Hameed baba A Pashto Poet And Sufi figure

Abdul Hameed Momand Mashokhel,Hameed baba A Pashto Poet And Sufi figure

Abdul Hameed Momand is a great but anonymous Pashto poetAnyone who has researched Hameed Baba's poetry and art till date has not done anything new. Even many Pashto poets are still unfamiliar with Hameed Baba's father. Research is needed on his life.

Hameed baba

Hamid Baba is the third greatest Pashto poet. But his life situation is hidden in the pages of history and the Pashtun nation and the whole world is unaware of his life situation. Both Abal Hamid Momand (Hamid Baba) and Sufi poet Rehman Baba They belong to the same tribe, the Momand tribe. Rehman Baba belongs to Ibrahim Khel sub-branch of Mohmand tribe while Hameed Baba belongs to Mashokhel tribe.Both of them have criticized the rule of Mughal emperor Alamgir of their time. However, it is possible that we have talked to each other. Similarly, Jamal Khan and Gul Khan have had an incident in Mashokhel area on which both of them shared their views.

HameedBaba's full name was Abdul Hameed and he belonged to Mashokhel, a sub-branch of the Mohmand tribe. With reference to Hamid Baba, the famous researcher MajorHenry George Raverty writes:

The second great poet is Mullah Abdul Hameed who gained fame during the reign of Ahmad Shah. His poetry is full of love and reformist tendencies. His poetry has beautiful sentiments and tendencies which are valuable to Western writers. He is a fearless poet and he is called Saadi of Pashto. Hameed Baba is definitely a representative poet of Pashto who has beauty in his poetry. Hameed Baba is known as Mushgaf poet.  (Grammar of Afghan Language page 30)

The famous historian and researcher Siddiqullah Reshteen writes about Hamid Baba:

Hameed Baba belonged to the Mohmand tribe and he lived in the village of Mashokhel. The time of Hameed Baba's poetry and fame is (1130 H). This poem shows that he was a contemporary of Muhammad Shah King.

چې  د  ښکلو  د  درګاه  ګدائي  مومي

هايي   توبه   د  محمد  شاه   له   سلطنته

“Those who are begging at the door of his lover, what do they care about Muhammad Shah's kingdom” (History of Pashto Literature)

Well known researcher Abdul Hai Habibi writes in this regard:

Hamid Baba was basically Mashokhel who is a branch of Mohmand tribe and he was living in Sarband, he was alive in (1137 H). (Pashtun Poets Chapter 1 page 232)

Similarly, quoting Hamid Baba, Muhammad Madani writes:

Abdul Hameed Baba belonged to the Mashokhel branch of the Mohmand tribe. He was a Sufi poet. Hameed Baba's date of birth and death is not known but most of his poems mention Aurangzeb Alamgir’s Era. He has written in his book Shah Ao Gada(شاه او ګدا) which was the time of King Muhammad Shah. (History of Pashto language and literature)

In the preface of Hameed Baba's Diwan, Syed Anwar-ul-Haq writes that there is a village near Badhaber (بډه بير) in the south of Peshawar called Mashokhel (ماشوخيل) which is called the village of famous poet Hameed Baba and this famous Pashto poet is buried there. He was born at the end of the eleventh century. He also wrote the story of (the king and the poor)(شاه و ګدا) in which he wrote:

Hamza baba Biography

چي  په زړه کښې مې لړم د فکر پروت وو

سن  يو  زر  سل اووه ديرش د هجرت وو

"When I had this thought in my heart, it was one hundred and thirty-seven."

He wrote a poem like this in his book.

چي  پيرۍ  مي  ګيره  سپينه  کړه ملا غبرګه

بويه   قد   د  سروي    قد  عصا  تر  تخرګه

سپيني  ګيري  زما  عشق  کوټه  روپۍ  کړو

هيڅ  يي  نه  قبلوي ښکلي په سودا کښيي

"Old age has made the hair of my beard white and my back has also become crooked. Although I am very tall, I still have a stick in my hands which I am leaning on. The white beard has made me worthless. People do not accept"

Secondly, Aurangzeb Algir died in his time. As they write

څه به شور نه وي د هند په ميخانه کښې

چي اورنګ  څخه د حکم جام نسکور شو

"Why shouldn't there be noise in Indian pubs? From Aurangzeb, the cup of life fell"

If these historical references are carefully studied, it can be deduced that they were born in (1075-80 H) and had reached the age of (). And then, according to Major Henry George Raverty (1145 H) was more or less 70 years old.

