Shifa Gwaliori

Shifa Gwaliori born in year1912 and died in year 1968, he was a Urdu poet. He has written ghazals and nazms .

Shifa Gwaliori was born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. He was a disciple of the Urdu poet Seemab Akbarabadi. He has published three poetry collections. Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy has instituted the annual Shifa Gwaliori Award as a literary award, first awarded in 2010.

He was contemporary of Dagh, Ameeer Meenai, Riaz Khairabadi. Collections of poetry: Ayaat-e-Shifa, Nabz-e-Hayaat, Zakh-e-Gul. He had a lot of shagird (disciples) all over Madhya Pradesh several of them used Shifai with their takhallus  . However, had no connection with famous poet Qateel Shifai.

Best couplets:

Zulmaton mein raha zoo-paash tasawwur unka
ham shab-e-hijr kai baar sahar se guzre
Chheen lete hain hain nigaahen dekhne walon ki woh
dekh kar unko bhala phir kisko dekha jaae hai

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