Faiz ahmad faiz (1911-1984)

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FAIZ AHMAD FAIZ (1911-1984)

The most worthy Pakistani poet of the twentieth century after Iqbal, Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born on February 13, 1911, in Sialkot to barrister Sultan Mohammed Khan. From a comfortable Muslim middle class family, he was raised according to the teachings of Islam and memorized the Holy Quran. After that he was educated at Scotch Mission High School, Sialkot. He did his BA (Hon’s.) in Arabic (1931) and an MA (English, 1933) from Government College Lahore. In 1934, he obtained a master's degree in Arabic from Oriental College Lahore, and the following year worked as a lecturer in English for a short time in M.A.O. College, Amritsar. He published his first collection of poems, Naqsh-e-Faryadi, in 1941. From June 1942 to December 1946, he joined the Indian Army and served in the information service and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. After resigning from the army, Faiz worked as the editor of English daily The Pakistan Times.

He served as vice president of the Trade Union Congress and twice represented Pakistan at I.L.O. He was also the secretary of the Pakistan Peace Committee. In March 1951, Faiz was charged with conspiring against the government in the Rawalpindi conspiracy case, for which he spent four years in jail, including several months in solitary confinement. The charges against him were never proved. While he was in jail in 1952, his second volume of poetry, “Dast-e-Saba”, was published. After his release, he published his third book, “Zindan Nama” in 1956. He again took up journalism and was one of the founders of the Afro-Asian Writers Association in 1958. In December 1958, he was again arrested. The duration of this second imprisonment was short, and he was released in April 1959.

Faiz was awarded the International Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. He lived in England from 1962 to 1964. After his return to Pakistan, he served as principal of Haji Abdullah Haroon College in Karachi and as vice-president of the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi. Faiz published his fourth volume of poetry, “Dast-e-Tah-e-Sang”, in 1965, followed by “Sar-e-waadii-e-Sina” (1971). In 1971 he accepted the post of cultural adviser to the government of Pakistan. He was appointed as the chairman of the Pakistan National Council of Arts in 1972.

In 1976, he was awarded the Lotus Prize of the Afro-Asian Writers Association. His “Shaam-e-Shar-e-yaran” was published in 1978. Faiz lived in Beirut from 1978 until 1982, editing the quarterly Lotus, published by the Afro-Asian Writers Association. His seventh volume of poetry, “Mere Dil Mere Musafir”, was published in 1981. The collection of his poems entitled “Saarey Sukhan Hamare”, was published in London in 1982, and a different edition of his collected poems, “Nuskha Haaye Wafa”, was published in Lahore in 1984. Love and revolution are the principle themes of Faiz's writing in prose and verse. He has blended classical modes of verse with modern techniques.

Besides, Urdu poetry, Faiz also published three volumes of writings dealing with literary and cultural issues. An Urdu translation of letters written from jail to his wife, Alys Faiz, was published in 1971. He also wrote in Punjabi. His poetry has been translated into many languages including Arabic, French, Russian, Persian, Hindi, Japanese, Hungarian and English. Faiz returned to Lahore in November 1983 and died on November 20, 1984.

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sahal yun rah-e-zindagi ki hai
her kadam hum ne ashiqi hai

hum ne saja dil mein liye gulshan
jab baharon ne berukhi ki hai

zehar se dhoo liye hain hont apne
lutf-e-saqi ne jab kami ki hai

tere koche mein badshahi ki
jab se nikle gadagari ki hai

bus wohi surkhro hoa jis ne
behr-e-khoon mein shanawari ki hai

jo guzarte hte daag per sadmein
ab wohi kaifiat sabhi ki hai

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himat-e-iltija nahi baqi
zabt ka hosla nahi baqi

ik teri deid chin gayi mujh se
warna duniya mein kya nahi baqi

apni mashqe sitam se hath na kench
mein nahi yad-e-wafa nahi baqi

teri chishm-e-alam nawaz ki khair
dil mein koi gila nahi baqi

ho chuka khatam-e- ehad hijr-o-wisal
zindagi mein maza nahi baqi

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bahaar aa_ii


bahaar aa_ii to jaise ek baar
lauT aaye hai.n phir adam se
vo Khvaab saare, shabaab saare
jo tere ho.nTho.n pe mar miTe the
jo miT ke har baar phir jiiye the
nikhar gaye hai.n gulaab saare
jo terii yaado.n se mushk_buu hai.n
jo tere ushshaaq kaa lahuu hai.n

ubal pa.De hai.n azaab saare
malaal-e-ahavaal-e-dostaa.N bhii
Khumaar-e-aaGosh-e-mahavashaa.N bhii
Gubaar-e-Khaatir ke baab saare
tere hamaare
savaal saare, javaab saare
bahaar aa_ii to khul gaye hai.n
naye sire se hisaab saare

Written in April 1975
Published in 'Shaam-e-Shahr-e-YaaraaN'

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Guloon mien Rang Bharay Bad-e-Nobahar Chalay
Chalay b aao Kay Gulshan ka Karobaar chalay

Qafas Udaas hai Yaaro !! Saba Se Kuch Tou Kaho
Kahien Tou Behr-e-Khuda Aaj Zikr-e-Yaar Chalay

Jo Hum Pay Guzri So Guzri Magar Shab-e-Hijraan
Humare Ashk Teri Aqbat sanwaar chalay

Muqaam Faiz koi Raah Mien Jacha hee Nahi
Jo koy-e-Yaar Se Nikle Tou Soy-e-Daar Chalay...

