Today is the death anniversary of Ahmad Faraz the great name in Urdu literature. Literature is considered to be the reflection of life and Ahmad Faraz has reflected the Pakistani life through his word.
The literary legend was born in 1931. His original name was Syed Ahmad Shah but was well known from his pen name Ahmad Faraz. He was a Pakistani Urdu poet, scriptwriter and also served as the chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters. The worthy figure received Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Hilal-e-Imitiaz in his life. After his death Government of Pakistan has awarded him Hilal-e-Pakistan for his lifetime contribution to poetry and Urdu literature.
Faraz received education from Edward College Peshawar and the University of Peshawar. He was influenced by poets Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Ali Sardar and began his writing from college life. And his first collection was Tanha Tanha ghazal. The general themes of his poetry were love and beauty. He was a poet of high demand in social gatherings for Mushaira. He was considered to be the better half of Iqbal and Faiz Ahmad Faiz. His ghazals have been sung by famous singers like Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, and Runa Laila.
He left this world on the 25th of August 2008. We pay tribute to the literary figure and thank him for his amazing pieces of poetry.
“Agr Tumhari Ana He Ka Hay Sawal Tou Phr
Chalo Mai Hath Barha Deta Hu Dosti Ka Liya”
