Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Urdu: محمد اقبال ) (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938), also known as Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال), was a philosopher, poet and politician[1] in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both the Urdu and Persian languages
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Aah ko chahiye ek umar asar hone tak
Kaun jeeta hai teri zulf k sar hone tak
Damm har mauj mein hai, halqa-e-sadkam-e-nahang
Dekhen kya guzare hai qatre pe gauhar hone tak
Ashiqi sabr-talab aur tamanna betab
Dil ka kya rang karun khun-e-jigar hone tak
Hum ne mana k tagahful na karoge lekin
Khak ho jayenge ham tum ko khabar hone tak
~: Mirza Ghalib :~
Ghalib was born on December 27, 1796 in the city of Akbarabad (present Agra). He was an all-time great classical Urdu and Persian poet.
He wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan Ghalib is considered, in South Asia, to be one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. Ghalib today remains popular not only in India and Pakistan but also amongst diaspora communities around the world. Mirza Ghalib is considered to be the most dominating poet of the Urdu language.
He was one of the best of Urdu poets who led a drastic revolution in Urdu poetry with his words. Ghalib felt so much proud of his Persian poetry but his Urdu poetry like “Ghazals” are also much famous today.
Ghalib started composing poetry at the age of 11. His first language was Urdu, but Persian and Turkish were also spoken at home. He got his education in Persian and Arabic at a young age.
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan Ghalib died on February 15 1869.
