Ahmed
Khan “Madhosh”famous poet of sindhi language, was born on
5
april 1931
(1st Ramzan 1356 Hijri) at
village Sultan Chandio near taluka Khairpur Nathan Shah, district Dadu.His
father name was Haji khan .He was Soomro by caste.His family shifted in Johi
during 1932. He was a well known and eminent poet of Sindh.He passed his final
examnation from johi school and joined teaching profession.He did masters in
Sindhi .He was fond of poetry and got training from Najaf Ali shah lakyari and
Faiz Bakshapuri .He started writing poetry in 1960.His first poem appeared in
Mehran, a popular magzine of that time .He passed examination of Adeeb &
Fazil in 1965. He knew a little Persian language. He was a teacher by
profession. He loved poetry since his childhood. He used “madhosh” as a pen name
in all his poetry. His poetry was
published in different newspapers and broadcasted from Radio Pakistan. His poetic collection
book “ Kaif Ishq” has been published.Besides, he wrote five
anthologies, two of them titled “Nazar man nazarband” published by sindhica
academy in 2003 and “Dil jou galhyoun” published by sindhi adabi board in 1993
and three remained unpublished.His poetry has depth, beauty, pain, happiness, smiles,
love, mysteries of eyes, secrets of hearts, actions of beloved and philosophy of
life. His poetry is adorned with all kind of poetic ornaments and famous
singers like Mumtaz lashari, Manzoor sakhirani has sang his poetry in beautiful
way. He was a kind and loving person and is counted in great poets of sindh.
This popular poet died in Karachi hospital after a long
ailment of cancer on 26th June
2010.
He had left behind two sons and four daughters.His famous poetic lines are:
1. Sir lagey suhney
sajjan saan sir lagey
Dil je dilber mann je
mann san sir lagey
2. Nainn pahnja
jamaye jamaey ditham,
Dhaou nathiyo, kandh
behar warey dithum
Pur kashish tou jiyan ko
na aayou nazar,
Manhoo manhoo saaan akh milaey ditham
superb
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