AYAZ MAHMOOD AYAZ, WRITER | POET & COLUMNIST | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | PAKISTAN PRESS CLUB PARIS FRANCE
My name Ayaz Mahmood Ayaz, I am writer, poet and columnist, currently working and living in Paris France. I am Bureau Chief Europe at Royal News and also Anchor on Desi TV. I am also the president of Ghulam Ali Welfare Foundation.
I was born in Badshah Pur e.g village of Mandi Bahauddin. After my basic education I was shifted to Lahore for my higher education. I got my graduation degree “Bachelor of Sciences” from Civil line College Lahore and after this I completed my Masters from Punjab University. After my Masters I stay in Lahore for long time. Later I moved to Pairs and from last 16 years I am living here.
I started poetry in very early age of my life and my first book was published at the age of 16. I received awards and appreciation from many famous literary organization e.g. Musawar International, Wajdan Adab Saraae International and Many others.
Today, I am author of 7 Urdu Poetry Books, List of Books is as under:
- Pehli Khizan ki Akhri Shab
- Tark-e-Marasim,
- Tanhai Say Dar Lagta hai
- Suno Aisa Nahin Kartay
- Arzoo-e-Jaan (Natia Kalam)
- Tum Sharat-e-Zindgi Ho
- Mujha Tum Har Baitho Gay
Apart from this my poetry is being translated in French and English and I am also writing a book in Punjabi and it will also be published very soon.
Poetry that reflects intensity of emotions (Recent Article published in news on my poetry)
The most touching part of Ayaz Mahmood Ayaz’s poetry expresses the basic emotion, the desire to relive his memories – his source of inspiration for poetry:
Kabhi aisa bhi hota hai yuheen baithay bathaayay hee
Meri sounhoum mein bachpan kay zamanay jag uthtay hain
Isolation, unfamiliar environment, recollection of old friends and dear ones and a life full of warmth, make up the bulk of this poetry collection titled ‘Tum Shartay Zindgi Ho’:
Zindgi kay mailay hain
Ansuoun kay ralay hain
Lout kar chalay aao
Hum bohat akalay hai
Main Aeena houn mujay gor se kabhi dekho
Tumaray aks meray khaalo khad pe likkhay hain
Janay woh log kahaan pichlay zamaanay waalay
Sab ki ankhoun mein nayay khawab sajaanay waalay
A successful poetry doesn’t have to rhyme or have a certain pattern of lines. It should have a point that a reader unknown to the poet can respond to.
See this nazm of Ayaz:
Hamain tum se mohabbat hai
Mohabbat ka koi chehra nahen hota
Mohabbat aisa jazba hai
Keh jis mein jism
Mar bhi jaayain tu
Aankhain naheen marteen
Tu saansain chalti rehti hain
Yahee janaan hakeekat hai
Hamain Tum se mohabbat hai.
His poetry does not exaggerate, sob, hang around, escapade and make an embarrassing spectacle of it. His poetry delivers emotion softly, like snowfall. This is what Ayaz does:
Tri yaadoun ka ham ne khol rakkha hai dreecha
Hamain bhi habs mein taza hawa milnay lagi hai
His ghazals and nazms go well together. His nazms are not prose camouflaged as poetry, most often found in free verse. Even his free verse makes use of some poetic methods to differentiate it from prose:
Har ashk teray ghum mein peeyay jaatay hain kaisay, Mut pooch teray baad
jeeyay jaatay hain kaisay, Palkoun pe teray baad abhi raat wohi hai, Banjar
hain abi khawab, Har ek baat wohi hai, Ab tak bhi meray harf, Teray naam se abaad,
Gou aaj bhi hontoun pe, koi shikwa hai na faryaad, Ab tak dilo jaan par, Tri
zanjeer pari hai, Ab tak bhi kitaaboun mein, Woh tasweer pari hai
Some of his poetry feels good in the mouth. Like much of the modern poetry he does not spit out a mouthful of rocks and does not create tongue-twisters. His poetry sounds sweet in the ear and does not make listeners recoil when they hear it:
Kabhi saavan kay mousam mein
Hamari yaad aa jayay
Tu baarish se atti
Boondoun ko choo kar tum
Hamaari yaad ka
Mousam saja laina
Zara sa muskra laina
His poetry is simple but technically strong and adds to the body of human experience. There’s nothing wrong with it per-se, it’s not ho-hum but exciting:
Teri yaad ka har ek mousam
Muj mein har su hota hai
Ho jaati hain bund yeh palkain
Jab aankhoun mein tuo hota hai
He is well aware of the social, cultural and political problems his dear homeland is faced with:
Kaheen bhi hosla chora naheen hai
Ghumoun ka aik lashkar dekh kar bhi
Dua yeh hai prinday khair se houn
Sabhi tootay huay par dekh kar bhi
Ek dhooan sa phaila hai ab watan ki rahoun par
Aangnoun se khushbooyain nakhatain bhi roothi hain
His words do not loaf superfluously. No punctuation interrupts uselessly. He has the calculated array of words. Ayaz’s poems stick with the readers. His poetry leaves us with a feeling after our eyes leave the page, our ears resound after the poem ends.
AYAZ MAHMOOD AYAZ) POET & COLUMNIST)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
PAKISTAN PRESS CLUB PARIS FRANCE
GENERAL SECRETARY
BAZAM-E-EHL-E-SUKHAN PARIS FRANCE
