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Content tagged with Ahmad Faraz Poetry
Syed Ahmad Shah (Urdu: سید احمد شاہ), better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, (Urdu: احمد فراز 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, scriptwriter and chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters. He wrote his poetry under pseudonym Faraz. During his lifetime, he criticised military rule and coup d'état in the country and was displaced by the military dictators. He was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Hilal-e-Imtiaz. On 25 August 2008, he died in Islamabad, and later Government of Pakistan conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan posthumously upon Faraz for his contribution to poetry and Urdu literature.
Doost ban ker bhi nehin sath nibhany wala
Wohi andaz hey zalim ka zamany wala
Ab usy log samajhty hen griftar mera
sakht nadim hey mujhy daam main lany wala
Subha dum choor gea nik'hat e gull ki sorat
raat ko ghuncha e dil main smitt aany wala
Kia kahen kitny marasim they humary us say
woh jo...