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'''Qayyum Nazar''' (March 7, 1914 - June |
'''Qayyum Nazar''' (March 7, 1914 - June 23, 1989) was a prominent [[Urdu]] language poet from [[Pakistan]]. Along with fellow Urdu poets [[Meeraji]] and [[Noon Meem Rashid]], Nazar was a member of the Pakistani literary circle, Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq.<ref name="NatarajanNelson1996">{{cite book|author1=Nalini Natarajan|author2=Emmanuel Sampath Nelson|title=Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&pg=PA345|access-date=12 September 2017|year=1996|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|location=London|isbn=978-0-313-28778-7|page=345}}</ref> Nazar was born in [[Lahore]] in [[British Raj]], [[India]]. He worked as a professor at the [[Government College, Lahore]]. He wrote many books of Urdu poetry, specializing in classical forms of poetry. His first published [[ghazal]] was printed in 1933. He represented the new wave of Urdu ghazals and was impressed by many classic Urdu poets, especially two other masters of the ghazal, [[Mir Taqi Mir]], an 18th-century poet considered the founder of Urdu poetry, and [[Fani Badayuni]], an earlier 20th-century Urdu poet. |
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He poetic work included Urdu ghazals, [[na`at]]s, and verses composed in Punjabi. His [[kulliyat]], a compilation of Urdu poetry, was published in 1987 and is called "Qalb-O-Nazar kay Silsilay". Nazar lived his entire life in Lahore, but traveled frequently, and his poetry reflects his life, his appreciation of the natural world, and his travels. |
He poetic work included Urdu ghazals, [[na`at]]s, and verses composed in Punjabi. His [[kulliyat]], a compilation of Urdu poetry, was published in 1987 and is called "Qalb-O-Nazar kay Silsilay". Nazar lived his entire life in Lahore, but traveled frequently, and his poetry reflects his life, his appreciation of the natural world, and his travels. |
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Qayyum Nazar | |
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| Born | Khwaja Abdul Qayoom Batt March 7, 1914 Lahore, British Raj, India |
| Died | June 23, 1989 (aged 75)[citation needed] Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Poet, Professor |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Genre | Urdu Poetry |
| Notable works | Qalb-O-Nazar kay Silsilay |
Qayyum Nazar (March 7, 1914 - June 23, 1989) was a prominent Urdu language poet from Pakistan. Along with fellow Urdu poets Meeraji and Noon Meem Rashid, Nazar was a member of the Pakistani literary circle, Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq.[1] Nazar was born in Lahore in British Raj, India. He worked as a professor at the Government College, Lahore. He wrote many books of Urdu poetry, specializing in classical forms of poetry. His first published ghazal was printed in 1933. He represented the new wave of Urdu ghazals and was impressed by many classic Urdu poets, especially two other masters of the ghazal, Mir Taqi Mir, an 18th-century poet considered the founder of Urdu poetry, and Fani Badayuni, an earlier 20th-century Urdu poet.
He poetic work included Urdu ghazals, na`ats, and verses composed in Punjabi. His kulliyat, a compilation of Urdu poetry, was published in 1987 and is called "Qalb-O-Nazar kay Silsilay". Nazar lived his entire life in Lahore, but traveled frequently, and his poetry reflects his life, his appreciation of the natural world, and his travels.
References
[edit]- ^ Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. London: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7. Retrieved 12 September 2017.