Grave of Ustad Khileel Aatish Kasur ,Punjab ,Pakistan

 A Tribute to Great Legendary Punjabi Poet of Kasur

سِکے چاندی دے کھڑکدے رہے آتش

میری  اَنکھ  نے اوہناں تے تھُک  دتّا

(خلیل آتش) 

These are photographs Urdu headstone and grave of great legend Punjabi Poet Ustad Khileel Aatish located inside the cemetery attached with the tomb of Great Punjabi Sufi poet Baba Bulhay Shah Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. After Baba Bulhay Shah, Ustad Khileel Aatish was second prominent Punjabi poet of Kasur District. Khileel Aatish was born on 14th August 1938 in the house of Imam Din and Sobaan Bibi. His spiritual teacher was Zahoor Idin Sodiwal from Lahore. Ustad Khileel Aatish passed his matriculation from Government Islamia High school Kasur. He also obtained the degrees of Persian Fazil and Punjabi Fazil. He started his job in Municipal Committee Kasur but soon left the job and started his new job at House Building Finance Corporation Abbottabad. But again join the job at Municipal Committee Kasur. Ustad Khileel Aatish had no off spring. He adopted a girl child named Sabiha Kausar from his relatives.

Ustad Khileel Aatish was a born poet. He started writing poetry in Urdu but soon donated himself for Punjabi literature soon. He used 'Qufas' as literary surname in Urdu poetry and 'Aatish' in Punjabi poetry. He was famous as 'Malang Bulhay Shah'. The name of his Punjabi poetry book is 'Bhanbhar' that first published in 1976 and second edition published in 1995 by Khadham Publications Kasur. Ustad Khileel Aatish was the founder of a Punjabi Literary Organisation named 'Majlas Bulhay Shah Kasur'. Ustad Khileel Aatish is the translator of Dr. Allama Iqbal's Poetry. He translated 'Israr e Khudi' and 'Israr e Ramooz'. He also wrote a Punjabi book named 'Muhandray' that is not published yet. Ustad Khileel Aatish died of cancer and buried near the tomb of Baba Bulhay Shah Kasur.

Rafaqat Hussain Mumtaz, Master Nasrullah Sabar, Ahsan Ahmad Ahsan, Azmat Ullah Khan Azmat, Prof. Dr. Ibad Nabeel Shad and Late Baqar Raza are the literary students of Ustad Khileel Aatish.

In sweet memory of Ustad Khileel Aatish, A three month journal named ' Tamahi Ankh' had been publishing from 1992 to January 1994 from Kangan Pur under the editorship of Dr. Ibad Nabeel Shad. 

It is written on headstone of the grave of Ustad Khileel Aatish in Urdu:

' ایہناں قبراں دے وچ آتش میں وی گور بنائی

اپنے اتے سوہنیا سجناں! جیندیاں مٹی پائی

ملک خلیل آتش

(ملنگ بلھے شاہ)

بانی مجلس بلھے شاہ و مترجم اقبال

ولد حکیم امام الدین

تاریخ وفات 13 ربیع الثانی 1408 ھ بمطابق 5 دسمبر 1987ء بروز ہفتہ۔

ہر اک سدھر ہنجو بن کے مٹی دے وچ رلدی پئی اے۔

بن کے نِیر حیاتی آتش اکھاں وچوں ڈہلدی پئی اے۔'

Courtesy By Ahmed Shahzad Kasur

Sources:

1- Writing on Headstone of the grave of Ustad Khileel Aatish

2- Punjabi Adb Di Kahani, Abdul Ghafoor Qureshi, Lahore, Pakistan Punjabi Adbi Board Lahore, 1987.

3- Adbi Tareek Zila Kasur, Dr. Muhammad Riaz Anjum, Lahore, Khazina ilam o Adb Al Karim Market Urdu Bazar Lahore, August 2002

4- Interview with Prof. Dr. Ibad Nabeel Shad, 5th January 2021@ 12:05 P. M.