Fani Badayuni

Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (13 September 1879– 27 August 1961) was an Urdu poet. Quotes Frustration-foiled, all desires quit the lane of heart,Depression drowned my mind and soul, hope stood dissolved.Who has arrived, spring or death? Why do they open the prison gate?Has a manic made to the cage, or a prisoner jumped the wall?How to inquire about my hem, or talk about my frantic hand?Long past I lost control of the reins of my heart.Alone I reached the goal of love, denuded of desire,Every comrade fell en route, worn out at last.Fani, I'm a living corpse, untombed, undraped,Unwelcome in the alien land, exiled from home and hearth. Ghazal, Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology from 16th to 20th century, p. 229 K. C. Kanda: Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology from 16th to 20th century, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 2009 فانی ؔ ہم تو جیتے جی وہ میت ہیں بے گور و کفنغربت جس کو راس نہ آئی اور وطن بھی چُھوٹ گیا Translation: I'm a living corpse, untombed, undraped,Unwelcome in the alien land, exiled from home and hearth. Fani, Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology from 16th to 20th century, p. 226 External links Category:1879 births Category:1961 deaths Category:Muslims from India Category:Urdu literature Category:Urdu-language writers Category:Poets from India Category:Urdu-language poets