ڈاکٹر سید علی اطہر شوکت کا شعری منظر نامہ : ملتان کی جدید شاعری میں جذبے، فکر اور اسلوب کا امتزاج

THE POETIC LANDSCAPE OF DR. SYED ALI ATHAR SHAUKAT: A SYNTHESIS OF EMOTION, THOUGHT AND STYLE IN MODERN MULTAN POETRY

Abstract

The literary soil of Multan has consistently produced writers who transform regional sensibility into universal poetic expression. Dr. Syed Ali Athar Shaukat represents a vital continuation of this tradition. He is physician by profession and a poet by temperament. This article presents an analytical study of his poetic universe, examining the thematic and stylistic patterns found across his four published Poerty collections: ‘‘Panchwan Mausam’’, ‘‘Jalti Rait Pr Mere Paon’’, ‘‘Lams’’, and ‘‘Uchatti Neend Ka Noha’’. In his poetry, love, separation and union, loneliness, and the philosophy of time hold central importance. But these feelings are not limited to romantic expression. They also connect with social awareness, collective deprivation, and the decline of human values. In his poems, seasons are used as psychological metaphors, while in his ghazals, traditional refrains such as “city,” “fog,” and “lamp” are given new layers of meaning. Ali Athar's poetry exemplifies a meaningful synthesis of inherited form and contemporary sensibility, securing for him a distinct and credible position within Multan's modern Urdu literary landscape.