Faiz Ahmad Faiz

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{{Short description|Pakistani Urdu poet and author}}
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| name = Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz''
| honorific_suffix = [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI]] [[Lenin Peace Prize|LPP]] [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]]
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|فیض احمد فیض}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1914|02|13}}
| birth_place = [[Narowal]], [[Sialkot District]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] {{small| (Now, [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1984|11|20|1911|02|13}}
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
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| occupation = Poet, Journalist and Army officer
| language = [[Urdu]] [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| nationality = [[British India]]n {{small|(1911–1947)}} [[Pakistani]] {{small|(1947 - 1984)}}
| education = [[Arabic literature]] [[B.A. (Hons)|B.A.]], [[Master of Arts|MA]] [[English literature]] Master of Arts
| alma_mater = *[[Murray College, Sialkot|Sialkot Murray College]] 
*[[Government College University, Lahore|Government College University]] 
*[[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]]
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| genre = ''[[Ghazal]]'', ''[[Nazm]]''
| subject = Revolution, justice, love, respect
| movement = [[Progressive Writers' Movement]] [[Communist Party of Pakistan]]
| notableworks = ''[[Subh-e-Azadi]]'' ''Naqsh-e-Faryadi'' ''Dast-e-Sabah'' ''Zindan-nama''
| spouse = [[Alys Faiz]]
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| children = [[Salima Hashmi|Salima]] (b. 1942) [[Muneeza Hashmi|Muneeza]] (b. 1946)
| relatives = [[Shoaib Hashmi]] (Son in Law)
| awards = [[Nigar Awards]] (1953) [[Lenin Peace Prize]] (1962)<ref name=aaj/> [[Human Rights Commission of Pakistan|HRC Peace Prize]] [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]] (1990)<ref name=aaj/> [[Avicenna Prize]] (2006)
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'''Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz''''' {{post-nominals|list=[[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]] [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI]]}} (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; [[Urdu]], [[Punjabi Language|Punjabi]]:
فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Outside literature, he has been described as "a man of wide experience" having been a teacher, an army officer, a journalist, a trade unionist and a broadcaster.<ref>Sisir Kumar Das, ''History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy'', Sahitya Akademi, 2005, p. 476</ref>

Born in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]], Faiz studied at [[Government College University (Lahore)|Government College]] and [[Oriental College]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faiz |first=Faiz Ahmed |date=3 January 2007 |title=Faiz Ahmed Faiz |url=https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/faiz-ahmed-faiz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902230234/https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/faiz-ahmed-faiz |archive-date=2 September 2017 |access-date=8 December 2017 |website=Faiz Ahmed Faiz |language=en}}</ref> and went on to serve in the [[British Indian Army]]. After partition, Faiz joined the liberal english-daily ''Pakistan Times as'' editor. He was also leading member of the [[Communist Party of Pakistan|Communist Party]] before his arrest and imprisonment in 1951 for his alleged part in a [[Rawalpindi conspiracy|conspiracy]] to overthrow the [[Liaquat Ali Khan|Liaquat administration]] and replace it with a left-wing, pro-Soviet government.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Dryland |first=Estelle |date=1992 |title=Faiz Ahmed Faiz and the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case |journal=Journal of South Asian Literature |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=175–185 |jstor=40874124}}</ref>

Faiz was released after four years in prison and spent his time in [[Moscow]] and [[London]], becoming a notable member of the [[Progressive Writers' Movement]]. After the [[1968 movement in Pakistan|downfall of Ayub Khan's government]], and the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|separation of Bangladesh]], he worked as an aide to [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], but exiled himself to [[Beirut]] after Bhutto's execution at the hands of [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia ul-Haq]].<ref name=":0" />

Faiz was an avowed [[Marxist]], and he received the [[Lenin Peace Prize]] from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1962, along with a nomination for the Nobel Prize in literature. His work remains influential in Pakistan. He was posthumously honoured when the [[Pakistan Government]] conferred upon him the nation's highest civil award, the ''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]'', in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/606752|title=Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Life and poetry|date=17 February 2011|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|access-date=8 December 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208072244/https://www.dawn.com/news/606752|archive-date=8 December 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==

===Early life===

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born into a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] family<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/605627/his-family|title=His family|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=11 February 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007093906/http://www.dawn.com/news/605627/his-family|archive-date=7 October 2015}}</ref> on 13 February 1911, in Kala Qader (present-day Faiz Nagar), District Narowal, Punjab, [[British India]].<ref name="New Delhi India"/><ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz">{{cite web|title=Faiz Ahmad Faiz|url=http://www.faiz.com/|publisher=Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz|access-date=6 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403214655/http://www.faiz.com/|archive-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> Faiz hailed from an academic family that was well known in literary circles. His home was often the scene of a gathering of local poets and writers who met to promote the literacy movement in his native province.<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> His father Sultan Muhammad Khan was a barrister<ref name="New Delhi India">{{cite book|last=Rahman|first=Sarvat|title=100 Poems by Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984)|year=2002|publisher=Abhinv Publications, India|location=New Delhi India|isbn=81-7017-399-X|page=327|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=taSGbCRIW5cC&q=faiz%20ahmed%20faiz}}</ref> who worked for the [[British Government]], and an [[Autodidacticism|autodidact]] who wrote and published the biography of [[Abdur Rahman Khan|Amir Abdur Rahman]], an [[List of leaders of Afghanistan|Emir]] of [[Emirate of Afghanistan|Imperial Afghanistan]].<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/>

===Education===
<ref name="New Delhi India"/> Following the Muslim South Asian tradition, his family directed him to study Islamic studies at the local Mosque to be oriented to the basics of religious studies by Maulana Hafiz [[Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti]], an [[Ahl-i Hadith]] scholar.<ref>Andreas Rieck, ''The Shias of Pakistan: An Assertive and Beleaguered Minority'', Oxford University Press, 2016, p. 57</ref> According to Muslim tradition, he learned [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu language]] and the [[Quran]].<ref name="New Delhi India"/><ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> Faiz was also a [[Pakistani nationalism|Pakistan nationalist]], and often said, "Purify your hearts, so you can save the country...".<ref name="New Delhi India"/> His father later took him out of Islamic school because Faiz, who went to a Madrassa for a few days found that the impoverished children there, were not comfortable having him around and ridiculed him, as much as he tried to make them feel at ease. Faiz came to the Madrassa in neat clothes, in a horse-drawn carriage, while the students of the school were from a very poor backgrounds and used to sit on the floor on straw mats<ref>Faiznama</ref> In 'Faiznama', his close friend Dr. Ayub Mirza recalls that Faiz came home and told his father he was not going to attend the Madrassa anymore. His father then admitted him to the Scotch Mission School, which was managed and run by a local British family. After matriculation, he joined the [[Murray College|Murray College at Sialkot]] for intermediate study.<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> In 1926, Faiz enrolled in [[Academic department|Department]] of Languages and Fine Arts of the [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College]], Lahore. While there, he was greatly influenced by Shams-ul-Ulema, Professor [[Syed Mir Hassan|Mir Hassan]] who taught [Arabic] and Professor Pitras Bukhari .<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> Professor Hasan had also taught the renowned philosopher, poet, and politician of South Asia, Dr. [[Muhammad Iqbal]]. In 1926, Faiz attained his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] with [[B.A. (Hons)|Honors]] in [[Arabic language]], under the supervision of Professor Mir Hassan. In 1930, Faiz joined the post-graduate program of the GC, obtaining [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[English literature]] in 1932. The same year, Faiz passed his post-graduate exam in the 1st Division from [[Punjab University, Lahore|Punjab University]]'s [[Oriental College, Lahore|Oriental College]], where he obtained a master's degree in Arabic in 1932.<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> It was during his college years that he met [[M. N. Roy]] and [[Muzaffar Ahmed (politician)|Muzaffar Ahmed]] who influenced him to become a member of the [[Communist Party of India|Communist Party]].<ref name="New Delhi India"/>

===Marriage===
In 1941, Faiz became affectionate with [[Alys Faiz]], a British national and a member of [[Communist Party of Britain|Communist Party of the United Kingdom]], who was a student at the [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College University]] where Faiz taught poetry.<ref name="The Guardian, 2005">{{cite news|last=Arif Azad|title=Obituary: Alys Faiz|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/mar/25/pressandpublishing.guardianobituaries|access-date=7 March 2012|newspaper=The Guardian, 2005|date=25 March 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517230639/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/mar/25/pressandpublishing.guardianobituaries|archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> The marriage ceremony took place in [[Srinagar]] while [[Marriage in Islam|nikah]] ceremony was performed in [[Pari Mahal]]. He and his spouse stayed in the building what is now called [[Government College for Women, M.A. Road Srinagar|Government College for Women, M.A. Road]]. Faiz’s host, M D Taseer, who was posted as a college principal at that time, was later married to Alys's sister Christobel. Faiz's nikkah ceremony was attended by [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]], [[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]], and [[Sheikh Abdullah]] along with others.<ref name="Hussain 2018">{{cite web | last=Hussain | first=Masood | title=Famous Faiz Poem Bol Ki Lab Azad Hein Teray Was For Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | website=Kashmir Life | date=28 November 2018 | url=https://kashmirlife.net/famous-faiz-poem-bol-ki-lab-azad-hein-teray-was-for-sheikh-abdullah-193424/ | access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> While Alys opted for [[Pakistani citizenship|Pakistan citizenship]], she was a vital member of [[Communist Party of Pakistan]], played a significant role in [[Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case]] when she brought together the communist mass. Together, the couple gave birth to two daughters [[Salima Hashmi|Salima]] and [[Muneeza Hashmi]].<ref name="The Guardian, 2005"/>

