Habib Jalib was a strong and indomitable voice of truth and justice.
30 years have passed since the great revolutionary poet Habib Jalib left his fans.
What the bold pen of Habib Jalib wrote about oppression, abuse, injustice and inequality became public. Habib Jalib was born on 24 March 1928 in Hoshiarpur, his real name was Habib Ahmad, after the partition of India he came to Pakistan with his family.
He raised his voice for the people even in adverse conditions and fulfilled their right to represent them. What his eyes saw and what his heart felt, he translated into poems and without caring about the consequences, he expressed the word of truth before the oppressor and dictator of every age.
While Jalib paid tribute to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in his poems, he raised his voice against oppression despite martial law during the Zia era. Whether it is a meeting of labor unions or a platform of political organization, Habib Jalib’s poems are popular. Habib Jalib’s film songs. Also very popular.
While Habib Jalib exposed Urdu literature to new dimensions with his bold poetry, he also gave romantic poetry a style in which the intensity of emotions is prominent.
Habib Jalib wrote songs for films. The song of the film Zarqa took him to the heights of fame. Five collections of Habib Jalib’s poems, “Barg Awara”, “Sarmaqtal”, “Ahad Satam”, “Zikr Bhete Khoon Ka” and “Goshe Mein Qafs” have been published.
Habib Jalib left this world on March 12, 1993, the government of Pakistan awarded him Nishan Imtiaz 16 years after his death.
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