Qalandar Shah Bakhsh jurat | |
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Born | Yahya Khan Delhi |
Died | Lucknow |
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Poetry |
Notable work | Kulliyaat e Jurat |
Qalandar Bakhsh Jurat was an Indian poet of the Lucknow school. His real name was Yahya Aman. He was born in about 1748 in Delhi but spent his childhood in Faizabad and later migrated to Lucknow. He was the disciple of Mirza Jafar Ali Hasrat and a close friend of Insha Allah Khan 'Insha'. [1] [2] He is known for depicting romantic encounters with the beloved in lurid details. Jurat lost his eyesight in the prime of youth. [3] He was fond of Poetry since his childhood. He was expert in Music and Astrology.
He was not a highly educated person, but he was sharp-witted and imaginative and was a regular at the court of Sulieman Shikoh. He was a fluent writer of ghazals. He died in Lucknow in 1809. A collection of his ghazals – Kuliyaat e Jurat, was last published in 1968 by Majlis Taraqii e Adab, Lahore. [4]
A sher from his ghazal:
اب گزارا نہیں اس شوخ کے در پر اپنا
جس کے گھر کو یہ سمجھتے تھے کہ ہے گھر اپنا [5]
Works published posthumously: [6]
Jurat's 78 Ghazals and 122 Shers are available on Rekhta.org.: [11]
His Ghazal "Aye dil hum hove paband e gham e yar ke tu" was sung by Ustad Amanat Ali Khan. [12]
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