Draft:Habibullah Bulbul

Habibullah Bulbul
حبیب الله بلبل
Born09 December 1927
Kabul, Afghanistan
Died10 May 1997
Abbottabad, Pakistan
NationalityAfghan, Tajik
OccupationPoet
Known forPoetry, Sufism

Habibullah Bulbul (Dari: حبیب الله بلبل) (09 December 1927 - 10 May 1997), known as Bulbul which translates as the Nightingale, was an Afghan poet.

His poetry, primarily composed in the Lyric Poetry of Persian Ghazal, often centers on themes of pain and sorrow, with a persistent thread of hope in his verses.

His last poem was discovered tucked beneath his pillow, addressed to his children.

Life and Children

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Habibullah Bulbul got married at the age of 28 and had 4 children.

Travel

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He has made official and personal trips to Pakistan, Iran, India and Saudi Arabia, and he has also visited most of the ancient provinces of Afghanistan.

Published works

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A collection of his poems was published as the Divane Bulbul (دیوان بلبل)

  • Kind Heart (پاکبازان)
  • Badakhshan (بدخشان)
  • Forty Thieves (چهل دزد)
  • Princess in a Beggar's Hut (دخت شاه در کلبه گدا)
  • Akbar's Love (عشق اکبر)
  • School of Love (مدرسه عشق)
  • The Friendship (نمک دوستی)
  • The Hunter in Love's Trap (صیاد در دام عشق)

Sources

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  • Biography: Life and Work of Habibullah Bulbul[1]
  • Divan Bulbul: Compiled by Najibullah Hunarwar and Faheem Hunarwar
  • Bazme Bedil: Bedil Poetry by Faheem Hunarwar[2] [3] [4]

References

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  1. ^ Biogrpahy. "Sabz Manish Persian Poetry". Sabzmanish International Poetry Foundation.Com.
  2. ^ Hunarwar, Faheem. "Bazme Bedil". Shaeristan.Com. pp. 49, 498–500.
  3. ^ Hunarwar, Faheem. "Bazme Bedil" (PDF). Hunarwar.Com. pp. 49, 498–500.
  4. ^ Hunarwar, Faheem. "Bazme Bedil". AfghanPedia.Com. pp. 49, 498–500.
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