Yadon ke be-nishan jaseeron se
Teri Awaz aarahi hai abhi
Syed Nasir Raza Kazmi, (1925-1972) (Urdu: سید ناصر رضا كاظمی ) was a renowned Urdu poet of Pakistan. He was one of the greatest poets of this era, especially in the use of "ista'aaray" and "chhotee beher".
Kazmi was born on
Nasir 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. His tutor in poetry was Hafeez Hoshyarpuri, who himself used a lot of symbols from nature in his poems.
Nasir, few days before his death, said in a TV interview by Intezaar Hussain, that 'horse riding, hunting, wandering in a village, walk 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 etc... 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!' Nowadays, very few people may remember that Nasir used to hum his poetic verses and that humming had much attraction in it.
He migrated from Ambala,
His last four books tragically were published after his death. He died in
Yaas may jub kabhi aansu nikla
Ek naii aas ka pehlu nikla
Books
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§ Barg-e-Nae (1952)
§ Deewaan (1972)
§ Pehli Baarish (1975)
§ Nishat-e-Khwab (Collection of nazms, 1977)
§ Sur Ki Chhaya (Manzoom Drama, Katha 1981)
§ Khushk Chashme ke Kinare (Prose, 1982 edited by Hassan Sultan Kazmi, New Edition 1990, essays, radio features, dialogues, editorials, last interview etc)
§ Nasir Kazmi Ki Dairy (Chand Pareshan Kaghaz) (Autobiography, 1995 compiled by Hassan Sultan Kazmi)
§ Intekhab-e-Meer (poetry 1989)
§ Intekhab-e-Nazeer (poetry 1990)
§ Intekhab-e-Wali Dakni (poetry 1991)
§ Intekhab-e-Insha (poetry 1991)
§ 'Intekhabs' of other poets
Some of the famous ghazals and nazms of Nasir Kazmi
§ kaun is raah se guzartaa hai
§ terii zulfoN ke bikharne kaa sabab hai ko'ii
§ dukh kii lehar 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
§ jurm-e-inkaar kii sazaa hii de
§ jab raat gaye tiri yaad aayii, sau tareh se jii ko behlaaya
§ tere aane kaa dhokaa saa rahaa hai
§ tanhaa ishq ke khwaab na bun
§ fikr-e-taameer-e-aashiaN bhi hai
§ rang barsaat ne bhare kuch to
§ kise dekhein kahaaN dekha na jaye
§ karta use beqarar kuch der
§ wo dil nawaz hai lekin nazar shanaas nahi
§ Neeyat e shauq bhar na jaye kahiin
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