==Career==

===Academia and literacy===

In 1935 Faiz joined the faculty of [[Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College]] at [[Amritsar]], serving as a lecturer in English and [[British literature]].<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/><ref name="Sterling Publishing Pvt. Ltd.">{{cite book|last=Kanda|first=K.C.|title=Masterpieces of patriotic Urdu poetry: text, translation, and transliteration|orig-year=2005|year=2009|publisher=Sterling Publishing Pvt. Ltd.|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=978-81-207-2893-6|pages=341–355pp (total 434 pp)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v6eA4vjTOXsC&q=faiz%20ahmed%20faiz%20army&pg=PA341}}</ref> Later in 1937, Faiz moved to [[Lahore]] to reunite with his family after accepting the professorship at the [[Hailey College of Commerce]], initially teaching introductory courses on economics and commerce.<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> In 1936, Faiz joined a literary movement, (PWM) and was appointed its first secretary by his fellow Marxist [[Sajjad Zaheer]].<ref name="New Delhi India"/> In [[East Pakistan|East]] and [[West Pakistan|West-Pakistan]], the movement gained considerable support in civil society.<ref name="New Delhi India"/> In 1938, he became editor-in-chief of the monthly Urdu magazine "''Adab-e-Latif'' (lit. Belles Letters) until 1946.<ref name="New Delhi India"/> In 1941, Faiz published his first literary book "''Naqsh-e-Faryadi''" (lit. Imprints) and joined the [[Pakistan Arts Council]] (PAC) in 1947.<ref name="New Delhi India"/>

Faiz was a good friend of Soviet poet [[Yevgeny Yevtushenko]] who once said "In Faiz's autobiography... is his poetry, the rest is just a footnote".<ref name="Xlibris Corporation">{{cite book|last=Rizwan (PhD; Biological sciences)|first=Riz|title=In English: Faiz Ahmad Faiz; A renowned Urdu poet|year=2008|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|location=Chicago, Illinois|isbn=978-1-4363-7313-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TAzp1Vy7t0C&pg=PA41}}</ref> During his lifetime, Faiz published eight books and received accolades for his works.<ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/> Faiz was a [[humanism|humanist]], a lyrical poet, whose popularity reached neighbouring India and Soviet Union.<ref name="Wellwish Publishing ltd.">{{cite book|last=Datta|first=Amresh|title=The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature|year=1995|publisher=Wellwish Publishing ltd.|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=81-260-1194-7|pages=1258–1259|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&q=faiz%20ahmed%20faiz%20communist&pg=PA1258}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}} Indian biographer Amaresh Datta, compared Faiz as "equal esteem in both East and West".<ref name="Wellwish Publishing ltd."/> Throughout his life, his revolutionary poetry addressed the tyranny of military dictatorships, tyranny, and oppressions, Faiz himself never compromised on his principles despite being threatened by the [[List of political parties in Pakistan|right-wing]] parties in Pakistan.<ref name="Wellwish Publishing ltd."/> Faiz's writings are comparatively new verse form in Urdu poetry based on Western models.<ref name="Wellwish Publishing ltd."/> Faiz was influenced by the works of [[Allama Iqbal]] and [[Mirza Ghalib]], assimilating the modern Urdu with the classical.<ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/> Faiz used more and more demands for the development of socialism in the country, finding socialism the only solution of country's problems.<ref name="Wellwish Publishing ltd."/> During his life, Faiz was concerned with more broader socialists ideas, using Urdu poetry for the cause and expansion of socialism in the country.<ref name="Wellwish Publishing ltd."/> The Urdu poetry and ''Ghazals'' influenced Faiz to continue his political themes as non-violent and peaceful, opposing the [[:Category:Far-left politics in Pakistan|far right politics in Pakistan]].<ref name="Wellwish Publishing ltd."/>

