Shaikh Ayaz

Shaikh Ayaz SI (Sindhi: ‎‫اياز‬ ‫شيخ‬, Urdu: ‫ )شیخ ایاز‬born Mubarak Ali Shaikh (Sindhi: ‫مبارڪ علي‬
‫شيخ‬, Urdu: ‫( )مبارک علی شیخ‬March 1923 – 28 December 1997) was Sindhi language poet, prose
writer and former Vice Chancellor of University of Sindh.[2] He is counted as one of the
prominent and great Sindhi poet of Pakistan in general and Sindh in particular. The author of
more than 50 books[3] on poetry, biographies, plays and short stories in both Sindhi and Urdu
languages. His translations of Shah Jo Risalo, which was written by the 18th-century Sufi poet
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, from Sindhi to Urdu language established him as an authority in his
domain.

He received Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his literary works and is regarded as a "revolutionary and romantic
poet".[4]

In 2018, a university, Shaikh Ayaz University, was established and was named after him.

Early life
Shaikh Ayaz was born as Mubarak Ali on 2 March 1923 in Shikarpur, Sindh. He was a lawyer but
he also served as the vice-chancellor of Sindh University.[2] Ayaz married Iqbal Begum, who was
also a Sindhi poet. In his book Shah Jo Risalo he has discussed in details about his struggle and
always mentioned that in the Islamic country like Pakistan the only true friend he found was
Deewan Parmanand Gangwani whom he considers to be the bravest person he met in his life
and always consider Deewan Gangwani the
finest person one would have as a friend.
Parmanand Gangwani died in 1983. He died Shaikh Ayaz
on 28 December 1997 in Karachi, Sindh after
suffering from cardiac-arrest - leaving behind
two sons and a daughter.[5][6][7]
‫شيخ اياز‬‎
Literary
career
Ayaz is one of the major voices in twentieth-
century poetry.[8] His literary career spanned
almost six decades and covered a wide range
of poetry and prose forms, ranging from the
traditional bait, wa'i,nazm,"azad nazm" and
ghazal to plays in verse. He wrote short
stories, Operas, essays, poetry, travelogues,
Born Mubarak
diaries, an autobiography and the translation
of Shah Jo Risalo in Urdu. He also wrote
Ali
poetry in Urdu which is spread to two books,
Booye Gul, Nala-i-dil" and Neel Kanth Aur
Shaikh
Neem Ke Pate. His first book of poetry was in
Urdu named Boi gul, Nalai dil and his first
book of poetry in Sindhi was, " Bhounr Bhire
2 March
Akas" [9]
1923
Shikarpur
Sindh,
 British
Romantic poetry
India
Ayaz has contributed new work contribution
to the sindhi literature. before him, the ancient Died 28
sindhi poets writes on abstract or spiritual
love which is not physical Love; Platonic Love. December
Due to the modern effect of the world, he
considered sex; Physical Love as more
1997
attractive in the real Love.[10]

(aged 74)
Awards Karachi,
buried at
Sitara-i-Imtiaz Bhit Shah
Sitare Jurat Nationality British
Latif Award Indian
(1923-
Bibliography 1947)
Pakistani
In Sindhi poetry
(1947-
‫'ڀنور ڀري آڪاس‬ 1997)
‫[ڪلھي پاتم ڪينرو‬11]
‫ڪي جي ٻيجل ٻوليو‬ Citizenship Pakistan

‫وڄون وسڻ آيون‬ And

Sindhi
‫ڪپر ٿو ڪن ڪري‬
Occupation(s) Poet,
‫لڙيون سج لڪن م‬
lawye
‫پتڻ ٿو پور ڪري‬ vice
‫ٽڪرا ٽڪرا صليب جا‬ chanc
of Sin
‫ڇڻ پڄاڻان‬ ‫[پن‬12]
Univer
‫واٽون ڦلن ڇانئيون‬
Notable work Urdu
‫چنڊ چنبيلي ول‬ transla
‫رڻ تي رم جھم‬ of Shah
Jo Risa
‫راج گھاٽ تي چنڊ‬
Style Romantic
‫ڀڳت سنگھ کي‬
‫[ڦاھي‬13] Aesthetic

