Jigar Moradabadi
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Ali Sikandar Jigar Moradabadi (1890–1960) (Urdu: جگر مراد آبادی), born "Ali Sikandar", was a poet who hailed from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, and is famous for his Urdu ghazals. He took on the takhallus (nom de plume) of Jigar.
He belonged to the classical school of ghazal writing and was a mentor of Majrooh Sultanpuri, a famous lyricist of Indian Film Industry who penned many popular songs in Hindi/Urdu.
Jigar remained a keen drinker all his life and was famous for his forgetfulness and absent-mindedness. His ghazals remain very popular with lovers of Urdu poetry. Many remark that the era of classical Urdu poetry ended with Jigar.
One of his most memorable couplets is:
| “ | yeh ishq nahin aasaan bas itna samaj lijiye,
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Translation: Love is like an ocean of fire and the lover must drown to cross through it.
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- Weaving ghazals on love, by Ashraf Faruqi
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