Siraj Aurangabadi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Siraj Uddin Aurangabadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sayyid Sirajuddin 1715 |
| Died | 1763 (aged 47–48) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Urdu Persian |
| Nationality | Hyderabadi |
| Genre | Ghazal, Nazm |
| Subject | Mysticism, Sufism |
| Notable works | Kulliyat-e-Siraj, Bostan-e-Khayal |
Sayyid Sirajuddin, commonly known as Siraj Aurangabadi (1715–1763), was a Sufi mystic poet who initially wrote in Persian and later started writing in Urdu.[1][2]
The anthology of his poems, Kulliyat-e-Siraj, contains his ghazals along with his masnavi Nazm-i-Siraj. He was influenced by Persian poet Hafiz.[1]
He had also compiled and edited a selection of works of Persian poets under the title "Muntakhib Diwan". The anthology of his poems, entitled Siraj-e-Sukhan, was included in Kulliyat-e-Siraj.[1]
He stopped writing poetry at the age of 24.[2]
In his later life, Aurangabadi renounced the world and became a Sufi ascetic. He lived a life of isolation, though a number of younger poets and admirers used to gather at his place for poetic instruction and religious edification.[citation needed]
His ghazal Khabar-e-Tahayyur-e-Ishq has been sung by Abida Parveen and Ali Sethi paid a tribute to the singer by singing the same ghazal in 2020.[3]
