Mohsin Naqvi (10 May 1947 − 15 January 1996) was a Pakistani poet, known for his

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Early life

Naqvi was born on 10 May 1947 in

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(now in Pakistan). His father, Syed Chirag Hussain Shah, was a

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maker and food vendor. His parents named him Ghulam Abbas which he later changed to Ghulam Abbas Mohsin Naqvi. Naqvi had six siblings. He graduated from Government College

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and earned his master's degree from the

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Career

He became known as the Poet of Ahl-e-bait. His poetry about the Karbla is recited all over Pakistan. He was an active member of

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community, which is believed to be the reason behind his assassination. Naqvi published books of poetry during his lifetime. He gained a title of "Iqbal e Sani". He studied the basics of poetry from Rafiq Khawar Jaskani, a poet, in

. His poetry included the love of Alif Laila type. He also wrote against the Rulers of the world who don't care their people. He wrote a ''geet'' "''lahron ki tarah tujhko bikharne nahi denge''" لہروں کی طرح تُجھ کو بکھرنے نہیں دیں گے for ''Baza-e-Husn'' and won the best film award.

Death

He was murdered on 15 January 1996 at Lahore in the main Bazar. His funeral prayer was led by Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Chief Allama Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi at Nasir Bagh, Lahore. His body was moved to his birth home Block 45 Dera Ghazi Khan where he was laid to rest in the presence of thousands. Mohsin Naqvi's grave in Karbala Shreef Dera Ghazi Khan. His last words were: :le zindagi ka khums Ali(a.s) k ghulam se
Ay maout aa zaroor magar ahtraam se
Aashiq hon agr zara bhi aziyat hui mujhy
shikwa kron ga tera main apne Imam(a.s) se -

Publications

A partial list of Urdu poetry books of Naqvi: * ''Azaab-e-Deed'' عذابِ دید * ''Khaima-e-Jaan'' خَیمۂِ جاں * ''Berg-e-Sehra'' برگِ صِحرا * ''Band-e-Kbaa'' بندِ قبا * ''Mauj-e-idraak'' مَوجِ ادراک * ''Tulu-e-ashk'' طُلُوعِ اشک * ''Furat-e-fikr'' فُراتِ فکر * ''Reza-e-harf'' ریزۂِ حرف * ''Rakht-e-shab'' رختِ شب * ''Rida-e-khaab'' رِدائے خواب * ''Haq-e-Aeliya'' حقِ ایلیا * "Mata-e-Dard" متاعِ درد

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