Aurangzeb Alamgir died in the Deccan. Until then, Hamid Baba was alive.

In his poetry, Hameed Baba mentions another tragic incident which happened to Jamal Khan and Gul Khan, who were brutally killed by the people of his village and their houses were set on fire. Rehman Baba has also described it in his poetry. Hameed Baba has mentioned something like this.

هر سردار چي د خپل قام د بدو خيال کا

ائينه  دي  د  خپل  ځان حال د جمال کا

چي تر خپله حده خپي  غزوي  وړاندي

زمانه به يي  جمال  غوندي  پائمال  کا  

“When every chief and king wants evil for his people, let them learn a lesson from Jamal Khan's speech. And those who do wrong will have the same fate as Jamal Khan"

This incident is described Major Henry George Raverty follows.

Jamal Khan belonged to the Khudarzai of the Mohmand tribe. He became the chief of his tribe during the reign of Nasir Khan, the governor. In the same year he plundered the people of his tribe, just as Isa Khan intended to avenge his loss. One day there was a wedding ceremony at Jamal Khan's house and all the friends and relatives were gathered. Meanwhile Isa Khan attacked him in the dark of night and set his house on fire. There was a fierce battle. 80 members of Jamal Khan's family were killed in this battle. (Afghan poetry)Rahman baba

This has been mentioned by Hamid Baba in his poetry.

These historical references show that Hameed Baba was June at that time. That is why he has mentioned this incident in such a comprehensive manner. He has translated into Pashto a poem of a famous poet Badruddin Hilali Chughtai. ۔ Similarly, Hamid Baba has translated a poem of a Persian poet into Pashto. The name of this poet is not known but the name of his book is Shariat-ul-Islam.

Hameed Baba has mentioned in various places in his poetry that he is now old and weak.

He has also mentioned Muhammad Shah Badshah in his poetry.

Hamid Baba and virtual love

Hamid Baba was more influenced by Iranian and Persian poets. And most of the poets of Iran have addressed the male beloved instead of the female beloved in poetry. The same effect has happened on the poetry of Hamid Baba. Which is why most critics accuse Hameed Baba of virtual love and immortality? He has translated two major books of Persian poetry (Badshah and Faqir)(شاه و ګدا) and (New Color of Love)(نيرنګ عشق) into Pashto in which the above effect is very much.

Examples

يا  نر  حور  دی په خايست يا ښاپيرے دے

نه غلط شوم په دا دواړو  کښې  تيرے  دے

“He is either a maiden of heaven or a fairy child. In fact, you are even more beautiful"

که مي څوک بختور بولي نن يي درنګ دے

چي د ا هسي مي نر حور نيولی څنګ دے

"If anyone considers me lucky, it is because a handsome boy like you is with me.

It's all about love"

Imagery

Illustration is an important part of poetry, most of the poets resort to imagery to make the poem beautiful. In the language of poetry it is called imagery. Hameed Baba's poetry has the best examples of imagery. Here are some examples:

دا  زما  د  غمه شين زړه په کښې خيال د يار د شونډو

هسي رنګ زيب و زينت کا لکه مے په شنه پياله کښي

"My green heart in grief and the red lips of my beloved in that heart are like someone pouring red wine into a green cup"

چي نظر يي د ګل رُح ساقي په مخ شو

د  نرګس  له  لاس ه جام پيوت نسکور

"When his eyes fell on the flower-like face of the bartender, a cup of wine fell from Nargis' hands"

The technique and quality of Hamid Baba's ghazal

Hamid Baba is considered a teacher of Pashto ghazal. Regarding the technique and quality of ghazal, he has written poetry in Pashto keeping in view the quality and technique of Persian ghazal. In Pashto, Hameed Baba has written standard and technical ghazals after Khushal Khan Khattak.

Hameed Baba possesses a special style due to his meticulousness, delicate imagination and high level of poetic ingenuity. After Khushal Khan and Rehman Baba, Hameed Baba is the third great poet who has brought Pashto ghazal to a high standard. Hameed Baba's poetry has a high level of idea, sweetness, and correct use of words, metaphors, similes, and beautiful poetic style of Pashto.

