Daily Times

The 93rd birthday of renowned poet Ahmad Faraz was observed on Friday. He was born in Kohat on January 12, 1931, as Syed Ahmad Shah. He started writing poetry under the name Ahmad Shah Kohati but later adopted the name Ahmad Faraz with the advice of the legendary Faiz Ahmed Faiz. His first collection of poetry, “Tanha Tanha,” was published when he graduated. Faraz added many colors to the Urdu language with his poetry. Ahmed Faraz is among the greatest Urdu poets of the current era because of his elegant yet simple poetry. Ahmad Faraz was conferred numerous awards, including the Adam Jee Literary Award, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and Hilal-e-Imtiaz, by the government of Pakistan in recognition of his literary contributions to the Urdu language. Ahmad Faraz passed away on August 25, 2008, and he was buried in Islamabad.