akbar allahabadi: dunya main hoon اکبر الٰہ آبادی: دنیا میں ہوں

Syed Akbar Hussain سید اکبر حسین (takhallus Akbar اکبر), commonly known as Akbar Allahabadi اکبر الٰہ آبادی was born in in Village Bara بارہ, about 25 kilometers southwest of Allahabad الٰہ آباد (accross the River Jamuna), the Kingdom of Oudh اودھ, Northern India, on 16 November 1846. His was a middle class and conservative family. He got his early education from his father, Syed Tafazzal Hussain سید تفضّل حسین . By that time the financial situation of the family had deteriorated and so at age 17, Akbar started working as a Clerk for a contractor doing construction on a bridge over Jamuna River. During this job he learned English with his efforts and was able to pass the Law Exam for the District Courts in 1867. In 1969 he was appointed as a Naib Tehsildar . In 1872 he passed the Law Exam for the High Court and started practicing as a lawyer for the Allahabad High Court. In 1880 he was appointed as a Judge. In 1894 he was promoted as a Sessions Judge. In 1898 he was given the title of Khan Bahdur by the British Government. After retiring in 1903, he lived comfortably in his spacious residence "Ishrat Manzil" (named after his son) in Allahabad. He lived through a turbulent time, from the unsuccessful War of Independence (1857) to the First World War (1914-1918). He passed away in Allahabad in 1921.

His Urdu poetry is known for its humor and sarcasm. He is known as the greatest humorist poet of Urdu. He had seen the rapid Westernization of the Indian society and he criticizes the West effectively in his poetry. He also wrote Urdu ghazals in the style of masters of the past with sufi themes, like the ghazal uploaded here. He used his poetry for reforming the society. There are parallels between his poetry and that of Allama Iqbal علّامہ اقبال (Akbar preceding Iqbal by about three decades), although Akbar's style is different. Like Iqbal, Akbar was deeply concerned about the conditions of Indians, especially Muslims, and advised them against blindly following the West and to preserve their religion and culture.

examples of his poetry:

ہم آہ بھی کرتے ہیں تو ہو جاتے ہیں بدنام
وہ قتل بھی کرتے ہیں تو چرچا نہیں ہوتا

نہ کتابوں سے نہ کالج کے ہے در سے پیدا
دین ہوتا ہے بزرگوں کی نظر سے پیدا

علوم دنیوی کے بحر میں غوطے لگانے سے
زباں گو صاف ہوجاتی ہے، دل طاہر نہیں ہوتا

تُم شوق سے کالج میں پھلو ، پارک میں پھُولو
جائز ہے غُباروں میں اُڑو ، چرخ پہ جھُولو
بس ایک سُخن بندہِ عاجز کا رہے یاد
اللہ کو ، اور اپنی حقیقت کو نہ بھُولو

ہُوئے اِسقرر مہذّب ، کبھی گھر کا مُنہ نہ دیکھا
کٹی عُمر ہوٹلوں میں ، مرے اسپتال جا کر

فلسفی کو بحث کے اندر خدا ملتا نہیں
ڈور کو الجھا رہا ہے اور سرا ملتا نہیں

تُو دل میں تو آتا ہے سمجھ میں نہیں آتا
میں جان گیا بس تری پہچان یہی ہے


Perhaps his most interesting poems are where he writes about a meeting between a "colored" Muslim male and a white Christian women.

The Singer: KL Sehgal

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[buttegowda]

Superb ghazal. Superb philosophy and diving singing by Kundan lal Saigal. What else do you expect ?? This is like Kohinoor of Ghazals. Thanks for posting this gem.

[KhamoshTamashai]

Thank you for your comment.

[shahzadbaba85651]

Syed Akbar Alahbadi nehayat muttaqe or parhezgar adame the hamesha haq ghoe ka darrs deya or allah tahalah par tawaqul karte the.jab tak urdu zuban ka wajood kaeem ha ap ke naam ka danqa bajta rahe ga.Allah ap ko carwat carwat jannat naseeb farmae Aameen.

[DilHeTuHai]

Thanks KT for the superb upload...SubhanAllah...KL Saigul ki awaz mai Akber Alahbadi ka kalam..Allah Aap ko bohut khoshian dey !

[zafarahsan100]

And the saint himself says,

"Batein hamari yad rahein batein nei ayesi sunye ga

Parhte kason ko sunye ga to der taluk sar dhunye ga"

(mir taqi mir)

I consider them very fortunate who find themselves enjoying this ghazzal, because they have got a touch of sainthood.

May peace be with you, and many thanks to tamashai saheb.

Sincerely.

[zafarahsan100]

A rare description of a contended soul (nafs-e-mutmayinah). Very artfully captured in the verses are the three material lusts that distracts humans from his real goal, the approval by his lord.

I note the three marvellous dictions, khareedar=zar, naqsh=zamin, daamun=zun.

Where as a contended, defies the egoistic urges, and is so purified that is welcomed to his lord,''is khane husti se guzar jaunga be loss". Shad Azim Abadi says about those saints," dhondo ge agar mulkon mulkon... con'd

[billyblueish]

Superb Ghazal, what a surprise to find it on You Tube. Thanks

[billyblueish]

Superb Gazal, what a surprise to find it on You Tube. Thanks

[MyBalach]

wah

[mansoorn]

Oh! You are my hero! I have been looking for this for a long time! Awesome and thank you!

Akbar Ilah Abaadi!