, below there are some popular and adorable " Maqta's" from his poetry, in which Kazmi seems to talk to himself.
“ Umeed-e-pursish-e-gham kis se kijiye Nasir Jo apne dil par guzarti hai koi nahi jaane ”
“ Nasir yeh wafa nahi junoon hai Apna bhi na khair-khwah rehna ”
“ Aao kuch der ro hi len Nasir Phir yeh darya uttar na jaaye kahin ”
And one of remarkable from his collection is
“ Nasir hum ko raat mila tha tanha aur udaas Wohi purani baatein uski wohi purana rog ”
Pehli barish is a continuous poem, which is a splendid example of his skilled and intellectual work. In this long poem according to Basir Sultan Kazmi " It seems that someone is telling a tale and the whole thing looks to be linked together and gradually making its way to destination." Pehli barish is journey in which from union to separation, dream to reality, and meeting with love one to lose him, everything occurs. Here are some verses from this poem:
“ Tu jab mere ghar aya tha
Me ik sapna dekh raha tha
Tere balo'n ki khushbu se
Sara aangan mehak raha tha		 ”
A visit to loved one is described as
“ Mujh ko aur kahin jana tha
Bus yunhi rasta bhool gya tha
Dekh k tere dees ki rachna
Mene safar moquf keya tha		 ”
In the same poem the separation of loved one is said as
“ Tujh bin ghar kitna soona tha
Dewaro se darr lagta tha
Bhooli nahi wo sham-e-jidai
Me us roz boht roya tha		 ”
At the end, he says painful and sorrowful lines about his loved one who was not faithful to him:
“ Tera qusur nahi mera tha
Me tujh ko apna samjha tha
Ab me samjha, ab yaad aya
Tu us din kyu chup chup sa tha
Tujh ko jana hi tha lekin
Miley begair hi keya jana tha?
Dil ko yunhi sa ranj he warna
Tera mera saath hi keya tha
Kis kis baat ko ro'on Nasir
Apna kehna hi itna tha!		 ”

Stamp Release


Post Stamp on Death Anniversary of Nasir Kazmi
Pakistan Post has released a commemorative postage stamp of Rs15 denomination on the death anniversary (March 2) of Nasir Kazmi, the renowned Urdu poet.

Books

  • Barg-e-Nae (ghazlein, 1952)
  • Deewaan (ghazlein, 1972)
  • Pehli Baarish (1975), Introductions by Ghalib Ahmed (1975) & Basir Sultan Kazmi (1983)
  • Nishat-e-Khwab (Collection of nazms, 1977)
  • Sur Ki Chhaya (Manzoom Drama, Katha, 1981), Introduction by Basir Sultan Kazmi
  • Khushk Chashme ke Kinare (Prose, 1982, edited by Basir Sultan Kazmi & Hassan Sultan Kazmi: essays, radio features, editorials. New Edition, 1990, includes Nasir's last interview and his dialogues with Intizar Husain, Muhammad Haneef Ramay & Sheikh Salahuddin)
  • Nasir Kazmi Ki Dairy (Chand Pareshan Kaghaz, 1995, compiled by Hassan Sultan Kazmi)
  • Intekhab-e-Meer (Poetry, 1989), Compiled & Introduced by Basir Sultan Kazmi
  • Intekhab-e-Nazeer (Poetry, 1990), Compiled & Introduced by Basir Sultan Kazmi
  • Intekhab-e-Wali Dakni (Poetry, 1991), Compiled & Introduced by Basir Sultan Kazmi
  • Intekhab-e-Insha (Poetry, 1991), Compiled & Introduced by Basir Sultan Kazmi
  • Intekhabs of other poets

Famous Ghazals and Nazms


Kazmi's ghazals and nazams include:

  • "kaun is raah se guzartaa hai"
  • "terii zulfon ke bikharne kaa sabab hai ko'ii"
  • "dukh kii lehr ne chheraa hogaa"
  • "dil men ek lehar sii uthii hai abhii"
  • "naaz-e-be-gaangii meN kyaa kuch thaa"
  • "O ! mere masruuf KHUDAA"
  • "yaas men jab kabhii aansuu niklaa"
  • "ko'ii jiye yaa ko'ii mare"
  • "be minnat-e-Khizr-e-raah rahnaa"
  • "dil dharaknay ka sabab yaad aya"
  • "jurm-e-inkaar kii sazaa hii de"
  • "jab raat gaye tiri yaad aayii, sau tarhe se jii ko behlaaya"
  • "tere aane kaa dhokaa saa rahaa hai"
  • "tanhaa aish ke khwaab na bun"
  • "fikr-e-taameer-e-aashian bhi hai"
  • "rang barsaat ne bhare kuch to"
  • "kise dekhein kahaaN dekha na jaye"
  • "karta usay beqarar kuch der"
  • "wo dil nawaz hai lekin nazar shanaas nahin"
  • "Neeyat e shauq bhar na jaye kahiin"
  • "Bannay Banaaye hue Raaston pe jaa nekly"
  • "So gai shahr ki har aik galli"
  • "Aai arz-e-watan"
  • "Apni Dhun Main Rehta hon"
  • "Kal Jinhen Zindgi thi Raas Buhat"
  • "Aur tau Dil main kya rakha hai"
  • "Kya Zamana tha keh hum RoOz mila karty thay"

Death

Nasir Kazmi's grave at Mominpura graveyard.
Nasir kazmi died on March 2, 1972 at lahore due to stomach cancer. He is resting at Mominpura Graveyard lahore.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE 

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