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| occupation = [[Urdu Poet]], [[scholar]] [[philosopher]] | | occupation = [[Urdu Poet]], [[scholar]] [[philosopher]] | ||
| nationality = [[Colonial India]]n ( | | nationality = [[Colonial India]]n (1931–1947)<br />[[India]]n (1947–1957)<br />[[Pakistan]]i (1957–2002) | ||
| education = Philosopher, biographer, and scholar | | education = Philosopher, biographer, and scholar | ||
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| birth_place = [[Amroha]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Amroha]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|11|08|1931|12|14}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|11|08|1931|12|14}} | ||
| death_place = [[Karachi, Sindh]] | | death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]]. | ||
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'''Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets/jaun-eliya/profile|title=Jaun Eliya | '''Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets/jaun-eliya/profile|title=Jaun Eliya – Profile & Biography}}</ref> commonly known as '''Jaun Elia''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|جون ایلیا}}}}, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was an [[Urdu]] poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar from [[South Asia]] who migrated from independent India to Pakistan. He was the brother of [[Rais Amrohvi]] and Syed Muhammad Taqi, who were journalists and psychoanalysts. He was fluent in [[Urdu]], [[Arabic]], English, [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Sanskrit]] and [[Hebrew]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconventional ways, he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, Western literature, and [[Kabbalah|Kabbala]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/462641/urdu-poet-jaun-elia-remembered-on-10th-death-anniversary/|title=Urdu poet Jaun Elia remembered on 10th death anniversary|website=[[The Express Tribune]]|access-date=2016-11-16|date=8 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Jaun Elia was born as Syed '''''Sibt-e- | Jaun Elia was born as Syed '''''Sibt-e-Asghar Naqv'''''i<ref>Iftikhar Alam (9 November 2016), [https://nation.com.pk/09-Nov-2016/jani-kya-aaj-meri-barsi-hai-yani-kya-aaj-mar-gya-tha-main "Jani! kya aaj meri barsi hai–Yani kya aaj mar gya tha main?"], ''Dawn News''. Retrieved 26 October 2019.</ref> on 14 December 1931 in [[Amroha]], [[British India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/society/in-search-of-jaun-elia/641825.html|title=In search of Jaun Elia|work=The Tribune , India}}</ref> His father, Shafiq Elia, was a scholar of literature and astronomy well-versed in the Arabic, English, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit languages, and who corresponded with leading intellectuals like [[Bertrand Russell]].<ref>Salman Altaf (5 November 2017), [https://www.dawn.com/news/1367921 "ESSAY: THE ELIA PARADOX"], ''Dawn News''. Retrieved 15 October 2019.</ref> He was the youngest of his siblings. [[Rais Amrohvi]] was his elder brother. Indian film director [[Kamal Amrohi]] was his first cousin.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1097578 |author=Manzoor Kureshi|title=In the name of father|publisher=[[DAWN (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=4 April 2014|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> | ||
Described as a child prodigy, he was initially educated at the ''Syed-ul-Madaris'' in Amroha, a [[madrassah]] associated with the [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], despite his family being [[Shia]].<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/65845 "KARACHI: Jon knew how to enthral audience"], ''Dawn News''. Retrieved 26 October 2019.</ref> | Described as a child prodigy, he was initially educated at the ''Syed-ul-Madaris'' in Amroha, a [[madrassah]] associated with the [[Darul Uloom Deoband]], despite his family being [[Shia]].<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/65845 "KARACHI: Jon knew how to enthral audience"], ''Dawn News''. Retrieved 26 October 2019.</ref> | ||
Being a communist, Elia [[opposition to the partition of India|opposed the partition of India]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jalil |first1=Xari |title=Master of loneliness and frenzy |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/11/05/master-of-loneliness-and-frenzy/ |website=Pakistan Today |date=November 5, 2011}}</ref> Elia | Being a communist, Elia [[opposition to the partition of India|opposed the partition of India]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jalil |first1=Xari |title=Master of loneliness and frenzy |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/11/05/master-of-loneliness-and-frenzy/ |website=Pakistan Today |date=November 5, 2011}}</ref> Elia once remarked on Pakistan that "this was the mischief of boys from [[Aligarh]]".<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dawn.com/news/1297169| title = History: The city of lost dreams - Newspaper - DAWN.COM}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Life and politics in South Asia (Part 1) |url=https://www.jamhoor.org/read/2020/4/3/life-and-politics-in-south-asia |website=Jamhoor |date=April 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/poets/jaun-eliya|title=Ghazals of Jaun Eliya {{!}} Rekhta|website=Rekhta|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref> However, he realized his mistake and accepted Pakistan as his ultimate home , finally migrated to Pakistan in 1957, and decided to live in [[Karachi]]. Poet [[Pirzada Qasim]] said: | ||
