Azra, Salma, Rehana

Akhtar Sheerani (1905-1948) is a compulsive romanticist of Urdu poetry. Known for mentioning certain women in his poetry by name, Sheerani has left his readers guessing whether they were real figures, or only imaginary beings. He has also kept his readers wondering if he had really gone wild in love, as some of his critics have made us believe, or was genuinely trying to discover his ideal love, and with that an ideal way of life. Anyone approaching Sheerani’s poetry would expect to meet his women—Azra, Salma, Rehana and several others.

Rference: These figures, either directly, or obliquely, figure in Sheerani’s poems like “Sarzameen-e-Ishq,” “Ai Ishq Kaheen Le Chal,” “Ai Ishq Hamein Barbaad Na Kar,” “Badnaam Ho Raha Hoon,” “Jahaan Rehana Rehti Thi,” “Chand Lamhe Azra Ke Saath,” “Shikwa-i- Judaai,” and “Aiteraaf-e Mohabbat. Also see Akhtar Sheerani’s poetry to meet these figures: https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/kulliyat-e-akhtar-sheerani-akhtar-shirani-ebooks-3

Akhtar Sheerani (1905-1948) is a compulsive romanticist of Urdu poetry. Known for mentioning certain women in his poetry by name, Sheerani has left his readers guessing whether they were real figures, or only imaginary beings. He has also kept his readers wondering if he had really gone wild in love, as some of his critics have made us believe, or was genuinely trying to discover his ideal love, and with that an ideal way of life. Anyone approaching Sheerani’s poetry would expect to meet his women—Azra, Salma, Rehana and several others.

Rference: These figures, either directly, or obliquely, figure in Sheerani’s poems like “Sarzameen-e-Ishq,” “Ai Ishq Kaheen Le Chal,” “Ai Ishq Hamein Barbaad Na Kar,” “Badnaam Ho Raha Hoon,” “Jahaan Rehana Rehti Thi,” “Chand Lamhe Azra Ke Saath,” “Shikwa-i- Judaai,” and “Aiteraaf-e Mohabbat. Also see Akhtar Sheerani’s poetry to meet these figures: https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/kulliyat-e-akhtar-sheerani-akhtar-shirani-ebooks-3