Hakim Nasir
Encyclopedia
Muhammad Nasir commonly known as Hakim Nasir (d. 2007, Karachi
, Pakistan
) was a renowned Urdu poet from Pakistan.
Hakim Nasir is famous for his eternal ghazal
Jab sey tu nay mujhey deewana bana rakha hai, sung by Abida Parveen
. Born in Ajmer
, India
, Hakim Nasir along with his parents migrated to Karachi, where he inherited the famous Nizami Dawakhana on Burns Road
being a herbal doctor (Hakim).
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
) was a renowned Urdu poet from Pakistan.
Hakim Nasir is famous for his eternal ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
Jab sey tu nay mujhey deewana bana rakha hai, sung by Abida Parveen
Abida Parveen
Abida Parveen , is a Pakistani singer of Sindhi descent and one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music . She sings mainly ghazals, Urdu love songs, and her forte, Kafis, a solo genre accompanied by percussion and harmonium, using a repertoire of songs by Sufi poets...
. Born in Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Hakim Nasir along with his parents migrated to Karachi, where he inherited the famous Nizami Dawakhana on Burns Road
Burns Road
Burns Road, is a street in old downtown Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Because of different vowels in the Urdu language, it is generally referred to as "Buns Road" by locals.-Name origin:It was named after Dr...
being a herbal doctor (Hakim).