{{ | {{blockquote|Jaun was very particular about language. While his diction is rooted in the [[classicism|classical]] tradition, he touches on new subjects. He remained in quest of an ideal all his life. Unable to find the ideal eventually, he became angry and frustrated. He felt, perhaps with reason, that he had squandered his talent.<ref>{{cite book | title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature (2 Vols. Set) | publisher=Global Vision Publishing | author=Samiuddin, Abida | year=2007 | pages=201 | isbn=9788182201910}}</ref>}} | ||
He began writing poetry at the age of 8 but published his first collection, ''Shayad'', when he was 60.<ref>Staff Reporter (15 December 2018), [https://nation.com.pk/15-Dec-2018/jaun-elia-remembered "Jaun Elia remembered"], ''The Nation''. Retrieved 26 October 2019.</ref> | He began writing poetry at the age of 8 but published his first collection, ''Shayad'', when he was 60.<ref>Staff Reporter (15 December 2018), [https://nation.com.pk/15-Dec-2018/jaun-elia-remembered "Jaun Elia remembered"], ''The Nation''. Retrieved 26 October 2019.</ref> | ||
He married writer [[ | He married writer [[Zahida Hina]] in 1970<ref>Gitanjali Dang and Khanabadosh, [https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/inhabiting-urdu-with-jaun-elia-and-khwaab-tanha-6112181.html "Inhabiting Urdu with Jaun Elia and Khwaab Tanha"], ''FirstPost''. Retrieved 26 October 2019.</ref> and they separated in 1992.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/65845 "KARACHI: Jon knew how to enthral audience"], ''Dawn News''. Retrieved 26 October 2019.</ref> | ||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
=== Poetry collections=== | === Poetry collections === | ||
*''Sukhan Meri Udasee Hai'' | *''Sukhan Meri Udasee Hai'' | ||
*''Zakham-e-Umeed | *''Zakham-e-Umeed – زخمِ امید'' | ||
*''Mubada'' | *''Mubada'' | ||
*''Tumharey Aur Mere Darmiyan'' | *''Tumharey Aur Mere Darmiyan'' | ||
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*''Inshaye aur Mazaameen'' | *''Inshaye aur Mazaameen'' | ||
*''Farnood'' | *''Farnood'' | ||
*''Is Rang Ke Tufaan'' اس رنگ کے طوفاں'' | |||
*''Shayad'' | |||
=== Prose work (mainly translations) === | === Prose work (mainly translations) === | ||
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* Masail-i-Tajrid, | * Masail-i-Tajrid, | ||
* Rasail [[Ikhwan al Safa]] | * Rasail [[Ikhwan al Safa]] | ||
Above are some of his translations from Arabic and Persian. Not only did he translate these books but also introduced several new words in Urdu language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/307638-Jon-Elia--An-anarchist-a-nihilist-and-a-poet|title=Jaun Elia | Above are some of his translations from Arabic and Persian. Not only did he translate these books but also introduced several new words in Urdu language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/307638-Jon-Elia--An-anarchist-a-nihilist-and-a-poet|title=Jaun Elia – An anarchist, a nihilist and a poet – Pakistan – Dunya News|access-date=2016-07-15}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Themes== | ||
His poetry is known for love and the unending pain of separation. He expressed the pain and sorrow in a distinct way that anyone could get influenced by his poetry. We get the flow of pain that his counterparts are lacking. | His poetry is known for love and the unending pain of separation. He expressed the pain and sorrow in a distinct way that anyone could get influenced by his poetry. We get the flow of pain that his counterparts are lacking. | ||
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Is this last meeting of us? } | Is this last meeting of us? } | ||
He also wrote poetry about love, philosophy of love life, but he is well known as a poet of pain.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} | He also wrote poetry about love, philosophy of love life, but he is well known as a poet of pain.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} | ||
=== Politics === | |||
Jaun Elia was a communist who, in his poems, supported [[Socialism in Pakistan|communism in Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Salim|first=Saquib|date=2018-06-29|title=Jaun Elia: A Communist Poet Who Found Religion and Marxism Compatible|url=https://thewire.in/culture/jaun-elia-a-communist-poet-who-found-religion-and-marxism-compatible|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Wire}}</ref> References to class consciousness are also seen in his poems. | |||
