Wafa Nathan Shahi's ghazal'a - yaa chahran te pardaa waray chhaddiyo

yaa chahran te pardaa waray chhaddiyo

Wafa Nathan Shahi

yaa chahran te pardaa waray chhaddiyo,
yaa muhinje nazar khe manjaae chhaddiyo.

saweran je taaeed jaa dushmano!
mun khe goliyan saan uddaai chhaddiyo.

je chahyu ta makhmoor akhiyun khanri,
zameen asmaan saan milaai chhaddiyo.

na peran ugharaa ghumo baag'u men.
mataan kanhin jaa jazbaat ghahaai chhaddiyo.

baharan je kehrry thaa mosam puchho,
jaddahin bhe awhan muskrai chhaddiyo.

‘wafa’! mot je chhaa taqaazaa kabi,
jaddahin zindagi'a e wajjaae chhaddiyo

tosaan pal pal jo rabto aahe

Wafa Nathan Shahi

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Birth Name	Mushtaq Ali Qureshi
Pen Name	Wafa
Born	Saturday، 15 May 1943
Birth Place:	Amritsar
Died	Monday، 03 January 2005
Remains in	Karachi

Wafa Nathanshahi (1943–2005), born Mushtaq Ali Qureshi on May 15, 1943, in Amritsar, was a Sindhi poet who wrote thousands of ghazals and poems in various genres.
Wafa Nathanshahi's ancestors migrated from Bandyala to Sindh and settled in the village of Gozi, located in the Khairpur Nathan Shah area of Dadu District. Due to poverty, his education remained limited, but he later completed his Intermediate, BA, MA (Political Science), and Law studies.

Growing up in Gozi in a Sindhi cultural environment and inheriting a love for music from his father, Wafa was drawn to poetry. He wrote his first ghazal in 1963 and adopted the pen name "Wafa." His mentor was Mohsin Kukrai. Wafa set aside Punjabi and embraced Sindhi poetry as his medium of expression. He created approximately 2,500 to 3,000 ghazals, along with hundreds of poems, haikus, couplets, and quatrains.

His notable poetry collections include "Akhain Mein Almas" (2000), "Ujaggan Jo Ant", and "Wafa" (2004). Wafa holds a central place in the modern history of Sindhi ghazals. His work is distinguished by its innovation and the originality of ideas, traits rarely seen in other poets.

Wafa passed away on January 3, 2005, in Karachi. His poetry remains a valuable asset to Sindhi literature, deserving preservation and celebration for generations to come.

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yaa chahran te pardaa waray chhaddiyo

Wafa Nathan Shahi

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