Jalal Lakhnavi
Hakim Syed Zaamin Ali (1832[1]/1834[2] - 20 Oct 1909), better known as Jalal Lakhnavi, was an Urdu poet, writer and scholar from Rampur state. He wrote Urdu ghazals and nazms under the pen name "Jalal".
Early life
[edit]Syed Zamin Ali Jalal Lakhnavi[3] was born in 1834 in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.[4][2] He received his initially schooling of Persian and Urdu from his father at his home. Lakhnavi later went to Lucknow[5] and studied at Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula school where he learnt Arabic languages.[6]
Career
[edit]Apart from Urdu poetry and two dictionaries, Gulshan-e-Faiz & Tanqih-ul-Lughaat, Lakhnavi wrote books on Urdu proverbs, grammar poetics and history-writing.[5]
Death
[edit]Jalal Lakhnavi died on 20 Oct 1909 in Lucknow.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jalal Lakhnavi - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ a b Hasan 1954, p. 12.
- ^ Ehamada, Jamāla (1992). Urdū-Hindī-kośa (in Hindi). Rāmanārāyaṇalāla Aruṇakumāra.
- ^ a b "दर्द कम हो या ज्यादा हो मगर हो तो सही, जलाल लखनवी के शेर" [Dard kam ho ya jyaada ho magar ho to sahee, Jalal Lakhnavi ke sher]. Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ a b Mukherjee 1998, p. 143.
- ^ Hasan 1954, p. 13.
Work cited
[edit]- Mukherjee, Sujit (1998). A dictionary of Indian literature. Hyderabad: Orient Longman. p. 143. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9.
- Hasan, Mohammad (1954). Jalal Lakhnavi: Swanh Hayat, Kalam, Kalam par tanqeed ma antakhab kalam [Jalal Lakhnavi: Biography, poetry, poetry criticism with selected poems] (in Urdu). Karachi: Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu.
Further reading
[edit]- Bharat, E. T. V. (2022-03-20). "Jalal Lakhnavi: جلال لکھنوی ہماری کلاسیکی ادبی تہذیب کے نمائندے کی حیثیت رکھتے ہیں" [Jalal Lakhnavi: Jalal Lakhnavi is a representative of our classical literary civilization - Speech by Professor Ahmed Mahfouz]. ETV Bharat News (in Urdu). Retrieved 2025-03-07.
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