Yaas Bihari (1886-1960)

[MHAkbar]

Hakeem Mohammad Iliyas Firdausi (1886-1960) son of Syed Shah Amin Ahmed Ferdausi and Wajeehunnissa a 19th century physician, Indian Nationalist and Urdu poet titled YAAS Bihari from Khanqah Biharsharif. He passed Hikmat from Lucknow Tibbia College in 1907 and practiced medicine at Nawada town for fifty years (1908-1955). He was an active member of freedom movement and anti British-colonial activist, imprisoned by British rule once along with Mahatma Gandhi. He was one of the organizers of Public Meeting at Nawada in 1936 ; addressed by Mahatma Gandhi. In Urdu poetry Yaas Bihari was companion of Mubarak Azimabadi and Anjum Manpuri; published his poems in Nadeem and SUHAIL from Gaya. He was one of the students of Shaad Azimabadi and his stylle is Lukhnavi. Collection of his poetry was compiled by Muradullah Firdausi maneri but remains unpublished.
Hakeem Mohammad Iliyas Firdausi had a good command on Persian literature too. He has written some poetry in Farsi. Out of Hundred lettrs from MAKTOOBAT-e- SADI, he translated sixty letters into Urdu, which has been published by maktabe Sharaf Biharsharif and Saeed Book Depot Karachi and widely distributed in India and Pakistan.
Sample of His Poetry:
Ghazal:
KiuoN naho Aaoj gra aaj moqaddar apna -- Niche us paaoN ke ham dekhte hain sar apna
Zindagi bhar na hua tha jo sitamg ar apna --- Keya qayamat hai who hai daavare mahshar apna
Nigahe tez se kiuoN ghair nahin mahve tapesh - kho diya aapki talwar ne jauhar apna
Za,af ne khub kiya khaana kharabi ka elaaj -- Ham jahaN baith gaye ban gaya who ghar apna
Mastee apni kabhi minnat kashe sahba na huee – na raha khun se khaali kabhi saaghar apna
Saulate husn se qaabu meN dil hai na demaagh - ham kareN haal beyaN aap se kiunkar apna
Kar diya wazza khmushi hare k raaz ayaaN – Eatebaar ab na raha haaey kisi par apna
Wadaey deed ki ummid meN mar kar pahoNche – DeheN ab faisla keya ho sare mahshar apna
Kuchay yaar ke dekhe haiN bahut hangame - Arsaey hashr ko ham jaante haiN ghar apna
Koyi bedard ho manzoor-e- nazar kaash ay yaas
Kuch taRdap aur dekhaaey dile muztar apna

Rubaayi:
Ho aql ki justajoo to deevana bano
Gardish ki talaash hai to paymana bano
Jalna hai to aatishe mohabbat meN jalo
khaak banna hai to khalq ka parwana bano
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Jo dil ka ghani hae wohi dar asl ghani hae
Daulat se koii yaas tavangar nahi hotaa

[life.]

very nice..........