Three Tragic Voices of Urdu Poetry: Shakeb Jalali, Mustafa Zaidi, and Sara Shagufta Introduction Urdu literature has produced some of the most sensitive and powerful poetic voices in South Asia. Among these, three poets stand out not only for their remarkable work but also for the tragic way their lives ended. Shakeb Jalali, Mustafa Zaidi, and Sara Shagufta each brought a unique style and perspective to Urdu poetry, but all three died by suicide, leaving behind a legacy of unfulfilled potential and haunting verse. Shakeb Jalali (1934–1966) Shakeb Jalali, born Syed Hassan Rizvi, was a deeply introspective poet whose work explored themes of alienation, pain, and the search for identity. Despite his limited output, his ghazals and nazms resonated with an intensity rarely seen in Urdu poetry. On 12 November 1966, at the age of 32, Jalali committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train near Sargodha. His poetry, full of raw emotion, has since become symbolic of the stru...
حمد گرتے ہوؤں کو تھامنا تیرا کمال ہے جو بھی حسین چیز ہے تیرا جمال ہے تیرے بس ایک اشارے پر دنیا جل تھل ہو سکتی ہے تو جو چاہے اک لمحے میں ہر روح چھل بل ہو سکتی ہے شمس و قمر سیار کا دھارا تیرے حکم سے قائم ہے ہم سب فانی بندے تیرے تیری ذات ہی دائم ہے ذرہ ذرہ اس جہاں کا ثنائے حق میں گم دیکھا تخلیق کا ہر جوہر ہر معانی سر تسلیم خم دیکھا گرتے ہوؤں کو تھامنا تیرا کمال ہے جو بھی حسین چیز ہے تیرا جمال ہے محمد افضل شکیل سندھو Translation and Description of the Hamd by Afzal Shakeel Sandhu Translation >**Verse 1:** Catching those who fall is Your excellence, Whateve...