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{{Infobox writer
| name = Akhlaq Mohammed Khan Shahryar
| image =
| caption = Shahryar during Jnanpith Award 2008
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1936|6|16}}
| birth_place = [[Aonla, Uttar Pradesh|Aonla]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|02|13|1936|6|16}}
| death_place = [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Educator, poet and lyricist
| nationality = Indian
| period =
| genre = [[Ghazal]], [[Nazm]]
| subject = Love, philosophy
| movement =
| influences =
| influenced =
| signature =
| website =
| awards = [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu|Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1987)<br>[[Jnanpith Award]] (2008)
}}
'''Akhlaq Mohammad Khan''' (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), better known by his ''[[takhallus]]'' '''Shahryar'',''''' was an Indian [[academician]], and a doyen of [[Urdu poetry]] in India.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110925231836/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/05/stories/2007080561160300.htm Shahryar, Faraz recite at mushaira ] [[The Hindu]], 5 August 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/16-30Sep04-Print-Edition/163109200453.htm Renowned Urdu Poet.. ] .milligazette.com. 16–30 September 2004.</ref> As a [[Bollywood|Hindi]] film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in ''[[Gaman]]'' (1978) and '' [[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981) directed by [[Muzaffar Ali]]. He retired as the head of Urdu Department at the [[Aligarh Muslim University]], and thereafter he remained sought after name in ''[[mushaira]]s'' or poetic gatherings, and also co-edited the literary magazine ''Sher-o-Hikmat''.<ref name=toi12/>

He was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in Urdu for ''Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai'' (1987), and in 2008 he won the [[Jnanpith Award]], the highest literary award and only the fourth Urdu poet to win the award.<ref name=toi12>{{cite web | title = Umraao Jaan lyricist passes away | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Umraao-Jaan-lyricist-passes-away/articleshow/11882478.cms?referral=PM |date=14 February 2012| accessdate = 13 March 2014 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> He has been widely acknowledged as the finest exponent of modern Urdu poetry.

==Early life and education==
Shahryar was born at [[Aonla, Uttar Pradesh|Aonla]], [[Bareilly]] to a [[Muslim]] family.<ref name=toi12/> His father Abu Mohammad Khan was posted as a Police Officer, though the family hailed from village Chaundhera in [[Bulandshahr District]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-25/india/28270456_1_jnanpith-selection-board-muslim-rajput-family-akhlaq-khan-shahryar | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001028/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-25/india/28270456_1_jnanpith-selection-board-muslim-rajput-family-akhlaq-khan-shahryar | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 September 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Jnanpith for Malayalam poet Kurup, Urdu scholar Shahryar | date=25 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article793350.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Malayalam, Urdu writers claim Jnanpith awards | date=24 September 2010}}</ref> In his childhood days, Shahryar wanted to be an athlete but his father wanted him to join the police force. It is then that he ran away from home and was guided by [[Khaleel-Ur-Rehman Azmi]], the eminent Urdu critic and poet. To earn a living, he started teaching Urdu fiction at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] where he later studied and got his PhD.<ref name=Hindu>{{cite news|last=Salam|first=Ziya Us|title=Shahryar (1936–2012): The poet who gave Umrao Jaan her voice|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article2893025.ece|accessdate=19 February 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 February 2012|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> He received his early education at Bulandshahr and later studied at Aligarh Muslim University.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3950&dq=Shahryar+Urdu+poet&sig=k-81CEMZgTKyn5JDAFP9gOpBnRA Shahryar] Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 5. Page 3950.</ref>

==Career==
Shahryar started his career as a literary assistant at ''Anjuman Tarraqqi-e-Urdu''. After that he joined [[Aligarh Muslim University]] as a lecturer in Urdu. He was appointed professor in 1986 and in 1996, he retired as chairman of the Urdu Department. He co-edited the literary magazine ''Sher-o-Hikmat'' (Poetry and Philosophy).<ref>[http://www.arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=70995&d=2&m=10&y=2005 Professor Shahryar, one of India’s most critically acclaimed poets..] [[Arab News]] 1 October 2005.</ref>

