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  :
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     
Life of Zay Khay Sheen: An Analysis
Muhammad Usman

M. Phil. Urdu Scholar

Department of Urdu, University of Education, Lower Mall Campus,

Lahore

Abstract
This article presents the analysis of the biography book named ''Hayat e Zay Khay

Sheen'' compiled by Aneesa Haroon Begum Sherwania and edited by Dr. Nabeel

Ahmad Nabeel. This book is considered as the basic source of information

regarding life, poetry and other works of the walled poetess of Urdu Zahida

Khatun Sherwania (Zhay Khay Sheen). The other sources of information

regarding her life and works are her books of collected poems named

''Aina-e-Haram'' and ''Firdaus-e-Takhayul'', an article written by Shan ul Haq Haqqi

named ''Zay Khay Sheen'' included in his book ''Nukta-e-Raz'' and a doctoral thesis

named ''Zay Khay Sheen: Research and Critical Analysis of Her Life and Poetry''

written by Fatima Hassan. Zay Khay Sheen was one of the leading intellectual

poetess and prose writer of the first two decades of twentieth century. The basic

features of her poetry are originality, romanticism, sentimental idealism, open and

bold self-expression. The research and editing work of Dr. Nabeel Ahmad Nabeel

is quite commendable.

Keywords:       

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           

  
             
                 

       
         
  
   
            
    
       
  
       
 
 
          
          
     
 

      

    
      
   
          
   
              

                     
  
   
     
             
       
                 

                  
               
       
  

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      

   
        
      

           
  
                       
                 
  
      
        

                


  
             
              
             
         
 
 
        
 
       
       
       
  
        
    
          
          
 
     
          
       
   
    
              
        
             
             
  
      

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
        
           
                  
                    
         
         
       
 
        
                

           
         
                    

               
          
 
          

                  

         


            
                    
        
        
  
              
            

   
            
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    

  

         
     
         
    
         
        
   
         
    
 
    
             
      
  
                  
       
 
  
       
   
     
         
       
   
           

       
    
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        

  
   
  
        
     
              
        
      
             
             
      
 
     
   
              
 
        
              
   


         
         
             
  

              
           
        
      
                    
        
           
    
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
                           
               

 
  
 
  
                    
            
 
   
         

        

     
        
                
    
          
       
   
 
       
    
    
            

         
             
     
              
    

  
       
   
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     


      
    
  
             

              

            
        
       
        
           

    
 

         
  
               

 
 
 
 Gail Minault
''Dutiful daughter though she was, Z-Kh-Sh was also a

lively intellect, interested in the life and politics of her

time, and an energetic organizer of her cousins in support

o f ed u ca t i o n f o r p o o r c h i l d r e n a n d g i r l s . ' ' ( 9 )

    

  
     
    
                 

               
   
         
 
      
       
   
     
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         

    
           
    
          
  
  
         
    

 
           
                 
               

     

           

                    
    

 
          
     
 
          
            
            
          

   



           
        
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        

              

              

       
       
           
   
   
  
      
  
        
             


   
      
     

 
          

        

 

       
     
          
                   

        
        
     
 
       
             
    

 
     
    
          
 
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         

  
               
 

   
     

           

           


   
                
      
          

          
            
      
     
        
          
                
         
    
     
      
       

               
     
         
             
           
                  
          
 
    
 
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

               
  
 
             
  
            
  
  
            
  
  
            
  
  
              
    

             
    
 
             
  
(9) Minault, Gail, Zay Khay Sheen, Aligarh's Purdah-Nashin Poet

(New York: Columbia University Press, 2009), p. 7.

 
             
    

            

  
         
    
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     


            
      
 
             
  
    
           

              
  
  
               

             
    
     
           
        
 
              
  
   