"Jogi" is the title of a classic poem written in the Urdu language by Chaudhary Khushi Muhammad Nazir. The poem is in two parts; the first part was written in 1903 and the concluding part was written in 1934.
In the first part of the poem, the poet describes a meeting between the protagonist and a jogi, or a recluse, in the mountains of Kashmir. The poet tries to convince the jogi to come back to the city and take part in life. The jogi points out the negative things in life in society - greed, materialism, selfish struggles - and argues that his lifestyle is superior. In the second part the poet seeks out the jogi again and describes to him the devisive communal strife in India.
The description of natural beauty in the poem is superb. Several generations of Urdu speakers in India and Pakistan have grown up with the poem.
The poem is available in the following formats: