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Anwar Masood Banyan

Anwar Masood is no doubt  one of the most famous Pakistani poets. He is famous for his unique style and the way he presents his poems to the audience listening to him.  He has got a huge variation in his poems. There are poems that can leave you crying poem like Ambri (Mother) and poems that can make you smile like Banyan. The most popular of his poems are Anar Kali Diyan Shana, Aj Kee Pakaeay, Banyan, Juma Bazaar, Ambri and many more.

Ambri – Anwar Masood A Multilingual Pakistani Poet

Professor Anwar Masood is a multilingual poet. He is a teacher of the Persian language, and a poet of Urdu and Punjabi. Mostly popular for his Punjabi poetry. His poetry gives the message of the original and pure culture of Punjab. Anwar Masood is the only Punjabi poet who is popular among the masses. The way he has described the different aspects of life in his poetry have never been described before. Some of his poems have become so popular that where ever he went people desire to listen them again and again and have requested him to recite them before them. The most popular of them are Anar Kali Diyan Shana, Aj Kee Pakaeay, Banyan, Juma Bazaar, Umree and many more.Anwar Masood born in Gujrat (Pakistan), his family migrated to Lahore where he started his basic education. Again he went back to Gujrat and completed his matriculation from Public School. He achieved Role of Honor in B.A. from Zamidara College Gujrat. He started teaching in Islamia high school. He did his master in Persian from Oriental College Lahore and achieved gold medal. He started his service as a lecturer in 1962 and have been teaching in different college in Punjab.
Following is one of his beautiful poems in which he described the greatest of a Mother, A true story.

Habib Jalib – Pakistan Ka Matlab Kya

Habib Jalib

Habib Jalib a renowned Pakistani Urdu poet of 20th century. He was born on 28th of February 1928 in Hoshiarpur, Indian Punjab. He was famous for his bold and revolutionary poetry.
Although each and every piece of his poetry is a master piece, but some of my all time favorites are “Pakistan Ka Matlab Kya” and “Khatre mein Islam nahin”. This was the voice that echoed all over at time of Pakistan’s Freedom.
I am posting Habib Jalib’s poems here with respect and hoping that we as Nation along with our politicians can revise the message given in these poems.

Pakistan Ka Matlab Kya?

Roti, kapda aur dawa
Ghar rehne ko chhota sa
Muft mujhe talim dila
Mein bhi Musalmaan hoon wallah
Pakistan ka matlab kya
La Ilaha Illalah…

Amrika se mang na bhik
Mat kar logon ki tazhik
Rok na jamhoori tehrik
Chhod na azadi ki rah
Pakistan ka matlab hai kya
La Ilaha Illalah…

Khet waderon se le lo
Milen luteron se le lo
Mulk andheron se le lo
Rahe na koi Alijah
Pakistan ka matlab kya
La Ilaha Illalah…

Sarhad, Sindh, Baluchistan
Teenon hain Panjab ki jaan
Aur Bangal hai sab ki aan
Aai na un ke lab par aah
Pakistan ka matlab kya
La Ilaha Illalah…

Baat yehi hai bunyadi
Ghasib ki ho barbadi
Haq kehte hain haq agah
Pakistan ka matlab kya
La Ilaha Illalah…

English Translation:

What Does Pakistan Mean?
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