Melancholic Moods in the Poetry of Shah Latif

Abstract
Man leads life in different passionate phases and the most trying one of them is the melancholic one. Melancholy sometimes breaks the man and sometimes strengthens him. It has many shapes and colors. When man learns to use melancholy as his strength it helps him to attain sublimity. Melancholy is not just pain in heart but it is a source of sweet comfort. Very few men know the intricacies of melancholic mood. In this arcle I have tried to analyze the subtle portrayal of pathos in Shah Laf’s poetry. Shah’s poetry is replete with feelings of pain and pathos. It depicts myriad states of despondency. Such a melancholic state prevails in almost all the Surs (melodies) of Laf. Unlike the fact that sorrows sha&er personalies Laf gets inspiraon from it. In his case it is a startling and absolutely unusual passion. It is sorrows that guide and inspire Sasui. I believe that to see the way out in pain and witness beauty in melancholy is peculiar to Laf.

Dr. Ahsan Danish. (2017) شاہ لطیف شاعری جي درد سر جون ڪیفیتون, Kalachi, Volume 20, Issue 1.
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