Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, (born Ali Mohammad Qureshi, 1939 – 1996) known by his pen name Shahbaz, was a Kashmiri-language revolutionary poet, satirist, humanist, philanthropist, calligrapher, and teacher. His literary work revolved around the conflict in Kashmir.
Early life
Born on 1 May 1939 at his ancestral resident Mawer (Langate), a village in Handwara town of North Kashmir's Kupwara district.[citation needed] He had his primary school education from Islamia Model School, Qalamabad and completed high school at Handwara. He has done masters in the Kashmiri language.
Personal life
Shahbaz was a teacher by profession and was appointed as the Principal of Government Boys Higher Secondary School Handwara until his death. His father, Gh Mohammad Quershi was a cleric, who died when Shahbaz was in teens. Shahbaz turned to poetry at a very tender age. He was tremendously influenced by his teacher Shahlal Bahar. Bahar was the Vice President of Adbee Markaz Kamraz, member cultural academy Srinagar and Sahitya Academy, New Delhi.
His poetry in music field
Well known Kashmiri singers have sung most of Shahbaz's gazals and one of the most famous among them, the one that is broadcast on Radio Kashmir almost every morning:
آدنہٕ کھوٗژُکھ وضوہس تہٕ سرانَس
Aade ne khoocxukh vozuhas te sranas
یام نادانس دأر گٔے چَھژٕی
Yaam nadanas daer gey chhacxey
سۄمبرِتھ دِیُتُھ دُسلَس تہٕ چھانس
Sumbrith dyututh dusilas te chhaanas
چُھکھ لدان آسمانس مِژٕی
Chhukh ladaan Aasmanas micxey
ہچوِ ہٲرنجہِ پیژیو کان گوم
Hachive harenji peecxiv kaan goom
ابَکھ چھان پیوٗم یتھ رازدانے
Abbakh chaan peyum yath raazdanay
منز باگ بازرَس قُلفہٕ رو٘س وان گوٗم
Manz baag baazras kulf-e rous waan goom
تیرتھٕ رو٘س پان گوٗم کُس مالہِ زانے
Teerth-e rous paan goom kus maali zanay
بندٕکر بندگی انٛد نو ترأوی
Band-e kar bandage aund no traeve
دیدارِ مولا ہأوی یو
Deedari moula haevi yo
لَے کر دروٗدس پرٕ نو پأوی
Ly kar droodas parr-e no paevee
دیدارِ مولا ہأوی یو
Deedari moula haevi yo
کیاہ کرٕ پانٛژَن دَہَن تہٕ کَہَن
Kiyah karr-e paañcxan dahan te kahann
ووکھشن یتھ لیجہٕ کرتھ یِم گے
Vokhshan yath lijji kaerith yim gy
سأری سمہَن أکسٕے رزِ لمہَن
Saeree samhan aksey razzi lamhann
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Add-e kyazi raawihay kahann gaaw
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