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Jaun Elia (Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi) was born on 14 December, 1931 in Amroha, United Provinces, British India, is a Pakistani poet (1931–2002). Discover Jaun Elia's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi
Occupation Poet
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 14 December 1931
Birthday 14 December
Birthplace Amroha, United Provinces, British India
Date of death 8 November, 2002
Died Place Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality India

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His wife is Zahida Hina (m. 1970-1992)

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1931

Syed Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi, commonly known by his pen-name Jaun Elia (, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was a Pakistani poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar.

One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconventional ways, he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences, Western literature, and Kabbala".

He was fluent in Urdu, Arabic, Sindhi, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew.

Jaun Elia was born as Syed Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi on 14 December 1931 in Amroha, British India.

He belongs to a very educated and Influential Shia Family.

His father, Shafiq Elia a Shia Muslim and a scholar of literature and astronomy well-versed in the Arabic, English, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit languages, and who corresponded with leading intellectuals like Bertrand Russell.

He was the youngest of his siblings.

Rais Amrohvi was his elder brother.

Indian film director Kamal Amrohi was his first cousin.

Another relative in Pakistan is actor Munawar Saeed, famous for his roles as a villain.

Described as a child prodigy, Although he was Shia Muslim but he was initially educated at the Syed-ul-Madaris in Amroha, a madrasa affiliated with the Darul Uloom Deoband.

1957

However, he eventually migrated to Pakistan in 1957, and decided to live in Karachi.

Poet Pirzada Qasim Said:

"Jaun was very particular about language. While his diction is rooted in the classical tradition, he touches on new subjects. He remained in quest of an ideal all his life. Unable to find the ideal eventually, he became angry and frustrated. He felt, perhaps with reason, that he had squandered his talent."

In his poems, he supported communism in Pakistan.

References to class consciousness are also seen in his poems.

He also was described as "An anarchist, a nihilist, and a poet" by dunyanews.tv.

1970

He married writer Zahida Hina in the year 1970.

1992

They got separated in the year 1992.

He began writing poetry when he was 8 but published his first collection, Shayad, when he was 60.

Being a communist, Elia opposed the partition of India.

Elia once remarked on the creation of Pakistan that "this was the mischief of boys from Aligarh".

2020

In 2020, Punjabi rapper Kay Kap's album Rough Rhymes for Tough Times featured a song entitled Bulaava which had couplets from the poem Pehnaayi Ka Makaan written and recited by Jaun Elia.

In 2020, Pakistani rock-fusion band Nishtar Park released a single Purane Aur Naye Sawal which was based on Elia's ghazal Umr Guzaregi Imtihan Mein Kya.

In 2023, Urdu rapper Talha Anjum’s album Open Letter featured a song entitled Secrets which was strongly influenced by Jaun Elia’s poem Be-dilli Kya Yuhin Din Guzar Jaenge.

Talha Anjum’s other works are also greatly inspired by Jaun Elia’s poetry.

Elia was not just a poet but was also an editor and a translator, especially of old Sufi, Mutazili and Ismaili treatises.

Above are some of his translations from Arabic and Persian.

Not only did he translate these books but also introduced several new words in the Urdu language.