Makdoom Mohiuddin( 1908-1969)was an Urdu Poet and a Marxist political activist. He is best known for his collection of poems Bisat-e-raqs ( the Dance floor), which was awarded the Sahitya Academy award in Urdu in 1969. He founded the progressive Writers Union in Hyderabad.
His ghazals and Lyrics have been used in many films. One of his notable ghazals is given below.
aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar
chashm-e-nam muskuraati rahi raat bhar
raat bhar dard ki shammaa jalati rahi
gam ki lau tharatharaati rahi raat bhar
baansuri ki surili suhaani sadaa
yaad ban ban ke aati rahi raat bhar
yaad ke chaand dil men utarate rahe
chaandanii jagamaati rahi raat bhar
koi diivaanaa galiyon men phirataa rahaa
koi aavaaz aati rahi raat bhar
Rough Translation:
Your thought lingered all night
My wet eyes kept smiling all night
The fame kept on burning all night
The small flame of sadness kept trembling all night
The sound of melodious flute
Kept coming back as a memory all night
The moons of thought penetrated in the heart
The moonlit sky glittered all night
Some lover wandered through lanes
Some familiar voice kept coming all night
The words are used in a song sung by Chhaya Ganguli, music by Jaidev, from the film called ‘Gaman’ directed by Muzaffar Ali. Both Chhaya and Jaidev won the national award for best female singer and best music direction respectively in 1979.
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Thanks for sharing…this is one of the best ever Ghazal rendered in film…
Maqdoom Mohiuddin is Quli Qutub Shah of 20th century. Quli laid the foundation of gazal. It is a historical fact that in the hands of Maqdoom. Bhagmathi ( Lady Love) inspired and enticed Quli into love gazal. Similarly, there was lady love in Maqdoom’s life and literature also. Ms.Indira Dhanrajgir is life-force of Maqdoom’s love gazals. All his love gazals are addressed to her. Ms.Indira is Bhagmathi of Maqdoom’s life and 20th century urdu gazal. Without this vital aspect any account of his life or poetry is shallow and meaningless. All the researchers and critics should work of this component of maqdoom’s literature.
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“Sarmaya” is a collection of poetry edited jointly by Sri.Swadhin , welknown Hindi poet of Hyderabad and Nusrath , Makhdoom’s son. Sarmaya has a photo of Makhdoom and Indira Dhanrajgir. More interestingly, It has a letter by Makhdoom addressed to her written from Tashkent on May 2nd,1968. Their Love Relation is a golden era in Deccan Gazal , and history.