Jaun Elia is a prominent name of modern Urdu literature. . The uniqueness of his accent distinguishes him from his contemporary poets. His style takes you to an enchanting world of pleasure and joy. Jaun Elia shows a notable diversity of thoughts in his poetry. As a matter of fact, his poetry encompasses a variety of shades. Romance is the salient feature of his poetry. But he looks entirely different when pessimism clouds his poetry. One can feel an echo of self-pity in many of his verses when Jaun narrates his woes of life. But being a sensitive and sensible artist, he doesn’t forget his liability towards society and his surroundings. This is why some of his literary work depicts social ethos of the age.

            Skepticism is also one of the basic thoughts of his ‘Ghazals’ and ‘Nazms’.In his poetry, sometimes his skepticism becomes so aggressive and expressive that it can easily be confused with atheism. This article is an effort to trace different angels of skepticism in his poetry.