Hasrat

Hasrat is a popular name predominantly used in South Asia. It is also a popular pen name for Urdu poets in Pakistan. In Urdu, the word Hasrat meaning "wish" or "desire," , deriving from the Arabic hasra (حسرة). It is also the Persian and Hindustani pronunciation of the Islamic honorific hadra (Arabic: حضرة). Notable Urdu poets that use this pen name include: Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri 'Hasrat' (1871–1962), Hasrat Jaipuri (1922-1977) and Hasrat Mohani (1875-1951). An Indian revolutionary Ashfaqulla Khan (1900-1927) also used to write Urdu poetry with this pen name; the full name of Ashfaq was Mohammad Ashfaqulla Khan Warsi 'Hasrat'. His popular couplet "zindagi (زندگی ) baad-e-fanaa tujhko milegii 'Hasrat', Teraa jiinaa tere marne ki badault hogaa." (en: O Hasrat! thou would get real life after thy death, Thou shall live in the hearts of people after thy sacrifice.)

Hasrat is a popular name predominantly used in South Asia. It is also a popular pen name for Urdu poets in Pakistan. In Urdu, the word Hasrat meaning "wish" or "desire," , deriving from the Arabic hasra (حسرة). It is also the Persian and Hindustani pronunciation of the Islamic honorific hadra (Arabic: حضرة). Notable Urdu poets that use this pen name include: Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri 'Hasrat' (1871–1962), Hasrat Jaipuri (1922-1977) and Hasrat Mohani (1875-1951). An Indian revolutionary Ashfaqulla Khan (1900-1927) also used to write Urdu poetry with this pen name; the full name of Ashfaq was Mohammad Ashfaqulla Khan Warsi 'Hasrat'. His popular couplet "zindagi (زندگی ) baad-e-fanaa tujhko milegii 'Hasrat', Teraa jiinaa tere marne ki badault hogaa." (en: O Hasrat! thou would get real life after thy death, Thou shall live in the hearts of people after thy sacrifice.) ==References==

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