Syed Munif Ashar Maleehabadi: He is a Canada-based Urdu poet of repute. In April 29, his web book “Justuju Medina’ was released.  Munif Ashar represents the glowing contemporary face of Urdu Ghazal  Munif Ashar has truly transformed the face of contemporary Ghazal in Urdu, and has artistically dealt with musically rhymed verses covering the Romanticism and philosophies of a virtuous life. A selection of Munif Ashar’s 3 Diwans (Poetry Collections) has also been published including The “Kulliyaat” (Compendium), Talkh wa Shireen and Rakhte Zindagee at http://justuju-kulliyaateashar.blogspot.com.

His best couplets:

Muztarib aankhon ka tarz-e-guftugu achcha lagaa

Unko pehli baar khauf-e-arzoo achcha laga

Terey khyaal ki duniya sajaa rahaa hoon main

Bas ik kali se gulistan bana raha hoom main

Teri tasveer mein thodi si kamee baqee hai

Tu bata rang-e-wafaa is mein bharun yaa na bharun