===Military service===
On 11 May 1942, Faiz was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] in the [[British Indian Army]] as a second lieutenant in the 18th Royal [[Garhwal Rifles]].<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/><ref name="Indian_Army_List_43">{{cite book|pages=610|title=The Half-Yearly Indian Army List (October 1943, Part I)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1943}}</ref><ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/><ref name="Sterling Publishing Pvt. Ltd."/> Initially assigned as a public relations officer in the General Staff Branch,<ref name="Indian_Army_List_43"/> Faiz received rapid promotions in succession to acting captain on 18 July 1942, war-substantive lieutenant and temporary captain on 1 November 1942, acting major on 19 November 1943 and to temporary major and war-substantive captain on 19 February 1944.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45">{{cite book|pages=610|title=The Half-Yearly Indian Army List (April 1945, Part I)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}</ref> On 30 December 1944, he received a desk assignment as an assistant director of public relations on the staff of the [[Northern Command (India)|North-Western Army]], with the local rank of lieutenant-colonel.<ref>{{cite book|pages=31|title=The Half-Yearly Indian Army List (April 1945, Part I)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}</ref><ref name="Sterling Publishing Pvt. Ltd."/> For his service, he was appointed a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]], Military Division (MBE) in the 1945 New Year Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=36866 |supp=y|page=14|date=29 December 1944}}</ref> Faiz served with a unit led by [[Akbar Khan (Pakistani general)|Akbar Khan]], a left-wing officer and future Pakistan Army general. He remained in the army for a short period after the war, receiving promotion to acting lieutenant-colonel in 1945 and to war-substantive major and temporary lieutenant-colonel on 19 February 1946.<ref>{{cite book|pages=610|title=The Indian Army List (Special Edition, August 1947)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1947}}</ref> In 1947, Faiz opted for the newly established [[Dominion of Pakistan|State of Pakistan]]. However, after witnessing the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|1947 Kashmir war]] with [[India]], Faiz decided to leave the army and submitted his resignation in 1947.<ref name="Sterling Publishing Pvt. Ltd."/>

===Internationalism and communism===
{{Main|Communism in Pakistan}}
Faiz believed in [[Internationalism (politics)|Internationalism]] and emphasised the philosophy on [[Global village (term)|Global village]].<ref name="New Delhi India"/> In 1947, he became editor of the ''[[Pakistan Times]]'' and in 1948, Faiz became vice-president of the [[All Pakistan Trade Union Federation|Pakistan Trade Union Federation]] (PTUF).<ref name="New Delhi India"/> In 1950, Faiz joined the delegation of Prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan, initially leading a business delegation in the United States, attending the meeting at the [[International Labour Organization]] (ILO) at San Francisco.<ref name="New Delhi India"/> During 1948–50, Faiz led the PTUF's delegation in [[Geneva]], and became an active member of [[World Peace Council]] (WPC).<ref name="New Delhi India"/>

Faiz was a well-known communist in the country and had been long associated with the [[Communist Party of Pakistan]], which he founded in 1947 along with Marxist Sajjad Zaheer and [[Jalaludin Abdur Rahim]].<ref name="Kalpaz Publications"/> Faiz had his first exposure to socialism and communism before the [[Independence of Pakistan|independence]] of [[State of Pakistan]] which he thought was consistent with his progressive thinking.<ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/> Faiz had long associated ties with the Soviet Union, a friendship with atheist country that later honoured him with high award. Even after his death, the Russian government honoured him by calling him "our poet" to many Russians.<ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/> However his popularity was waned in [[Bangladesh]] [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971|after 1971]] when [[Dhaka]] did not win much support for him.<ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/> Faiz and other pro-communists had no political role in the country, despite their academic brilliance.<ref name="Kalpaz Publications">{{cite book|last=Bhargva|first=G.S.|title=Star crossed India: let down by leadership|year=2005|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|location=New Delhi India|isbn=81-7835-422-5|pages=153; 193|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhN7ijLBJEMC&q=faiz%20ahmed%20faiz%20communist&pg=PA193}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}

Although Faiz was a not a hardcore or far-left communist, he spent most of the 1950s and 1960s promoting the cause of communism in Pakistan.<ref name="Kalpaz Publications"/> During the time when Faiz was editor of the ''Pakistan Times'', one of the leading newspapers of the 1950s, he lent editorial support to the party. He was also involved in the circle lending support to military personnel (e.g. [[Major General Akbar Khan]]). His involvement with the party and Major General Akbar Khan's coup plan led to his imprisonment later.

