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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Ek Shakhs Ba Zameer Mera Yaar Mushafi; an Urdu Ghazal by Habib Jalib

Habib Jalib
Habib Jalib (Urdu: حبیب جالب) (Real name: Habib Ahmad) (Urdu: حبیب احمد) was a Pakistani revolutionary Urdu poet, left-wing activist and politician who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. 

Jalib was a Marxist-Leninist and aspired to the ideals of Communism. He was a member of the Communist Party of Pakistan; later when the Communist Party was banned and started working under the banner of National Awami Party (NAP), he joined the NAP. His views led to imprisonment. 

His poetry shows that, being a communist, he was pro Russia and China. He wrote many poems and Ghazal against USA and in many of his poems he even mentioned Ronald Reagan, the than president of USA, and showed his dislike to him. 

In the following enjoy reading “Ek Shakhs Ba Zameer Mera Yaar Mushafi” (Urdu: اک شخص با ضمیر مرا یار مصحفی) a beautiful Urdu Ghazal (غزل) by Habib Jalib. He praises in this Ghazal Ghulam Samdani Mushafi, a renowned Urdu poet. I hope you will the Ghazal.

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