Moin Ahsan Jazbi

Moin Ahsan Jazbi (Urdu: معین احسن جذبی, born 21 August 1912 to 13 February 2005) was an Urdu poet and active member of Progressive Writers' Association. He was the poet of the Progressive era. Mostly known for his often-performed ghazal, "Marne ki duaen kyun maangun."

Early life and Education

Moin Ahsan Jazbi was born on 21 August 1912 at Mubarakpur in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. He gained significant literary recognition for his poem "Fitrat ek muflis ki nazar mein" (Nature as Viewed by a Poor Man), which he composed in 1929 when he was just seventeen years old. Many of his poems were published in the monthly publication Hindustan, which was edited by the politician and writer Hayatullah Ansari. After completing the matriculation exam in Azamgarh, he proceeded to Agra and completed his Intermediate studies (11th and 12th grade) at St. John's College. Jazbi completed his undergraduate studies at Anglo-Arabic College in Delhi, then he attended Aligarh Muslim University to earn his master's degree in Urdu in 1934.

Career

He worked as an assistant editor of the Urdu magazine Aajkal following the completion of his M.A. His doctorate in philosophy, titled "Hali ka siyasi shuur" (Hali's Political Awareness) was awarded to him in 1938 from Aligarh Muslim University. It was later revised and published in 1959. He began working in the Urdu Department at Aligarh Muslim University in 1945, and in 1974 he resigned as a Reader in Urdu. Moin Ahsan Jazbi was a contemporary of Ali Sardar Jafri and Asrar ul Haq Majaz they used to write revolutionary poetry in order to awaken the masses.

Themes and writing skills

Poetry, in Jazbi's view, was an act of inspiration rather than skill, and learning to compose and read poetry was an activity unworthy of a true poet. He embodied the classical literary heritage while fusing it with modern poetry. After learning about the Progressive Writers' Association from Sibte Hasan (1916–86) and Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000), he became an early supporter of the group.

In popular culture

• Kishore Kumar debuted as a singer and sung in the movie "Ziddi" (1948) and the song was "marne ki duaayen kyun maangoon, jeene ki tamanna kon kare".  Khemchand Prakash was the music director and the song was written by Professor Moin Ahsan Jazbi.

• The song 'Marnein Ki Duawain Kyun Maangoon - Jeene Ki Tamanna Kaun Kare', written by Moin Ahsan Jazbi and the music composed by Nashad was also used in the Pakistani Urdu film Chand Sooraj (1970) and directed by Shore Lakhnawi.

See Also

• List of Urdu-language writers
• Urdu poets
• Urdu Ghazal