Regarding the poetic technique and quality of Hameed Baba, Raza Hamdani has written in an article that Hameed Baba has introduced Pashto ghazal beautifully and has taken the ghazal to a very high place and has done a favor to Pashto literature. He further writes that Hamid Baba is the epitome of Pashto literature.

In Hameed Baba's poetry, matters of love and affection are described in a very dignified and serious manner. For example, these few poems

خط  په  مخ د  صنم راغے که سپوږمۍ شوه په هاله کښې

دا يي غاښ په خُله کښې زيب کا که ژاله شوه په لاله کښې

"The black hairs have formed a circle around the white face of the beloved as if a lunar eclipse had occurred. And Mehboob’s white pearly teeth are shining like a black night"

چي محبوب که په کجلو سترګي توري

د  يوي  بلا  نه  سل  پاسيږي   نوري

Beloved when he puts mascara in black eyes. So after anger comes anger.

In the time of Hameed Baba, subjects like Sufism were the standard of ghazal. But along with Sufism, he had set virtual love as the standard of art. And Hameed Baba's art of expressing the themes of virtual love in poetry has become very popular. ۔ The quality of his ghazal is very high and people enjoy his poetry as an example and enjoy it.

Romance in the poetry of Hamid Baba.

The novel is derived from Old French Romans. Which means talking to ordinary people? Another word attached to romance is romanticism.

The part of literature that tells fictional stories, strange events, shocking stories or love stories is called romance. Romance or romantic literature are fictional stories that amaze the human intellect and such stories There are many of them, such as the story of Toraban Deo and Gul Andam,(تورابان او ګل اندامه) the story of Saif al-Muluk and Badi al-Jamal Pari,(سيف الملوک او بدري جماله خاپيرۍ) Alif Laila,(الف ليلي) Laila Majnoon,(ليلي او مجنون) Shireen Farhad,(فرهاد او شيرينۍ) etc. All these stories have been copied from Persian literature in general. We consider all those love stories to be romantic tales in which love and affection are told in simple and smooth language like Jalak Khan and Mehbooba,(جلات خان او محبوبه) Sher Alam and Maimona,(شيرعالم او ميمونۍ) Adam Khan and Durkhani, (آدم خان او درخانۍ)Gul and Sanobar,(ګل او صنوبر) Musa Khan and gul makai,(موسي خان او ګل مکۍ) etc. But we think of the word romance as an adjunct to romance. Romanticism is the name of a movement that actually started in the late eighteenth century in Europe against classics. And just as romance is a word separate from romance and in Europe. It is used in a different sense so we also consider the two words separately here.

Like love stories etc. are romances or romantic tales, but as far as romanticism is concerned we recognize it as a movement which started from the poetry of Hamid Baba.

تر تور خط لاندي يي زنه هسي زيب کا

لکه    ټولي   شي   مچۍ   په   انګبين

“The white chin of the beloved, wrapped in black hair, presents a scene as if bees are perched on a hive”

After Hameed Baba, Kamgar Khattak is very popular in Pashto literature for his delicate imagination and eloquence. But the position held by Hameed Baba has not been shared by any other poet. Hameed Baba is a poet whose poetry is still popular after centuries. Reading with pleasure and enjoying it, it seems that this poetry is the poetry of today.

Hameed baba:The representative poet of his time.

Hameed Baba was a representative poet of his time. He was aware of all the circumstances. His poetry covers topics such as religion, politics, romance, and morality. He had a keen eye on the political and social conditions of his time. In his lifetime, King Aurangzeb Alamgir had died and his rule had come to an end. After Aurangzeb's death, all the wars for power in his family had an impact on the Pashtun lands. Hameed Baba was also a resident of Pashtun Land and the same effects have taken place on his life which he has mentioned in his poetry. Invasion of Nadir Shah fishaar on India and snatching of power from Muhammad Shah's hands. There were no minor incidents, and then the subedar of Kabul's deterioration of relations with the Pashtuns was not a small incident. Similarly, the incident of Jamal Khan and Gul Khan happened. Hamid Baba has written about all of them and is aware of all these incidents.

In his poetry, Hameed Baba has described the oppression of the Mughal government, and has written a whole ghazal on the subject. Similarly, Hameed Baba has described the tragic incident of Jamal Khan as follows.