==In media== | |||
In 2020, Punjabi rapper Kay Kap's album "Rough Rhymes for Tough Times" featured a song entitled ''Bulaava'' which had couplets from the poem 'Pehnaayi Ka Makaan' written & recited by Jaun Elia.<ref>"https://genius.com/Kay-kap-bulaava-lyrics". Retrieved 20 December 2020.</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Muhajir people]] | [[Category:Muhajir people]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani poets]] | [[Category:Pakistani poets]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani scholars]] | [[Category:Pakistani scholars]] | ||
[[Category:Linguists of Urdu]] | [[Category:Linguists of Urdu]] | ||
[[Category:Linguists from Pakistan]] | [[Category:Linguists from Pakistan]] | ||
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[[Category:Pakistani Shia Muslims]] | [[Category:Pakistani Shia Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:Poets from Karachi]] | [[Category:Poets from Karachi]] | ||
[[Category:Urdu theologians]] | [[Category:Urdu-language theologians]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Urdu writers]] | [[Category:20th-century Urdu-language writers]] | ||
[[Category:Urdu | [[Category:Urdu-language poets from Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century poets]] | [[Category:20th-century poets]] | ||
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Pakistan]] | [[Category:Indian emigrants to Pakistan]] | ||
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[[Category:Members of the Pakistan Philosophical Congress]] | [[Category:Members of the Pakistan Philosophical Congress]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century linguists]] | [[Category:20th-century linguists]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century philosophers]] | [[Category:20th-century Pakistani philosophers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Communist poets]] |
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Native name | جون ایلیا |
Born | Amroha, United Provinces, British India | 14 December 1931
Died | 8 November 2002 Karachi, Sindh. | (aged 70)
Occupation | Urdu Poet, scholar philosopher |
Nationality | Colonial Indian (1931–1947) Indian (1947–1957) Pakistani (1957–2002) |
Education | Philosopher, biographer, and scholar |
Genre | Ghazal poetry |
Notable works | Shayad, Yani, Lekin, Gumman, Goya, Farnod |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi,[1] commonly known as Jaun Elia (Urdu: جون ایلیا, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was an Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar from South Asia who migrated from independent India to Pakistan. He was the brother of Rais Amrohvi and Syed Muhammad Taqi, who were journalists and psychoanalysts. He was fluent in Urdu, Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew.[citation needed] One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconventional ways, he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, Western literature, and Kabbala."[2]
Early life[edit]
Jaun Elia was born as Syed Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi[3] on 14 December 1931 in Amroha, British India.[4] His father, Shafiq Elia, was a scholar of literature and astronomy well-versed in the Arabic, English, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit languages, and who corresponded with leading intellectuals like Bertrand Russell.[5] He was the youngest of his siblings. Rais Amrohvi was his elder brother. Indian film director Kamal Amrohi was his first cousin.[6]
Described as a child prodigy, he was initially educated at the Syed-ul-Madaris in Amroha, a madrassah associated with the Darul Uloom Deoband, despite his family being Shia.[7]
Being a communist, Elia opposed the partition of India.[8] Elia once remarked on Pakistan that "this was the mischief of boys from Aligarh".[9][10][11] However, he realized his mistake and accepted Pakistan as his ultimate home , finally migrated to Pakistan in 1957, and decided to live in Karachi. Poet Pirzada Qasim said:
Jaun was very particular about language. While his diction is rooted in the classical tradition, he touches on new subjects. He remained in quest of an ideal all his life. Unable to find the ideal eventually, he became angry and frustrated. He felt, perhaps with reason, that he had squandered his talent.[12]
He began writing poetry at the age of 8 but published his first collection, Shayad, when he was 60.[13]
He married writer Zahida Hina in 1970[14] and they separated in 1992.[15]
Works[edit]
Poetry collections[edit]
- Sukhan Meri Udasee Hai
- Zakham-e-Umeed – زخمِ امید
- Mubada
- Tumharey Aur Mere Darmiyan
- Daricha Haye Kheyal
- Qitaat
- Jaun Elia Ki Tamam Ghazlain (parts I-III)
- Inshaye aur Mazaameen
- Farnood
- Is Rang Ke Tufaan اس رنگ کے طوفاں
- Shayad
Prose work (mainly translations)[edit]
Elia was not just a poet but was also an editor and a translator, especially of old Sufi, Mutazili and Ismaili treatises.
