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Sahir Ludhianvi

Born

in Ludhiana, Punjab, India

March 08, 1921

Died

October 25, 1980

Genre

Poetry

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Sahir Ludhianvi was born into the wealthy family of a Muslim Syed as Abdul Hayee. His mother name was Sardar Begum. Sahir's parents had a very loose and estranged relationship. After Sahir's mother left his father when he was 13, fear and financial deprivation surrounded the formative years of this young man.

Upon matriculation, he joined the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College For Boys, Ludhiana. He was quite popular for his ghazals and nazms in the college. In 1943, after being expelled from college, Sahir settled in Lahore. Here, he completed the writing of his first Urdu work, Talkhiyaan (Bitterness). After his work was published, he began editing four Urdu magazines, Adab-e-Lateef, Shahkaar, Prithlari, and Savera He then became a ...more

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	Talkhiyaan / تلخیاں 4.31 avg rating — 190 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems of Sahir Ludhianvi With Original Urdu Text, Roman and Hindi Transliteration and Poetical Translation into English by Sahir Ludhianvi, Khwaja Tariq Mahmood 4.32 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kuliyat e Sahir / کلیات ساحر 4.32 avg rating — 34 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jaag Uthe Khawab Kayi 4.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sahir Samagra by Sahir Ludhianvi, Aasha Prabhat (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	پرچھائیاں 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1955	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	انتخاب از کلیاتِ ساحر لدھیانوی 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ao Ke Koi Khawab Bunain / آؤ کہ کوئی خواب بُنیں 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intikhab-e-Kalam: Sahir Ludhianvi / انتخاب کلام: ساحر لدھیانوی by Sahir Ludhianvi, Muhammad Reza Kazimi (Compiler) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tanhaiyan / تنہائیاں 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In past wars only homes burnt, but this time
Don't be surprised if even loneliness ignites.
In past wars only bodys burnt, but this time
Don't be surprised if even shadows ignite.”
― Sahir Ludhianvi

tags: burning, burnt, burntshadows, home, ignite, nagasaki, poem, poetry, poetry-quotes, quotes, sadness, shadows, surprise, time, tragic, war

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“Jo bhi hai wo thik hai....... Zikr kyun karen...
Hum hi sab Jahaan ki........Fikr kyun karen....
Jab use hi gham nhi....kyun hame ho gham...
Aasma pe hai khuda....aur zamin pe hum...”
― Sahir Ludhianvi

tags: humor

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“is tarah zindagii ne diyaa hai hamaaraa saath
jaise ko.ii nibaah rahaa ho raqiib se
The poet/lover says that life has treated him the same way as one treats one’s enemy.”
― Sahir Ludhianvi

tags: poetry-quotes

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