Muhammad Junaid Akram
1929
A renowned poet and writer from Western Punjab. The famous poet and intellectual Faqir Muhammad Faqir was your maternal grandfather by relation.
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akkhiiaan ne kaii hanjhuu kaii vaar ne suTTe
asmaanaan ton utte 'te fizaa vich kii e
baaise rahimat fazal 'te hai karam
bad aimaaliaan naal range hoe kaale akkhar
bahi kalliaan kadii KHub main ronaan rabbaa
bhet ishak daa mere 'te vii ik vaar sii khullhiaa
biimaar hoiie taan vii shukar os daa kariie
chall shauk 'te ishak de safiine Tur pe
chukk vele ne muunh parne hai suTTiaa mainuun
dekhe ne asaan husan de shaahkaar 'te lakkhaan
dekhii hai baDii vaar asaan tan dii duniiaa
gal la ke os nuun mahiine saal main puchchhaan
har kone kaTahire 'te har vitthe DiTThaa
jaan apNii talii utte 'te sir neje 'te rakkh ke
kad aavegaa uh saal 'te uh din 'te mahiinaa
kiun gall koii aiven paraaii likho
lakkh laaanat e duniiaa teraa har haal KHaraab e
liiDar haan main teraa mere vaang karii jaa
maaf kariin oe rabbaa all-talalle mere
maaluum hai mainuun kihDii vitthe hain tuun
maan bolii daa tere vaanguun KHidamatgaar naa koii
maan bolii laii KHuun pasiina doven ik kar chhaDDe
main aakhaan 'te uh rahindaa nahiin pher kallaa
muD ke teriiaan yaadaan dil vich chubhiiaan baN ke nokaan
naa mann ke KHudaa nuun tuun kii kar lengaa ‘junaid’
rabb ton binaa kise butt daa pujaarii naa baN
rakkhiie je azaadii nuun dil jaan ton aziiz
sachch likhiie 'te vele daa alii ho jaave
soch dii suulii chaDhaanaa roz 'apNe aap nuun
sochaan nuun uliikaan main kalam nuun phaD ke
sohaNiaa rabbaa apNii sifat likhaa
thaan rakkhii sii firdos de vich utlii asaaDii
uh rangaan bharii merii kahaaNii kitthe
uh vasdaa hai kitthe main bataanaa chaahuNaa
vich Gaar de hoN vaalii main ik baat nuun labbhdaa