- Masih-i-Baghdad Hallaj,
- Jometria,
- Tawasin,
- Isaghoji,
- Rahaish-o-Kushaish,
- Hasan bin Sabah
- Farnod, Tajrid,
- Masail-i-Tajrid,
- Rasail Ikhwan al Safa
Above are some of his translations from Arabic and Persian. Not only did he translate these books but also introduced several new words in Urdu language.[16]
Themes[edit]
His poetry is known for love and the unending pain of separation. He expressed the pain and sorrow in a distinct way that anyone could get influenced by his poetry. We get the flow of pain that his counterparts are lacking. Jaun Elia was nihilist and anarchist as well he had a distinguished philosophy of love in his poetry. According to him, the highest level of love is in actual the Beginning of separation from lover. As he says : {You are coming very close to me, Have you decided to leave?} بہت نزدیک آتی جا رہی ہو ۔۔بچھڑنے کا ارادہ کرلیا کیا؟ And also : {What did you say? Love is eternal! کیا کہا محبت جاودانی ہے؟آخری بار مل رہی ہو کیا؟ Is this last meeting of us? } He also wrote poetry about love, philosophy of love life, but he is well known as a poet of pain.[citation needed]
Politics[edit]
Jaun Elia was a communist who, in his poems, supported communism in Pakistan.[17] References to class consciousness are also seen in his poems.
In media[edit]
In 2020, Punjabi rapper Kay Kap's album "Rough Rhymes for Tough Times" featured a song entitled Bulaava which had couplets from the poem 'Pehnaayi Ka Makaan' written & recited by Jaun Elia.[18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jaun Eliya – Profile & Biography".
- ↑ "Urdu poet Jaun Elia remembered on 10th death anniversary". The Express Tribune. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Iftikhar Alam (9 November 2016), "Jani! kya aaj meri barsi hai–Yani kya aaj mar gya tha main?", Dawn News. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ↑ "In search of Jaun Elia". The Tribune , India.
- ↑ Salman Altaf (5 November 2017), "ESSAY: THE ELIA PARADOX", Dawn News. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ Manzoor Kureshi (4 April 2014). "In the name of father". Dawn. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "KARACHI: Jon knew how to enthral audience", Dawn News. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ↑ Jalil, Xari (5 November 2011). "Master of loneliness and frenzy". Pakistan Today.
- ↑ "History: The city of lost dreams - Newspaper - DAWN.COM".
- ↑ "Life and politics in South Asia (Part 1)". Jamhoor. 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Ghazals of Jaun Eliya | Rekhta". Rekhta. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ Samiuddin, Abida (2007). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature (2 Vols. Set). Global Vision Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 9788182201910.
- ↑ Staff Reporter (15 December 2018), "Jaun Elia remembered", The Nation. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ↑ Gitanjali Dang and Khanabadosh, "Inhabiting Urdu with Jaun Elia and Khwaab Tanha", FirstPost. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ↑ "KARACHI: Jon knew how to enthral audience", Dawn News. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ↑ "Jaun Elia – An anarchist, a nihilist and a poet – Pakistan – Dunya News". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Salim, Saquib (29 June 2018). "Jaun Elia: A Communist Poet Who Found Religion and Marxism Compatible". The Wire. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "https://genius.com/Kay-kap-bulaava-lyrics". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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