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Aab Kay Yoon Dil Ko Saza Di Hum Nay

Us Ki Her Baat Bhula Di Hum Nay

Eik , Eik Phool Bohat Yaad Aaya

Shakh-E-Gul Jab Woh Jala Di Hum Nay

Aaj Tak Jis Pay Woh Shermatay Hain

Baat Woh Kab Ki Bhula Di Hum Nay

Sheher-E-Jahan Rakh Say Abad Hua

Aag Jab Dil Ki Bujha Di Hum Nay

Aaj Phir Yaad Bohat Aaya Woh

Aaj Phir Us Ko Dua Di Hum Nay

Koi To Baat Hia Us Main Faiz

Her Khushi Jis Pay Luta Di Hum Nay!!

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garmii-e-shauq-e-nazzaaraa kaa asar to dekho
gul khile jaate hai.n vo saayaa-e-dar to dekho

aise naadaa.N to na the jaa.N se guzaranevaale
naasiho, rahabar-o-raahaguzar to dekho

vo to vo hai.n tumhe.n ho jaayegii ulfat mujhase
ek nazar tum meraa mahabuub-e-nazar to dekho

vo jo ab chaak garebaa.N bhii nahii.n karate hai.n
dekhanevaalo kabhii un kaa jigar to dekho

daaman-e-dard ko gulazaar banaa rakhaa hai
aao ek din dil-e-puraKhuu.N kaa hunar to dekho

subah kii tarah jhamakataa hai shab-e-Gam kaa ufaq
"Faiz" taabi.ndagii-e-diidaa-e-tar to dekho

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kabhii-kabhii yaad meN ubharte haiN naqsh-e-maazii miTe-miTe se
vo aazmaaiish dil-o-nazar kii, vo qurbateN sii, vo faasile se

kabhii-kabhii aarzuu ke sehraa meN aa ke rukte haiN qaafile se
vo saarii baateN lagaao kii sii, vo saare unvaaN visaal ke se

nigah-e-yaar ko qaraar kaisaa, nishaat-o-Gham meN kamii kahaaN kii
vo jab milte haiN to unse har baar kii hai ulfat naye sire se

bahut giraaN hai ye aish-e-tanhaa, kahiiN sabuktar, kahiiN gavaaraa
vo dard-e-pinhaaN ke saarii duniyaa rafiiq thii jiske vaaste se

tumhiiN kaho rind-e-mustahib meN ho aaj shab kaun farq aisaa
ye aa ke baiThe haiN mai-kade meN, vo uTh ke aaye haiN mai-qade se

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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ab vahii harf-e-junooN sab kii zubaaN Thahrii hai
jo bhii chal nikalii hai vo baat kahaaN Thahrii hai

aaj tak shaiKh ke ikaraam main jo shay thii haraam
ab vahii dushman-e-deen raahat-e-jaaN Thahrii hai

hai Khabar garm ke phirataa hai gurezaaN naaseh
guftaguu aaj sar-e-kuu-e-butaaN Thahrii hai

hai vahii aariz-e-lailaa vahii shiirian kaa dahan
nigaah-e-shauq ghaDii bhar ko yahaaN Thahrii hai

bikharii ek baar to haath aa_ii kab mauj-e-shamiim
dil se nikalii hai to kab lab pe fuGaaN Thahrii hai

dast-e-sayyaad bhii aajiz hai kaf-e-gulchiin bhii
buu-e-gul Thahrii na bul-bul kii zabaaN Thahrii hai

aate aate yuN hii dam bhar ko rukii hogii bahaar
jaate jaate yuN hii pal bhar ko KhizaaN Thahrii hai

ham ne jo tarz-e-fuGaa.N kii hai qafas main ijaad
"Faiz" gulashan main vo tarz-e-bayaaN Thahrii hai

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husn marHoon-e-josh-e-baada-e-naaz
ishq minnat-kash-e-fusoon-e-niyaaz

dil ka har taar larzish-e-paiham
jaaN ka har rishta waqf-e-soz-o-gudaaz

sozish-e-dard-e-dil kise maaloom
kaun jaane kisii ke ishq ka raaz

merii KhaamoshiyoN meN larzaaN hai
mere naale ki gum-shudaa aavaaz

ho chuka ishq ab havas hi sahii
kyaa kareN farz hai adaa-e-namaaz

too hai aour ik taghaaful-e-paiham
maiN hooN aour iNtezaar-e-be-aNdaaz

Khauf-e-naakaami-e-ummiid hai ''faiz''
varnaa dil toRh de tilism-e-majaaz