04-30-2010, 08:49 AM
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Pakistani poetry:
Pakistani poetry:
Pakistan has a rich and diverse tradition of poetry. This tradition partakes of Urdu poetry, Pakistan's national language and the regional languages of Pakistan including Sindhi poetry, Pashto poetry, Punjabi poetry, Saraiki poetry, Baluchi Poetry, and Kashmiri poetry. Sufi poetry known as Sufiana Kalam has a strong tradition in Pakistan and the poetry of popular Sufi poets is often recited and sung.
Persian poetry, is still common in Pakistan because of the centuries of Persian influence on the region. Many sufi poets wrote their Kalam in Persian. Pakistan's national poet Allama Mohammad Iqbal also wrote many volumes of poetry in Persian.
Poetry is widely read across Pakistan. Gatherings for thr recitations of poetry known as Mushaira frequently take place. Verses of popular poets are also used as political slogans by political activists.
National Poetry of Pakistan:
Allama Muhammad Iqbal is the greatest national poet of Pakistan who expired in 1938.During Indo-Pakistan war 1965,a national song dedicated to Pakistan Army was composed by prominent Pakistani poet Tanwir Phool"Mujaahideen-e-saf shikan baRhay chalo,baRhay chalo"(Go forward,go forward routing national soldiers).This song was published in daily newspapers and magazines of Pakistan.Later on, the poet was blessed with Presidential Award by the Government of Pakistan.This song is included in his book "Naghmat-e-Pakistan"
Allama Mohammad Iqbal - The National Poet of Pakistan:
- Muhammad Iqbal
Urdu Poetry:
- Abbas Tabish
- Ahmad Faraz
- Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
- Amjad Islam Amjad
- Ayyub Sabir
- Baqi Siddiqui
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Farigh Bukhari
- Ahmed Faraz
- Parveen Shakir
- Tanwir Phool
- Fehmida Riaz
- Habib Jalib
- Iftikhar Arif
- Iftikhar Jalib
- Jamil Malik
- John Elia
- Josh Malihabadi
- Hafeez Jullundhri
- Kishwar Naheed
- Majeed Amjad
- Mehmood Sham
- Mohsin Ihsan
- Mohsin Naqvi
- Munir Niazi
- Nasim-e-Sahar
- Nasir Kazmi
- Nusrat Zaidi
- Qateel Shifai
- Raza Hamadani
- Riaz Majeed
- Sajjad Babar
- Shakeb Jalali
- Shaukat Wasti
- Shehzad Ahmad
- Shujaat Ali Rahi
- Syed Ishtiaq Hussain KAZMI mushtaq akhter
- Wasi Shah
Punjabi Poetry:
- Bulleh Shah
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar
- Waris Shah
- Sultan Bahu
- Shah Hussain
- Ustad Daman
Saraiki Poerty:
- Khawaja Farid
- Sachal Sarmast
- Shakir Shujabadi
- Bulleh Shah
- Sultan Bahu
Sindhi Poetry:
- Shah Abdul Latif
- Sachal Sarmast
- Lal Shahbaz Qalander
- Shah Inayatullah
Pashto Poetry:
- Khushal Khan Khattak
- Rahman Baba
- Ameer Hamza Shinwari
- Khan Abdul Ghani Khan
- Ajmal Khattak