ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (APP):Tuesday marked the 26th death anniversary of great revolutionary poet Habib Jalib.
Habib Jalib was born on 24 March 1928 in Hoshiarpur of Indian Punjab.
Jalib was entitled as the poet of the people by his followers as he raised his voice for the rights of poor segment of the society.
He migrated to Pakistan after the partition and worked with a newspaper as a proofreader.
His simple and attractive style touched the hearts of people and he remained loyal to his progressive school of thought despite being jailed for several times but also remained resilient when it comes to his poetry.
His many poems were remixed by the Laal band of Dr Taimur Rehman to pay a tribute to Habib Jalib,but he gained fame through a song which he wrote for the movie Zarqa in 1969.
His famous poetry books are Sir-e-Maqtal, Zikr Behte Khoon Ka, Gumbad-e-Bedar, Kulyaat e Habib Jalib, Is Shehar-e-Kharabi Main, Goshay Main Qafas K, Harf-e-Haqq, Harf-e-Sar-e-Daar and Ehad-e-Sitam.
He was also awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz and Nigar Awards by the government of Pakistan for his services to the field of literature.
He was mourned on his death by another well known Urdu poet Qteel Shifai.
He wrote on his death: Apney saarey dard bhula kar auron ke dukh sehta tha Hum jub ghazlain kehtey thay wo aksar jail main rehta tha Aakhir chala hee gya wo rooth kar hum farzanoun se Wo deewana jisko zamana Jalib Jalib kehta tha.
The greatest poets of his era Habib Jalib died on March 12, 1993, his revolutionary poems and verses were used by the different political leaders in their public gatherings to stimulate the public sincerity.
