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LITERARY WORK OF POET COL MUHAMMAD KHALID KHAN – CRITICAL ANALYSIS BY: AIZAZ KHAN YOUSAFZAI SOURCE: www.mehrpoetry.com
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LITERARY WORK OF POET COL MUHAMMAD KHALID KHAN – CRITICAL ANALYSIS
BY: AIZAZ KHAN YOUSAFZAISOURCE: www.mehrpoetry.com
Colonel Muhammad Khalid Khan lives in Abbottabad. He did his FSc and BA from Government Post Graduate College Abbottabad afterwards he did his LLB, Masters in Educational Administration and Master in English Language and Literature from University of the Punjab Lahore, he also did Masters in TEFL and diploma in TEIL, he started his career as lawyer and then switched to PAKISTAN ARMY where he served for 25 year of his life . As an editor his appreciable work is in Pakistan Army Journal, Pakistan Defence Review, Army Green Book and The Rising Crescent...,His Seven books are already published as PA BE-GILL, ANAP SHANAP, FEELINGS, GULAB REHNAY DAY, CHAINS OF LIFE, RAFLIAN, KHAKE LAFAFA, DA MEENAY DASTAK and GOLDEN GLOW.
BIOGRAPHY
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Colonel Muhammad Khalid Khan is a poet of sanguine sentiments and sensibilities enriched with profound personal experience. These strongly felt and internalized emotions find a natural expression in his poetry. Although he seems drugged and drowsy with the pain of living, he remains conscious of the vibes and vicissitudes that shape the events around him. That is why the passions do not cloud his consciousness, which continues to filter through the fog of feelings like beams of light. The imagery of songs and sounds, of darkening shades and half-light mystifies and beautifies his poetry at the same time. He feels caged like a bird but there is a strong urge to break it open and fly for a war into the sky where he dreams his destiny is.
However, while in the cage of life he finds strong solace and protection in his faith and love. (Preface to Feelings - Brig Dr. Safdar Ali Shah, PMA). Khan is a follower of rich traditions of classical poetry and so looks to be impressed by poets like John Donne, John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley. He is a true lover of God, humanity and his country, which is evident from his poems. It gives me immense pleasure to see that Khan, who has been my student, has created such a wonderful piece of work. My Department and University can be rightly proud of having students like Colonel Muhammad Khalid Khan. (Preface to Chains of Life - Professor Dr. Abdul Hafeez, AIOU). Mehr knows the art of writing poetry. His poetry is full of feelings, emotions and rhythm. His work is amalgamation of grief and sorrow, yearning and desire and fantasy and delight. His poetry pertains to his beloved.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
His poetry is without any over embellishment and unnecessary decorations. He communicates his feelings beautifully. The language of his poetry is simple and fascinating which attracts audience. (Preface to Paba Gill - Iftikhar Arif Chairman PAL). Mehr is new to the world of humourous poetry. His work was being published in different magazines which I used to read. Now he has published a humourous Urdu poetry book and became an established member of society of humourous poets.(Preface to Anap Shanap - Dr Inam-ul-Haq Javed, AIOU)
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
SUBJECTS OF THE POETRY
1. ON FAITH
2. ON SOLDIERING
3. ON LOVE
4. ON DIVINE LOVE
5. ON SOCIAL ISSUES
6. ON BEAUTY
7. SELECTED POEMS
FEELINGS PREFACE
CHAINS OF LIFE
PREFACE
SELECTED POEMS
FRAGNANCE OF GOD
He is like fragrance
Spread every where
One can feel his presence
Here and there
Whether huts or palaces
Whether mountains or plains
You can see him in clouds
you can find him in rains
You call and He rushes
Helps you in a test
He forgives your faults
As a friend-the best
When actions are refined
And soul is clean
Vision becomes clear
And he can be seen
His love is supreme
His fragrance is for ever
Even if we forget Him
He forgets you never
SYMPHONY
When loneliness increases and one has to cryWhen inner dissatisfaction asks one to die
when miseries of life bring more painwhen love changes into disdain
When beloved changes her pathWhen there remains only a wrath...
When one goes through helplessnessWhen depression increases more to depress
Then in that disgust I thinkI should sail before I sink
Then my Lord becomes my saviourFrom this dirty world's behaviour
I have to go back to give Him companyThis is when heartbeat becomes symphony
KILL MEKill me with your eyes so bright
Enchant me with your fragrance so charming
Keep me in your innocent sight
Embrace me with your arms so warming
Kiss me with your lips so hot
Let me caress your cheeks like life
Keep me in your bosom's knot...
Be myself and be my wife
Be like a spring, like a cherished bloom
Be like a bride in bridal room
ChainsWe are in chains
Our life is a dreamWith lot many strains
We can't screamIn clouds and rainsIn search of a beamWhich may take in...All shadowy waysAnd make it a sinWithout any crazePuppets as we are
We can't wage a warAgainst all forces
In normal discoursesBut a day will come In life troublesome
When a beam of lightMay peep in the soul
Take us to a flightWe may win a goal
We will be freeLike a bird in the skyOur bodies will dance
Our souls will flyFor God's communionIn a chain of reunion
LIFE SO SERIOUSLife is so serious, it's not fun
Stupid takes everything as a pun
Heartbeat can be felt with one on one
For sake of sincerity one has to shun
All mock desires, all that is sham
Distance may be lessened from arm to arm
Flower is flower, thorn is thorn...
When darkness vanishes, there is dawn
Take care of your soul do not mourn
Do not give away this wealth to pawn
Hatred is stronger than love cries
With oneself it should rise
To its brim and to apprise
Whether in guise or disguise
Insanity in rise disparity in influx
The weird world in un-destined bus
All placed or displaced in this circus
Rose cannot be appreciated by the cactus
Marriage of hatred with love undone
Remains in agony in scorching sun
Love cannot be borrowed with the help of gun
Nun is to the priest and priest is to none
One has to be in one's colour and form
To be an honest show and inform
For her beauty for her charm
To be too good there is no harm