Today marks 23rd death anniversary of renowned Pakistani poetess Parveen Shakir. She was born on November 24, 1952 in Karachi.
Parveen portrayed romance and issues related to the women in her poetic work. Her famous poetry books include “Khushbu“,”Mah-e-Tamam” “Sad-Barg “, “Khud Kalaami” and “Inkar“.
Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt took to twitter to pay tribute to the legendary writer. He tweeted some excerpts from Shakir’s poetry and wrote:
KyuN mujh pe hua hai mehrbaaN tu
Ek zarra-e-khaak aur kahaaN tu
MaiN dhoop ki aadi ho chali thi
KyuN mujh pe bana hai sayebaaN tu
MaiN teri zameen-e-nisf-e-shab huN
TaaroN bhara mera aasmaaN tu
-Parveen Shakir (death anniversary)— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) December 26, 2017
Bicchra jo eik baar , tau milte nahin dekha
Iss zakhm ko hum ne kabhi silte nahin dekha
Eik baar jisse chaat gai dhoop ki khwahish
Phir shaakh pe uss phool ko khilte nahin dekha –
Parveen Shakir pic.twitter.com/uULUokdBv6— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) December 26, 2017
Kaisse kah dun ke mujhe chorr diya hai uss ne
Baat tau sach hai magar baat hai ruswai ki -Parveen Shakir pic.twitter.com/0hubWfTcag— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) December 26, 2017
Parveen Shakir received the Pride of Performance award for her significant contribution to Urdu literature.
Parveen Shakir left thousands of her fans in mourning when she died in a tragic car accident on December 26, 1994.
