Kulyat Bashir / کلیات بشیر
“Kulyat Bashir” is a collection of the Punjabi and Pothohari poetry of Raja Bashir Ahmed, published by the Pothohar Adabi Academy (“پوٹھوہار ادبی اکیڈمی”). The book was published under the patronage of the Chairman of the Pothohar Adabi Academy (“پوٹھوہار ادبی اکیڈمی”) Ustaad Shua’ra Fazi’l Shaik (“استاد الشعراء فاضل شائق”) in June 1993. The cover design of the book was prepared by Yunus Kamal Noshi (“یونس کمال نوشاہی”) from Kallar Syedan, while the calligraphy was done by Chaudhry Tayyab Hussain Barsalvi (“چوہدری طیب حسین برسالوی”). The book was published at the request of Raja Asghar Zaman Kiani (“راجہ اصغر زمان کیانی”).

Raja Nazir Ahmed Bashir was born in 1933 in the village of Dhoke Badhal (“گاؤں ڈھوک بدہال”). He began writing poetry in Punjabi and Pothohari at the age of 25, focusing on subjects like “Ahmad and Naat” (“احمد و نعت”), the “waqea Miraj al-Nabi ﷺ” (“واقعہ معراج النبی ﷺ”), the “شہدائے کربلا” (“Shaheedaye Karbala”), “Showni Mainwal” (“شوہنی مینوال”), and “true love” (“عشق حقیقی”). He passed away at the age of 38 due to a road accident after being under medical care for a month. During his life, he had planned to publish a book titled “Barg o Sammar” (“برگ وثمر”) (Leaves and Fruits). In his memory, his brother, Raja Nazir Ahmed Bashir, compiled his works and had them published by the academy.