Later in his life, while giving an interview with the [[List of newspapers in Pakistan|local newspaper]], Faiz was asked by the interviewer as if he was a communist. He replied with characteristic nonchalance: "No. I am not, a communist is a person who is a card carrying member of the Communist party ever made. The party is banned in our country. So how can I be a communist?...".<ref name="Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust.">{{cite web|last=NPT |title=Faiz Ahmad Faiz |url=http://nazariapak.info/famous-Pakistanis/poets.html#faiz |work=2010 |publisher=Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust. |access-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421134407/http://nazariapak.info/famous-pakistanis/poets.html |archive-date=21 April 2012 }}</ref>

===Rawalpindi plot and exile===
{{Main|Rawalpindi conspiracy}}

The [[Liaquat Ali Khan]]'s government failure to capture [[Indian occupied Kashmir|Indian-administered Kashmir]] had frustrated the military leaders of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] in 1948, including Jinnah. A writer had argued that Jinnah had serious doubt of Ali Khan's ability to ensure the integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan.<ref name="M.E. Sharpe publishing Co.">{{cite book|last=Wirsing|first=Robert|title=Kashmir in the shadow of war: regional rivalries in a nuclear age|year=2005|publisher=M.E. Sharpe publishing Co.|location=United States.|isbn=978-0-7656-1089-8|pages=173–75}}</ref> After returning from the United States, Ali Khan imposed restrictions on [[Pakistan Communist Party|Communist party]] as well as [[Pakistan Socialist Party]]. Although the [[East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist)|East Pakistan Communist Party]] had ultimate success in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]] after staging the [[Bengali Language Movement|mass protest]] to recognise [[Bengali language]] as national language.

After Jinnah founded it, the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] was struggling to survive in [[West Pakistan|West-Pakistan]]. Therefore, Prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan imposed extreme restrictions and applied tremendous pressure on the communist party that ensured it was not properly allowed to function openly as a political party. The conspiracy had been planned by left-wing military officer and [[Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of General Staff]] [[Major-General]] [[Akbar Khan (Pakistani general)|Akbar Khan]]. On 23 February 1951, a secret meeting was held at General Akbar's home, attended by other communist officers and communist party members, including Marxist Sajjad Zaheer and communist Faiz.<ref name="The Dawn Newspapers, 2011">{{cite news|last=Zafar Ullah Poshni|title=My Jail Mate|url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/15/my-jail-mate.html|access-date=3 June 2016|newspaper=The Dawn Newspapers, 2011|date=15 February 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220121418/http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/15/my-jail-mate.html|archive-date=20 February 2011}}</ref> General Akbar assured Faiz and Zaheer that the communist party would be allowed to function as a legitimate political party like any other party and to take part in the elections.<ref name="The Dawn Newspapers, 2011"/> But, according to communist Zafar Poshni who maintained, in 2011, that "no agreement was reached, the plan was disapproved, the communists weren't ready to accept General's words and the participants dispersed without meeting again".<ref name="The Dawn Newspapers, 2011"/> However the next morning, the plot was foiled when one of the communist officer defected to the [[ISI (Pakistan)|''ISI'']] revealing the motives behind the plot. When the news reached the Prime minister, orders for massive arrests were given to the [[Pakistan Army Corps of Military Police|Military Police]] by the Prime minister. Before the coup could be initiated, General Akbar among other communists were arrested, including Faiz.<ref name="Foundation Book Pvt. Lmtd">{{cite book|last=Chandran|first=K. Narayana|title=Text and their Words II §A prison evening|year=2005|publisher=Foundation Book Pvt. Lmtd|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7596-288-7|pages=159pp|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xofi-Hnw-wAC&q=Rawalpindi%20conspiracy%20faiz&pg=PA159}}</ref> In a trial led by the [[Judge Advocate General Branch|Judge Advocate General branch]]'s officers in a [[Judge Advocate General Branch|military court]], Faiz was announced to have spent four years in [[Central Jail Sahiwal|Montgomery Central Jail]] (MCJ),<ref name="Brookings Institutions, 2004">{{cite book|last=Cohen|first=Stephen Phillip|title=The Idea of Pakistan|year=2004|publisher=Brookings Institutions, 2004|location=U.S.|isbn=0-8157-1502-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ideaofpakistan00cohe/page/102 102]–150pp|url=https://archive.org/details/ideaofpakistan00cohe|url-access=registration}}</ref> due to his influential personality, Liaquat Ali Khan's government continued locating him in [[Central Prison Karachi]] and the [[Central Jail Mianwali]].<ref name="Oxford University Press.">{{cite book|last=Hasan Zaheer|title=he times and trial of the Rawalpindi conspiracy 1951: the first coup attempt in Pakistan|year=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press.|location=U.K.|isbn=978-0-19-577892-2}}</ref> The socialist [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy|Huseyn Suhravardie]] was his defence counselor.<ref name="Oxford University Press."/> Finally on 2 April 1955,<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> Faiz's sentence was commuted by the Prime minister [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy|Huseyn Suhrawardy]], and he departed to London, Great Britain soon after.<ref name="Oxford University Press."/> In 1958, Faiz returned but was again detained by President [[Iskander Mirza]], allegedly blamed Faiz for publishing pro-communist ideas and for advocating a pro-Moscow government.<ref name="Foundation Book Pvt. Lmtd"/> However, due to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's influence on [[Ayub Khan (Field Marshal)|Ayub Khan]], Faiz's sentence was commuted in 1960 and he departed to Moscow, [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]; he later settled in London, United Kingdom.<ref name="Oxford University Press."/>

