Aks E Khushboo Hon Bikhrny Se Na Rokay Koi
Aur Bikhr Jaon To Muj Ko Na Samete Koi
Kanp Uthti Ho'n Main Ye Soch K Tanhai Men
Mery Chehry Sy Tera Nam Na Parr Ly Koi
Parveen Shakir (Urdu: پروین شاکر) (24 November 1952 – 26 December 1994) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.
Parveen started writing at an early age and published her first volume of poetry, Khushbu [Fragrance], to great acclaim, in 1976. She subsequently published other volumes of poetry – all well-received – Sad-barg [Marsh Marigold] in 1980, Khud Kalami [Soliloquy] and Inkar [Denial] in 1990, Kaf e Aina [The Mirror's Edge] besides a collection of her newspaper columns, titled Gosha-e-Chashm [The Sight Corner], and was awarded one of Pakistan's highest honours, the Pride of Performance for her outstanding contribution to literature. The poetry books are collected in the volume Mah e Tamam [Full Moon] with the exception of Kaf e Aina.
Parveen died in 1994 in a car accident while on her way to work.
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