"The fate of those who spread their legs beyond their chessboard is like that of Jamal Khan"

چي  تر  خپله   حده خپي غزوي وړاندي

زمانه به يي جمال خان غوندي پائمال کا

"And those who hurt others suffer themselves"

چي په زور د بل جامه اغوندي ځان ته

ناشسته بي يي د خپل زخم دسمال کا

"To this day, no one has changed the destiny of others, but people who take such care spoil their own destiny

Like Jamal Khan, who will try to set fire to other people's houses"

پردي   برخي   هيچا   نه دي خپلي کړي

د جمال په سير به اوسيزي خپل سر پري

Although the share of love and beauty is more in Hameed Baba's poetry, but at the same time there are mentions of various aspects of morality, mysticism, sanctity, courage and bravery, Pashtun traditions, mourning, accidents, national and collective issues. Hamid Baba's poetry is a combination of bitter realities of circumstances and sweet myths and stories of life side by side. It is said that every poet is a literary prophet of his time and Hamid Baba was undoubtedly the greatest literary prophet of his time.

Hamid Baba, a preacher of human ethics

In every age, a sensitive person has opposed abuse and oppression. And in one way or another, he has tried to save all human beings from evil and lead them to good. Hameed Baba is at the forefront of such good people. He has helped people and advised people through. He says in a poem.

د  دنيا   له سرايه  تله  دي له ارمانه

که پنځه کال ژوندون وي که پنځوس

"We have to finally leave this world, whether it is five years later or fifty years later"

A good man is one whose hands and feet do not hurt other human beings. And in fact he is a man of high rank whose morals are good. Hameed Baba has given this message in his poetry.

Why does a person who does not dare to bite a thorn like to cut others with a sword and a knife

Opinions of contemporary poets about Hamid Baba’s Poetry.

Hameed Baba was undoubtedly a great poet; his contemporary poets have praised Hameed Baba in this way.

په دا وخت کښې که شيدا دواړه مومند وے

ثنا  خوان  به  وو  هر  دم  ستا  د     وئيلو

کاظم خان شيدا

"O Sheida! If both believers were present at that time, both of them would be praising your word"

Kazim Khan Sheida

چري  نه  چي   باد خبر  عبدالحميد      کا

چي کامګار غزل دا ستا په مضمون اووے

کامګار خټک

"Don't let the wind blow and inform Abdul Hameed Momand that Kamgar Khattak has written a ghazal for you on the subject"

Kamgar Khattak

که هر څو شعر بلند وائي حنانه

د حميد موشګاف نه کيږي  جوا ب

حنان بارکزی

"O Hanan! No matter how high you write a ghazal, you can never write a ghazal like Hameed Momand"

Hanan Barakzai

پس له دويه موشګاف عدالحميد دے

چي يي اووے ښه نازک نکته دان شعر

پير محمد کاکړ

"Then there is Abdul Hameed Mohmand, who has written delicate and beautiful poetry"

Pir Mohammad Kakar

بيا رحمت په ماشووال عبدالحميد شه

چي جوړ کړے د کتاب دے ښه روښان

عبد العظم رانړيزے

"Abdul Hameed Mashokhel deserves credit for writing such an enlightening book"

Abdul Azam Randiza

شعر   د    فارسۍ    وينم   شيرين لکه شکره

شعر د  پښتو کړو تر فارسۍ حميد ، رحمان لذيذ

مصري خان ګګيانی

"It is true that there is sweetness in Persian poetry but Hameed and Rehman have added sweetness in Pashto poetry"

Misri Khan Gigiane

د پښتو ذبي په شعر په دا خپله زمانه کښې

پري دي نه ښود قلندره بي حميده بل حريف

قلندر مومند

"Qalandar defeated all the poets of that time, except Hamid Momand"

Qalandar Momand

Hameed Baba is the third great poet after Khushal Khan and Rehman baba who has written Diwan whose name is (Dar and Marjan). Modern poets have also commented on Hameed Baba's poetry and have critically studied his poetry. Hameed Baba has been praised and his poetry has been described as standard and high level poetry. Hameed Baba is such a high level poet of Pashto language on whom the entire Pashtun nation is proud and proud. He possesses a distinct and new style in Pashto poetry and is an evergreen poet.

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