Pen Name : 'Ghazal'
Real Name : Zakia Waseem
Born : 20 Oct 1963 | Karachi, Sindh
maiñ ne māñgī thī ujāle kī faqat ek kiran
tum se ye kis ne kahā aag lagā dī jaa.e
merely a ray of light of you I did request
you have set this fire, pray at whose behest?
main ne mangi thi ujale ki faqat ek kiran
tum se ye kis ne kaha aag laga di jae
merely a ray of light of you I did request
you have set this fire, pray at whose behest?
She is the first female Urdu poet to have received ‘Nishan-e-Urdu’ from the Urdu Society of Australia in 2001 and also became the first female Pakistani poet to receive Gold Medal & Adeeb International Award from Sahir Cultural Academy, Ludhyana, India in 2004. Zakia continues to push her literary prowess to new heights and winning accolades from her global audience on road to excellence.
Her first poetry collection ‘Badal, Geet, Hawa aur Main’ was launched in Karachi on February 9th, 2002 and was declared one of the top ten books of the year. Her audio CD’s Tabeerain, Ghazlain Doha and Geet were launched in more than 25 states of North America, and in Lucknow, India in 2003-04.