===Return to Pakistan and government work===
[[File:Faiz,_London_1983.jpg|thumb|Faiz in London in 1983.]]
In 1964, Faiz finally returned to his country and settled down in [[Karachi]], and was appointed [[Rector (academia)|Rector]] of [[List of colleges in Karachi|Abdullah Haroon College]].<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> Having served as the secretary of the Pakistan Arts Council from 1959 to 1962, he became its vice-president the same year.<ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/>

In 1965, Faiz was first brought to government by the charismatic [[democratic socialist]] [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] who was tenuring as [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan|Foreign minister]] in the presidency of [[Field Marshal Ayub Khan|Ayub Khan]].<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> Bhutto lobbied for Faiz and gave him an honorary capacity at the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Pakistan)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] (MoIB) working to rallying the people of [[West Pakistan|West-Pakistan]] to fight against India to defend their motherland.<ref name="Official website of Faiz Ahmad Faiz"/> During the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971|1971 ''Winter war'']], Faiz rallied to mobilise the people, writing poems and songs that opposed the bloodshed during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiatimes.com/2001/May2001/arts_lituratures/default.htm |title=Bangladesh Genocide and Faiz Ahmed Faiz |publisher=Southasiatimes.com |date=26 March 1971|access-date=8 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205010942/http://www.southasiatimes.com/2001/May2001/arts_lituratures/default.htm |archive-date=5 February 2012 }}</ref>

In 1972, Prime minister [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] brought him back when Bhutto appointed Faiz as Culture adviser at the [[Ministry of Culture (Pakistan)|Ministry of Culture]] (MoCul) and the [[Ministry of Education (Pakistan)|Ministry of Education]] (MoEd).<ref name="New Delhi India"/><ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/> Faiz continued serving in Bhutto's government until 1974 when he took retirement from the government assignments.<ref name="New Delhi India"/><ref name="Xlibris Corporation"/>

Faiz had strong ties with Bhutto, and was deeply upset upon Bhutto's removal by [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] General [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] in 1977, in a military coup codename [[Operation Fair Play|''Fair Play'']].<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|last=Dr. Ali Madeeh Hashmi|title=Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Life and poetry|url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/17/faiz-ahmed-faiz-life-and-poetry.html|access-date=3 June 2016|newspaper=The Dawn Newspapers, 2011|date=23 February 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403214539/http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/17/faiz-ahmed-faiz-life-and-poetry.html|archive-date=3 April 2012}}</ref> Again, Faiz was monitored by Military Police and his every move watched.<ref name="The Dawn Newspapers, 2011"/> In 1979, Faiz departed from Pakistan after learning the news that Bhutto's execution had taken place.<ref name="The Dawn Newspapers, 2011"/> Faiz took asylum in [[Beirut]], Lebanon, where he edited the Soviet-sponsored magazine ''[[Lotus (magazine)|Lotus]]'' and met well-known Arab figures like [[Edward Said]] and [[Yasser Arafat]],<ref>Arif Azad (1 September 2019), [https://www.dawn.com/news/1502792 "Essay: Faiz, Palestine, Lotus and Beirut"], ''Dawn''. Retrieved 3 April 2020.</ref> but returned to Pakistan in poor health after the renewal of the [[1982 Lebanon War|Lebanon War]] in 1982.<ref name="Academy of American Poets.">{{cite web|last=Academy of American Poets.|title=Faiz Ahmed Faiz|url=http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/1558|work=1997|publisher=Academy of American Poets.|access-date=7 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119110319/http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/1558|archive-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> In 1984, Faiz died in Lahore, [[Punjab Province (Pakistan)|Punjab Province]], shortly after hearing that he had received a nomination for the [[Nobel Prize for Literature]].<ref name="Academy of American Poets."/>

