Ghulam Rasool Taus Banahali, the creator of the famous song based on Kashmiri Love: Meray Watan Teri Jannat Main Aayen Gay Ik Din, is an acknowledged and eminent name of Kashmiri poetry. His literary aspects are diverse as he has not only written literary essays but translated Kashmiri folk stories as well. The translation of Kashmiri Rishi Poetry of Nooruddin Rishi of the eighth century AH entitled Rishi Nama stands unique among his literary works. This translation showcasing simplicity of words and thoughts, fluency, and melody renders it a masterpiece thus manifesting what a literary translation should be like. The soul of the original matter of Kashmiri mystic poetry is maintained in this translation focusing instability of the world, piety, austerity, fate and Allah’s will. Taus Banahali’s contribution to Urdu literature is awesome. He introduced new words to the world of Urdu regarding mysticism, Kashmiri poetry, civilization and culture. In this article, the efforts are made to highlight this piece of art, so that the linguistic and literary contributions of Ghulam Rasool Taus Banahali in Urdu are given due credit.

Footnotes:

1.   Abdul Haq Azad, Kashmiri Zaban aur Shairi, Vol. 2, (Sri Nagar: Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture & Language, 1962), p. 165

2.   Muhammad Yousuf Bukhari, Kasht Shairi, (Lahore: Nafees Printers, 1984), p. 92

3.   Ghulam Hussain Azhar, Taus Banhali (Article) included in daily Mashriq, Rawalpindi, 4^th November, 1986.

4.   Abdul Haq Azad, Kashmiri Zaban aur Shairi, Vol. 1, p. 37

5.   Basheer Ahmed Sultan, Comments, in Literary Page, Daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Rawalpindi, 27^th March 1982

6.   Khaleeq Anjum, ed., Fan-e-Tarjuma Nigari, (New Delhi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Hind, 1996), p. 135

7.   Nur-ud-Din Rishi, Rishi Nama, trans. Taus Banhali, (Islamabad: Lok Virsa ka Qaumi Idara, 1980), p.68

8.   Ibid, p. 69

9.   Khaleeq Anjum, ed., Fan-e-Tarjuma Nigari, p. 141

10. Ejaz Rahi, ed., Urdu Zaban mein tarjuma kay Masa’il, (Islamabad: Muqtadira Qaumi Zaban, 1986), p. 40

11. Nur-ud-Din Rishi, Rishi Nama, p.53

12. Ibid, p. 51

13. Ibid, p. 117

14. Ibid, p. 119

15. Ibid, p. 118

16. Ibid

17. Ibid, p. 119

18. Ibid, p. 115

19. Prof. Muhammad Akram, Beesvin Sadi kay Rishi ka Rishi Nama, in Daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Lahore, 10^th November, 1982

20. Ahmed Shamim, Ajnabi Mausam mein Ababeel, in Daily Tameer, Rawalpindi, 27^th June 1982

21. Nur-ud-Din Rishi, Rishi Nama, p.67

22. Ibid, p. 78

23. Ibid, p. 79

24. Ibid, p. 80

25. Ibid, p. 81

26. Ibid, p. 170

27. Ibid, p. 171

28. Ibid, p. 127

29. Ibid, p. 173

30. Muhammad Yousuf Bukhari, Kashmir aur Urdu Zaban ka Taqabuli Mutala, (Lahore: Markazi Urdu Board, 1983), p. 25

31. Nur-ud-Din Rishi, Rishi Nama, p.165

32. Allama Muhammad Iqbal to Mehjoor Kashmiri, March 12, 1922, in Kulliyat-e-Makateeb-e-Iqbal, Vol. 2, ed., Syed Muzaffar Hussain Burni, (Jhelum: Book Corner, 2016), p. 337, 338

Sources:

1.   Anjum, Khaleeq, ed., Fan-e-Tarjuma Nigari, New Delhi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Hind, 1996

2.   Azad, Abdul Haq, Kashmiri Zaban aur Shairi, Vol. 1, Sri Nagar: Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture & Language, 1962

3.   ________, ________, Vol. 2, ________

4.   Bukhari, Muhammad Yousufi, Kashmir aur Urdu Zaban ka Taqabuli Mutala, Lahore: Markazi Urdu Board, 1983

5.   ________, Kasht Shairi, Lahore: Nafees Printers, 1984

6.   Iqbal, Muhammad, Allama, Allama Muhammad Iqbal to Mehjoor Kashmiri, March 12, 1922, in Kulliyat-e-Makateeb-e-Iqbal, Vol. 2, ed., Syed Muzaffar Hussain Burni, Jhelum: Book Corner, 2016

7.   Rahi, Ejazi, ed., Urdu Zaban mein tarjuma kay Masa’il, Islamabad: Muqtadira Qaumi Zaban, 1986

8.   Rishi, Nur-ud-Din, Rishi Nama, trans. Taus Banhali, Islamabad: Lok Virsa ka Qaumi Idara, 1980

Journals & Magazines:

1.   Daily Mashriq, Rawalpindin, 4^th November, 1986

2.   Daily Nawa-e-Waqt, Rawalpindi, 27^th March 1982

3.   ________, Lahore, 10^th November 1982

4.   Daily Tameer, Rawalpindi, 27^th June, 1982