Zahid Abrol Explained
Vijay Kumar Abrol, better known by his pen name Zahid Abrol, is an Indian Urdu poet who did the first Urdu translation of the 12th century Sufi-poet Baba Farid's shlokas and shabads.[1]
Poetic career
Andha Khuda was his first collection published in 1978 followed by Ek Saf-ha Purnam in 1986. His later publication is the poetic translated version, Faridnama, exhibits the original Gurmukhi version, its Roman transcript, Urdu translation in verse in Urdu and Devnagari scripts in a well produced volume and has won accolades from experts. This way he has reproduced tributes paid to Sheikh Baba Farid's poetry in all the three languages.[2]
Publications
- Andha Khuda – Jalandhar, Deepak Publishers, 1978
- Ek Saf-ha Purnam – Hoshiarpur, Charvak Publications, 1986
- Faridnama - Poetical Translation of Shiekh Farid's Punjabi Verses in Urdu and Hindi Scripts -[Delhi, Ajanta Books International, {{ISBN|978-81-202-0587-1}}, 2003<ref>{{cite news| url = http://sthweb.bu.edu/archives/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Fariduddin_Ganjshakar| title = Fariduddin_Ganjshakar}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
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*''Darya Darya Sahil Sahil'' - Urdu Ghazals in Urdu and Hindi separately, 2014/2015
*''Khwabon Ke Ped Taley'' - Urdu Nazams in Urdu and Hindi separately, 2016
*''A Three-Step Journey'' - Poetic translations of Zahid Abrol's selected Urdu Poetry into English by Dr. Lalit Mohan Sharma, 2016
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Notes and References
- News: Not lost in translation: This bank official is well-versed in poetry. Tanvir Siddiqui. The Indian Express . India. 29 April 2004.
- News: Farid was the first to use Punjabi in poetry. Khushwant Singh. The Tribune . India. 17 January 2004.