==Legacy==

Although living a simple and restless life, Faiz's work, political ideology, and poetry became immortal, and he has often been called as one of the "greatest poets" of Pakistan.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers">{{cite news|last=Staff report; Editorial|title=Remembering Faiz|url=http://forum.dawn.com/2011/02/13/the-current-debate-remembering-faiz/|access-date=3 June 2016|newspaper=Dawn Newspapers|date=3 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330083610/http://forum.dawn.com/2011/02/13/the-current-debate-remembering-faiz/|archive-date=30 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 25 December 2011">{{cite news|last=Khursheed Hyder|title=Tribute: Tina Sani pays homage to Faiz|url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/25/tribute-tina-sani-pays-homage-to-faiz.html|access-date=3 June 2016|newspaper=Dawn Newspapers, 25 December 2011|date=25 December 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228160417/http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/25/tribute-tina-sani-pays-homage-to-faiz.html|archive-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> Faiz remained an extremely popular and influential figure in the literary development of Pakistan's arts, literature, and drama and theatre adaptation.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 14 February 2011">{{cite news|last=Our Correspondents|title=Tributes paid to Faiz|url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/14/tributes-paid-to-faiz.html|access-date=3 June 2016|newspaper=Dawn Newspapers, 14 February 2011|date=14 February 2011}}</ref> In 1962, Faiz was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize which enhanced the relations of his country with the Soviet Union which at that time had been hostile and antagonistic [[Pakistan–Russia relations#Relations with Superpower: 1947-1991|relations]] with Pakistan.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 17 February 2011">{{cite news|last=Asif Farrukhi|title=Among his contemporaries|url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/17/among-his-contemporaries.html|access-date=3 June 2016|newspaper=Dawn Newspapers, 17 February 2011|date=17 February 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219193712/http://www.dawn.com/2011/02/17/among-his-contemporaries.html|archive-date=19 February 2011}}</ref> The Lenin Peace Prize was a Soviet equivalent of [[Nobel Peace Prize]], and helped lift Faiz's image even higher in the international community.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 17 February 2011"/> It also brought Soviet Union and Pakistan much closer, offering possibilities for bettering the lives of their people. Most of his work has been translated into the Russian language.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 17 February 2011"/>

Faiz, whose work is considered the backbone of development of Pakistan's literature, arts and poetry, was one of the most beloved poets in the country.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 17 February 2011"/> Along with Allama Iqbal, Faiz is often known as the "Poet of the East".<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 28 July 2011">{{cite news|last=Our Staff Reporter|title=GCU pays a tribute to Faiz|url=http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/28/gcu-pays-a-tribute-to-faiz.html|access-date=3 June 2016|newspaper=Dawn Newspapers, 28 July 2011|date=28 July 2011}}</ref> While commenting on his legacy, classical singer [[Tina Sani]] said:

{{quote|text=Faiz Ahmad Faiz... (was) like a [[comrade]], his thoughts were soft but effective and inspired the classical singers as it did others in the plays we did... Faiz's poetry never gets old because the problems and situations in this country have not changed. Today we sing him because of his beautiful poetry, missing out on the reasons behind his poems that had predictions...|sign=[[Tina Sani]], commenting on the legacy of Faiz|source=<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 14 February 2011"/>}}

===Accolades and international recognition===
Faiz was the first Asian poet to receive the [[Lenin Peace Prize]], awarded by the Soviet Union in 1962.<ref name="Arana2008-2"/> In 1976 he was awarded the [[Lotus Prize for Literature]].<ref name="Arana2008-2">{{cite book|last=Arana|first=R. Victoria|title=The Facts on File companion to world poetry: 1900 to the present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lblcBR7uDoYC&pg=PA172|access-date=25 November 2011|year=2008|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-0-8160-6457-1|page=172|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710041922/http://books.google.com/books?id=lblcBR7uDoYC&pg=PA172|archive-date=10 July 2014}}</ref> He was also nominated for the [[Nobel Prize]] shortly before his death in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/faiz.html |title=Faiz Ahmad Faiz – Urdu Poet: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office) |publisher=Loc.gov |access-date=8 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728080608/http://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/faiz.html |archive-date=28 July 2012 }}</ref>

At the Lenin Peace Prize ceremony, held in the grand [[Kremlin]] hall in Moscow, Faiz thanked the Soviet government for conferring the honour, and delivered an acceptance speech, which appears as a brief preface to his collection ''Dast-i-tah-i-Sang'' (Hand under the rock):
{{quote|text=Human ingenuity, science and industry have made it possible to provide each one of us everything we need to be comfortable provided these boundless treasures of nature and production are not declared the property of a greedy few but are used for the benefit of all of humanity… However, this is only possible if the foundations of human society are based not on greed, exploitation and ownership but on justice, equality, freedom and the welfare of everyone… I believe that humanity which has never been defeated by its enemies will, after all, be successful; at long last, instead of wars, hatred and cruelty, the foundation of humankind will rest on the message of the great Persian poet Hafez Shiraz: ‘Every foundation you see is faulty, except that of Love, which is faultless....|sign=Faiz Ahmad Faiz, 1962|source=<ref name="The Dawn Newspapers, 2011"/>}}