===Literary career===
His first poetry collection ''Ism-e-azam'' was published in 1965, the second collection, ''Satvan dar'' (''Satva yet'' in English), appeared in 1969 and the third collection titled ''Hijr ke mausam'' was released in 1978. His most celebrated work, ''Khwab Ke dar band hain'', arrived in 1987, which also won him the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu|Sahitya Akademi Award]] in Urdu for that year. In addition, he published five collections of his poetry in [[Urdu]] script.<ref name=Urdustudies>{{cite web|title=Author info|url=http://www.urdustudies.com/auinfo/shahryar.html|work=Shahryar biography|publisher=Urdustudies.com|accessdate=19 February 2012}}</ref> In 2008, he became the fourth Urdu writer to win the [[Jnanpith Award]], after [[Firaq]], [[Ali Sardar Jafri]], and [[Qurratulain Hyder]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Poet, lyricist, Jnanpith Winner |url=http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=2331&eid=5 |publisher=Outlook |accessdate=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522014953/http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=2331&eid=5 |archivedate=22 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Jnanpith Laureates | publisher = Bharatiya Jnanpith | url = http://jnanpith.net/page/jnanpith-laureates | accessdate = 13 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120218122436/http://www.jnanpith.net/page/jnanpith-laureates | archive-date = 18 February 2012 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

===Lyricist===
Shahryar wrote lyrics for select films, from Aligarh where he was approached by filmmakers. Muzaffar Ali and Shahryar were friends from their student days, and Shahryar had shared some of the ghazals with him. Later when Ali made his directorial debut with ''[[Gaman]]'' in 1978, he used two of his ghazals ''Seene Mein Jalan Ankhon Mein Toofan Sa Kyun Hai'' and ''Ajeeb Saneha Mujhpar Guzar Gaya Yaaron'' in the film, and they are still considered classic. All his [[ghazal]]s from ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'', 'Dil Cheez Kya Hai Aap Meri Jaan Lijiye', 'Ye Ka Jagah Hai Doston', '[[In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke|In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke]]' etc. are among the finest lyrical works in Bollywood. He also wrote for [[Yash Chopra]]'s ''[[Faasle]]'' (1985), thereafter Chopra offered him three more films to write for, but he refused as he didn't want to become a "song shop".<ref name=hindu12/> Though he wrote for Muzaffar Ali's ''[[Anjuman (1986 film)|Anjuman]]'' (1986). He also left behind unfinished contributions to Ali's ''[[Zooni]]'' and ''Daaman''.

==Death==
Shahryar died on 13 February 2012 in [[Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh]], after a prolonged illness due to lung cancer.<ref name=hindu12>{{cite web
| title = Shahryar (1936–2012): The poet who gave Umrao Jaan her voice |work= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article2893025.ece|date=14 February 2012| accessdate = 13 March 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130714220655/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-14/mumbai/31058623_1_sahitya-akademy-award-urdu-literature-jnanpith-award Noted poet Shahryar passes away] ''The Times of India,'' 14 February 2012</ref>

Shahryar is survived by three children, Humayun Shahryar, Saima Shahryar and Faridoon Shahryar.

==Awards==
* [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Urdu|Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu]] for his poetry collection, ''Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai'' (1987).<ref>[http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/list_of_sahitya_akademi_award_winners.html List of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners in Urdu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130132859/http://www.indianmuslims.info/people/list_of_sahitya_akademi_award_winners.html |date=30 January 2013 }}</ref>
* The fourth Urdu writer to win the [[Jnanpith Award]] – 2008.
* Firaaq Samman
* Bahadur Shah Zafar Award.

Four thesis have been written on Shahryar's works.

==Selected bibliography==
* ''Ism-e-azam'', 1965.
* ''Satvan dar'', 1969.
* ''Hijr ke mausam'', 1978.
* ''Khwab Ke dar band Hain'', 1987.
* ''Neend ki Kirchen'' – (English: ''Shards of Shattered Sleep'') .
* ''Through the Closed Doorway: A Collection of Nazms by Shahryar'', tr. Rakhshanda Jalil. 2004, Rupa & Co., {{ISBN|81-291-0458-X}}.
* Shahryar, Akhlaq Mohmmad Khan : ''Influence of the western criticism on the Urdu criticism'', Aligarh.
* Dhund ki Roshni (English: ''The Light of Dusk''): Selected Poems of Shahryar, 2003, [[Sahitya Akademi]], {{ISBN|81-260-1615-9}}.

==Further reading==
Urdu language and literature: Critical Perspectives, New Delhi, 1991.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0787565}}
* [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article2893025.ece The poet who gave Umrao Jaan her voice]

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