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Gurzain (Khowar Poetry)

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Original title
  
گرزین

Country
  
Pakistan

Publication date
  
2015

Originally published
  
2015

Page count
  
187

ISBN
  
9694162890

Subject
  
Khowar language

Cover artist
  
Farhad Ali

Series
  
First

Media type
  
Paper back

Author
  
Javed Hayat

Genre
  
Poetry

Publisher
  
Khowar Academy

Gurzain (Urdu and Khowar: گرزین) is a set of Khowar poetry written by a famous Khowar Poet Javed Hayat. Gurzain is a Long time struggle of Javed Hayat Kakakhel, which completes in almost 40 years of poet's linguistic struggles.

Contents

Gurzain "A Garden"

The name "Gurzain" is derived from the Khowar language, in which means "garden". The reason of this name is that the book has as much a variety of Khowar poetry as a garden is filled with a variety of fruits.

Why Gurzain?

Gurzain is the first Khowar poetry collection ever in Gilgit-Baltistan. The name of the book “Gurzain” for the author's Khowar poetry collection was selected because "Gurzain" means "garden". The many types of fruits and flowers were an analogy for the variety of poetry in the book Gurzain. It includes Hamd, Na’at, Sufiana Kalam, poems, Marsia and many of Ghazal.

Throughout his poetry, the poet pointed out the impacts of love and beauty. However he has also foreseen the danger and threats of love.

The main uniqueness of Gurzain is that it includes many poems about children and Muslim Daughters. It leads them to be aware of bad environment, which they will face anytime in their life. The author believes that the real and pure beauty needs no ornaments, it only needs a good character and ethics.

References

Gurzain (Khowar Poetry) Wikipedia