Hafeez Jalandhari

Hafeez Jalandhari
حفیظ جالندھری

Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Hafeez Jalandhari ; حفیظ جالندھری; Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Spouse	Zeenat Begum ; Anela ; Khurshid Begum
Parents	Shams-ud-Din (father)

Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari

Urdu: ابو الاثر حفیظ جالندھری; 14 January 1900 – 21 December 1982) was a Pakistani poet who wrote the lyrics for the National Anthem of Pakistan^[1]^[2] and the Anthem of Azad Kashmir.^[3] He wrote in Urdu and Persian languages and is widely celebrated throughout Pakistan

.

Early life

Chaudhary Abu Alasr Hafeez Jalandhari was born in

Qur'an. Jalandhari initially studied in a mosque school and later joined a local school. He only received formal education until the seventh grade.^[1] He had a natural liking for poetry. He became the disciple of Maulana Qadir Gharami.^[1]

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Jalandhari migrated to Lahore in the new state of Pakistan.^[4]

Literary career

From 1922 to 1929, Jalandhari remained the editor of a few monthly magazines namely, Nonehal, Hazar Dastaan, Teehzeeb-e-Niswan, and Makhzin. His first collection of poems Nagma-e-Zar was published in 1935. After World War II, he worked as the director of the Song Publicity Department. During this same time he wrote several songs.

Jalandhari participated in the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.^[2]

Jalandhari served as Director General of morals in

Mohammad Ayub Khan and also a Director of Writers Guild of Pakistan.^[2]

Jalandhari's work of poetry, Shahnam-e-Islam, gave him incredible fame which, in the manner of

Firdowsi's Shahnameh

, is a record of the glorious history of Islam in verse.

In 1946, Jalandhari visited the

Sylhet region of Bengal where he watched a mushaira performance by the Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu.^[5]

On 23 February 1949,

Master Inayat Hussain which is still popular among the public in 2018.^[6] Though considered a devout Muslim, he also wrote Krishn Kanhaiya, a poem in praise of the Hindu god Krishna.^[7]^[8]

Marriage

Jalandhari married his cousin, Zeenat Begum, in 1917, at the age of 17. They had seven children, all girls. In 1939, he took a young English woman of Lithuanian descent, Anela, as his second wife. They had a daughter; the marriage ended in divorce. His first wife, Zeenat Begum, died in 1954. In 1955, Jalandhari married Khurshid Begum, with whom he had a daughter.[2]

Books

Naghma Zar (1925)
Shahnama-i-Islam (1928 - 1947) in four volumes^[1]
Soz-o-Saaz (1932)
Talkhaba-i-Shireen (1947)
Chiragh-i-Sehar (1974)^[1]
Hafeez kay Geet
Hafeez ki Nazmain
Chionti Nama

Death

Jalandhari died in

Pakistan Resolution.^[9]

Awards and recognition

For his literary and patriotic services to Pakistan, Jalandhari was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan.^[4]
Pride of Performance Award in 1958 by the Government of Pakistan.^[10]^[4]

Commemorative postage stamp

In 2001, Pakistan Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor in its 'Poets of Pakistan' series.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Rauf Parekh (19 December 2017). "Hafeez Jalandhari: he came, he saw, he conquered (profile of Hafeez Jalandhari on Dawn newspaper)". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e [1] Profile of Hafeez Jalandhari on poemhunter.com website, Retrieved 21 November 2018
^ Hafeez Jalandhari, The writer of National Anthem (22 December 2017). "He also wrote National Anthem of Azad Jammu & Kashmir". Geo TV.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 118th birthday of Hafeez Jalandhari observed (Profile of Hafeez Jalandhri) on Daily Times (newspaper) Published 15 January 2018, Retrieved 20 November 2018
^ Atful Hye Shibly (2011). Abdul Matin Chaudhury (1895-1948): Trusted Lieutenant of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. p. 125.
^ Malika Pukhraj sings Hafeez Jalandhri's poem on YouTube Retrieved 21 November 2018
^ "In pre-Partition India, Muslims too celebrated Janmashtami: A look back at reverence for Krishna in works of Urdu poets - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ Mandalaparthy, Nikhil (30 August 2017). "When the man who wrote Pakistan's national anthem saw the divine in Hindu god Krishna". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "National anthems founder remembered". Dawn (newspaper). 21 December 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Aftab Shahban Mirani (3 May 2018). "National anthem's composer (Pride of Performance award for Hafeez Jalandhari)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ Hafeez Jalandhari commemorative postage stamp issued in 2001 by the Pakistan Post Office Retrieved 21 November 2018

[Dawn-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Rauf Parekh (19 December 2017). "Hafeez Jalandhari: he came, he saw, he conquered (profile of Hafeez Jalandhari on Dawn newspaper)". Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[poemhunter-2] [1] Profile of Hafeez Jalandhari on poemhunter.com website, Retrieved 21 November 2018

[3] Hafeez Jalandhari, The writer of National Anthem (22 December 2017). "He also wrote National Anthem of Azad Jammu & Kashmir". Geo TV.

[DailyTimes-4] 118th birthday of Hafeez Jalandhari observed (Profile of Hafeez Jalandhri) on Daily Times (newspaper) Published 15 January 2018, Retrieved 20 November 2018

[5] Atful Hye Shibly (2011). Abdul Matin Chaudhury (1895-1948): Trusted Lieutenant of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. p. 125.

[6] Malika Pukhraj sings Hafeez Jalandhri's poem on YouTube Retrieved 21 November 2018

[7] "In pre-Partition India, Muslims too celebrated Janmashtami: A look back at reverence for Krishna in works of Urdu poets - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[8] Mandalaparthy, Nikhil (30 August 2017). "When the man who wrote Pakistan's national anthem saw the divine in Hindu god Krishna". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[Dawn1-9] "National anthems founder remembered". Dawn (newspaper). 21 December 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[10] Aftab Shahban Mirani (3 May 2018). "National anthem's composer (Pride of Performance award for Hafeez Jalandhari)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[11] Hafeez Jalandhari commemorative postage stamp issued in 2001 by the Pakistan Post Office Retrieved 21 November 2018

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