Movement Progressi
‫بڙ جي ڇانو اڳي کان‬ ‫‪Spouse‬‬ ‫‪Zareena‬‬
‫گھاٽي‬ ‫]‪Ayaz [1‬‬

‫اڪن نيرا ڦليا‬ ‫‪Children‬‬ ‫‪Two‬‬

‫‪sons and‬‬
‫ُس ر نارائڻ شيام‬
‫‪a‬‬
‫ُا ڀر چنڊ پس پرين‬ ‫‪daughter‬‬
‫ھينئڙو ڏاڙھون گل‬ ‫‪Awards‬‬ ‫‪Sitara-i-‬‬
‫جيئن‬ ‫‪Imtiaz‬‬
‫ڪتين ڪر موڙيا‬
‫جڏھن‬
‫ننڊ وليون‬
‫چنڊ ڳليون‬
‫سر لوھيڙا ڳڀا‬
‫سورج مکي سانجھ‬
‫جر ڏيئا جھمڪن‬
 ‫ھرڻ اکي ڪيڏانھن‬
‫گھاٽ مٿان گھنگھور گھٽا‬
‫سانجھي سمنڊ سپون‬
‫]‪[14‬ڪونجون ڪرڪن روھ تي‬
‫وڏا وڻ وڻڪار جا‬
‫تون ڇپر تون ڇانء‬
‫‪ (Death of Dodo‬دودي سومري جو موت‬
‫)‪Soomro‬‬

‫‪In Sindhi prose‬‬

‫سفيد وحشي‬
‫پنھل کان پو۽‬
‫بقول اياز‬
‫جي ڪاڪ ڪڪوريا ڪاپڙي‬
 ‫ساھيوال جيل ڊائري‬
‫خط انٽرويو تقريرون‬
‫ڪراچي جا ڏينھن ۽ راتيون‬
‫]‪[15‬ڪٿي نه ڀڃبو ٿڪ مسافر‬

‫‪In Urdu‬‬

‫)بوئے ُگل( ‪Booye Gul‬‬

‫)نالۂ ِد ل( ‪Nala-i-dil‬‬

‫نیل کنتھ( ‪Neel Kanth Aur Neem Ke Pate‬‬

‫اور نیم کے پتے‬

‫‪See also‬‬

‫‪Sindhi people‬‬
‫‪Sindhi poetry‬‬
 Sindhi literature
List of Sindhi language poets
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
Shikarpur, Pakistan
Sindhi Shaikh

References

1. Begum, Iqbal. "Ayaz's widow passes away"

(http://www.dawn.com/news/338741/kar
achi-shaikh-ayaz-s-widow-dies) . Retrieved
2 November 2014.
2. "Death anniversary of Shaikh Ayaz on
December 28" (https://archive.today/2013
0416180455/http://www.radio.gov.pk/new
sdetail-34894) . Radio Govt Pakistan. 28
December 2012. Archived from the
original (http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdet
ail-34894) on 16 April 2013. Retrieved
30 December 2013.
3. Z. Ali (23 December 2018), "Shaikh Ayaz:
The greatest Sindhi poet, writer of 20th
century" (https://tribune.com.pk/story/18
72775/1-shaikh-ayaz-greatest-sindhi-poet-
writer-20th-century/) , The Express
Tribune. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
4. Ayaz, Shaikh. "Introduction of Ayaz's life"
(http://tribune.com.pk/story/678192/long-
gone-fans-celebrate-shaikh-ayazs-birthda
y/) . Tribune. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
5. Shaikh, family. "Ayaz's personal life" (htt
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6. Dr., Saleem Shaikh. "Dr. Saleem Shaikh
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friends-and-family-pay-tribute-to-shaikh-ay
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2 November 2014.
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poet" (http://tribune.com.pk/story/70387
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Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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External links

Shikarpur Sindh's official website (http

s://www.myshikarpur.tk)
Welcome (http://www.salu.edu.pk/sites/
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