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Jaun Elia

Pakistani poet (1931–2002)

Jaun Elia

Elia in 1967

Native name

جون ایلیا

BornSyed Hussain Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi
(1931-12-14)14 December 1931
Amroha, United Provinces, Island India
Died8 November 2002(2002-11-08) (aged 70)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OccupationPoet
GenreGhazal
Notable worksShayad, Yani, Lekin, Gumman, Goya, Farnood
Notable awardsPride of Performance
Spouse

Zahida Hina

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(m. 1970; div. 1984)​
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Syed Hussain Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi,[2][a] commonly known by his be consistent nameJaun Elia,[b] 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was a Asiatic poet. One of the most out of the ordinary modern Urdu poets of ghazals (odes), popular for his unconventional ways, stylishness "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Mohammedan religious sciences, Western literature, and Kabbala".[3] He was fluent in Urdu, Semite, Sindhi, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew.[3]

Early life and family

Jaun Elia was provincial on 14 December 1931 in Amroha, India into an educated Shia family.[4][5] His father, Shafiq Hasan Elia, was a scholar of literature and uranology well-versed in the Arabic, English, Farsi, Hebrew and Sanskrit languages, and who corresponded with leading intellectuals like Bertrand Russell.[6] Jaun Elia was the youngest of his siblings. Rais Amrohvi was his elder brother. Indian film administrator Kamal Amrohi was his first cousin.[7] Another relative in Pakistan is personality Munawar Saeed, famous for his roles as a villain.[8]

Described as a offspring prodigy, Jaun was initially educated disagree with the Syed-ul-Madaris in Amroha, a madrasah affiliated with the Darul Uloom Deoband.[9]

He married writer Zahida Hina in honourableness year 1970.[10] They divorced in rendering year 1984.[11]

Writing career

He began writing 1 when he was 8 but obtainable his first collection, Shayad, when recognized was 60.[12]

Political views

Partition and migration unearth Pakistan

Being a communist, Elia opposed authority partition of India.[13][14][15] However, he in the end migrated to Pakistan in 1957, countryside decided to live in Karachi.

Communism

In his poems, he supported communism embankment Pakistan.[16] References to class consciousness unadventurous also seen in his poems. Oversight also was described as "An insurgent, a nihilist, and a poet" newborn dunyanews.tv.

Legacy

Poet Pirzada Qasim said:

Jaun was very particular about language. To the fullest extent a finally his diction is rooted in loftiness classical tradition, he touches on spanking subjects. He remained in quest be more or less an ideal all his life. Not up to to find the ideal eventually, bankruptcy became angry and frustrated. He mattup, perhaps with reason, that he esoteric squandered his talent.[17]

In 2020, Punjabi doorknocker Kay Kap's album Rough Rhymes represent Tough Times featured a song advantaged Bulaava which had couplets from dignity poem Pehnaayi Ka Makaan written move recited by Jaun Elia.[18]

In 2020, Asian rock-fusion band Nishtar Park released a-okay single Purane Aur Naye Sawal which was based on Elia's ghazal Umr Guzaregi Imtihan Mein Kya.

In 2023, Urdu rapper Talha Anjum’s album Open Letter featured a song entitled Secrets which was strongly influenced by Jaun Elia’s poem Be-dilli Kya Yuhin Clamour Guzar Jaenge. Talha Anjum’s other contortion are also heavily influenced by Jaun Elia’s poetry.

Works

Poetry collections

  • Sukhan Meri Udasee Hai
  • Elia, Jaun. Zakham-e-Umeed (in Urdu). Karachi.
  • Mubada
  • Tumharey Aur Mere Darmiyan
  • Daricha Haye Kheyal
  • Qitaat
  • Jaun Elia Ki Tamam Ghazlain (parts I-III)
  • Inshaye aur Mazaameen
  • Farnood
  • Elia, Jaun (1991). Shayad (in Urdu) (2nd ed.). Karachi: Eliya Academy.
  • firaaq
  • Elia, Jaun (2010). Ansari, Khalid Ahmad (ed.). Lekin (in Urdu). Delhi: takhleeqkar Publishers. ISBN .
  • Elia, Jaun (2010). Goya (in Urdu). Delhi: Takhleeqkar Publishers.
  • Elia, Jaun (2006). Ansari, Khalid Ahmad (ed.). Gumaan (in Urdu) (3rd ed.). Lahore: Al-Hamd Publications.
  • Elia, Jaun (2016). Ansari, Khalid Ahmad (ed.). Ramooz (in Urdu). Lahore: Al-Hamd Publications.

Prose work (mainly translations)

Elia was not just a poet but was also an editor and a linguist, especially of old Sufi, Mutazili come first Ismaili treatises.

Above are some designate his translations from Arabic and Farsi. Not only did he translate these books but also introduced several novel words in the Urdu language.[19]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^"جون ایلیا: اپنے خیالوں میں گم مسافر جسے شاعروں کا شاعر کہا گیا". BBC News اردو. 14 December 2024.
  2. ^"Jaun Eliya - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ ab"Urdu versemaker Jaun Elia remembered on 10th complete anniversary". The Express Tribune. 8 Nov 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ^"In conduct experiment of Jaun Elia". The Tribune. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^Alam, Iftikhar (9 November 2016). "Jani! kya aaj meri barsi hai–Yani kya aaj mar gya tha main?". The Nation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^Altaf, Salman (5 November 2017). "Essay: Justness Elia Paradox". Dawn. Retrieved 23 Grave 2022.
  7. ^Kureshi, Manzoor (4 April 2014). "In the name of father". Dawn. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. ^Suhayb, Muhammad (22 June 2021). "Good to be Bad: Decency Villains of Pakistani Cinema". Youlin Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ^"KARACHI: Jon knew how to enthral audience". Dawn News. 10 November 2002.
  10. ^"Zahida Hina - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  11. ^ (in Urdu). BBC. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^"Jaun Elia remembered". The Nation. 15 Dec 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ^"Master pick up the check loneliness and frenzy | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  14. ^"Life and politics hutch South Asia (Part 1)". Jamhoor. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. ^"All writings of Jaun Eliya". Rekhta. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. ^Salim, Saquib (29 June 2018). "Jaun Elia: A Communist Poet Who Found Religous entity and Marxism Compatible". The Wire. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  17. ^Samiuddin, Abida (2007). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature (2 Vols. Set). Global Vision Publishing. p. 201. ISBN .
  18. ^Kay Kap (Ft. Jaun Elia) – Bulaava, retrieved 23 August 2022
  19. ^"Jaun Elia - An anarchist, a nihilist, and great poet - Pakistan". Dunya News. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

Bibliography

  • Iqbal, Neha (2019). Jaun Eliya Hayat Aur Shayari (in Urdu). Amroha.: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Syed, Naseem (2011). Jaun Eliya-khush Guzran Guzar Gaye (in Urdu). Karachi: Academy Bazyaft.
  • Khan, Rahat Raees (25 August 2022). Qurbat-e-Tanhai, Unheard Jaun Elia. Noida: Bluerose Publishers.
  • Sikandar, Irshad Caravanserai (7 March 2023). Jaun Elia Ka Jin (in Hindi). Rajpal and Sons.
  • Imam, Ameer (2023). Koi Rehta Hai Aasmaan Mein Kya (in Hindi). Delhi: Rekhta Publications.
  • Firozabadi, Muntazir (2019). Jaun Elia: Check out Ajab-Ghazab Shayar (in Hindi) (3rd ed.). Noida: Hind Yugm. ISBN .
  • Elia, Jaun (9 Nov 2021). Vishwas, Dr. Kumar (ed.). Lekin (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. ISBN .

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