Hasrat

{{short description|Popular pen name used by Urdu poets}}

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Hasrat is a popular name predominantly used in Indian subcontinent. It is also a popular pen name for Urdu poets in India and Pakistan. In Hindi and Urdu, the word Hasrat meaning "wish" or "desire".{{cite book |last1=Raker |first1=Joseph W. |last2=Shukla |first2=Rama Shankar |title=Star English-Hindi Hindi-English combined dictionary |date=2008 |publisher=Star Publications |isbn=978-81-7650-326-6 |language=English}} 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.)Sharma Vidyarnav Yug Ke Devta: Bismil Aur Ashfaq 2004 Delhi Praveen Prakashan {{ISBN|81-7783-078-3}}

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