Siraj Aurangabadi

Sayyid Sirajuddin, commonly known as Siraj Aurangabadi (Urdu: سراج اورنگ آبادی‎; 1715 - 1763), was an Indian mystic poet who initially wrote in Persian and later started writing in Urdu.[1][2]

Siraj Uddin Aurangabadi
Native name
سراج اورنگ آبادی
BornSayyid Sirajuddin
1715
Aurangabad
Died1763
Aurangabad, Maharashtra India
OccupationPoet
LanguageUrdu Persian
NationalityIndian
GenreGhazal, Nazm
SubjectMysticism, Sufism
Notable worksKulliyat-e-Siraj, Bostan-e-Khayal

Work and Life

The anthology of his poems, Kulliyat-e-Siraj, contains his ghazals along with his masnavi Nazm-i-Siraj. He was influenced by Persian poet Hafiz.[1]

He had also compiled and edited a selection of Persian poets under the title "Muntakhib Diwan". The anthology of his poems, entitled Siraj-e-Sukhan, was included in Kulliyat-e-Siraj.[1]

He stopped writing poetry at the age of 24.[2]

In his later life, Aurangabadi renounced the world and became a Sufi ascetic. He lived a life of isolation, though a number of younger poets and admirers used to gather at his place for poetic instruction and religious edification.

His ghazal Khabar-e-Tahayyur-e-Ishq has been sung by Abida Parveen and Ali Sethi paid a tribute to the singer by singing the same ghazal in 2020.[3]

See also

References
  1. Lal, Mohan (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4109. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
  2. Vanita, Ruth; Kidwai, Saleem (2000). Same-sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History. Macmillan. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-333-80033-1.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. Staff, Images (13 January 2020). "Ali Sethi's latest track pays homage to Siraj Aurangabadi's poetry". Images. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

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