In 1990, he was belatedly honoured by the [[Pakistan Government]] when ruling [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] led by Prime minister [[Benazir Bhutto]], accepting the recommendation, and posthumously awarded Faiz, the highest civilian award, ''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]'' in 1990.<ref name=aaj>{{cite web |url=http://aaj.tv/2016/02/faizs-105th-birth-anniversary-celebrated/ |title=Faiz's 105th birth anniversary celebrated | Aaj News |access-date=2016-06-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625093159/http://aaj.tv/2016/02/faizs-105th-birth-anniversary-celebrated/ |archive-date=25 June 2016 }}, Faiz Ahmad Faiz's [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]] Award info on aaj.tv website, Retrieved 3 June 2016</ref><ref name="Dailymail news, 2011">{{cite news|last=Staff report |title=Bhutto, Faiz embraced gallows for human dignity, ideals: President |url=http://dailymailnews.com/0211/19/FrontPage/index.php?id=11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120075712/http://dailymailnews.com/0211/19/FrontPage/index.php?id=11 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 January 2013 |access-date=7 March 2012 |newspaper=Dailymail news, 2011 |year=2011 }}</ref> In 2011, the Pakistan Peoples Party's government declared the year of 2011 "as the year of Faiz Ahmed Faiz".<ref name="Dailymail news, 2011"/> In accordance, the [[Pakistan Government]] set up a "Faiz Chair" at the [[Academic department|Department]] of [[Urdu language|Urdu]] at the [[University of Karachi|Karachi University]] and at the [[Sindh University]],<ref name="Tribune Express, 19 November 2011.">{{cite news|last=Staff Report|title=Preserving culture: Govt to set up Faiz Chair at Karachi and Sindh University|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/294116/preserving-culture-govt-to-set-up-faiz-chair-at-su-ku/|access-date=7 March 2012|newspaper=Tribune Express, 19 November 2011.|date=19 November 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122090251/http://tribune.com.pk/story/294116/preserving-culture-govt-to-set-up-faiz-chair-at-su-ku/|archive-date=22 November 2011}}</ref> followed by the [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College University]] of Lahore established the Patras, Faiz Chair at the [[Academic department|Department]] of [[Urdu language|Urdu]] of the university, also in 2011.<ref name="The News International, 2011">{{cite news|last=Our Correspondents |title=Patras, Faiz remembered |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-5-82053-Patras-Faiz-remembered |access-date=7 March 2012 |newspaper=The News International, 2011 |date=13 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616160223/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-5-82053-Patras-Faiz-remembered |archive-date=16 June 2013 }}</ref> The same year, the [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College University]] (GCU) presented golden shields to the University's Urdu department. The shields were issued and presented by the GCU vice-chancellor Professor Dr. Khaleequr Rehman, who noted and further wrote: "Faiz was poet of humanity, love and resistance against oppression".<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 28 July 2011"/> In 2012, at the memorial ceremony was held at the [[Bagh-e-Jinnah (Lahore)|''Jinnah Garden'']] to honour the services of Faiz by the left-wing party [[Awami National Party|Avami National Party]] and [[Communist Party of Pakistan|Communist Party]], by the end of the ceremony, the participants chanted his name: "The Faiz of workers is alive! The Faiz of farmers is alive...! Faiz is alive....!".<ref name="Pakistan Today, 13 February 2012">{{cite news|last=Staff Reporter |title=A tribute to Faiz's 'progressive' spirit |url=http://www.Pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/a-tribute-to-faiz%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98progressive%E2%80%99-spirit/?printType=article |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416133822/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/a-tribute-to-faiz%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98progressive%E2%80%99-spirit/?printType=article |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |access-date=7 March 2012 |newspaper=Pakistan Today |date=13 February 2012 }}</ref>

===Translations===
Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poetry has been translated into many languages, including English and Russian. A Balochi poet, [[Mir Gul Khan Nasir]], who was also a friend of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, translated his book ''Sar-e-Wadi-e-Seena'' into [[Balochi language|Balochi]] with the title ''Seenai Keechag aa''. [[Mir Gul Khan Naseer|Gul Khan]]'s translation was written while he was in jail during [[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]]'s regime for opposing the government's policies. It was only published in 1980, after [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] toppled Bhutto's government and freed all the political prisoners of his (Bhutto's) regime. [[Victor Kiernan]], British Marxist historian translated Faiz Ahmed Faiz's works into English, and several other translations of whole or part of his work into English have also been made by others;<ref>Omer Tarin, ''Faiz Ahmad Faiz: The Living Verse and its English Translators'', in ''Punjab Journal of the Humanities'', Lahore, Pakistan, Vol 3, 2008, pp. 21–23</ref> a transliteration in Punjabi was made by Mohinder Singh.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

Faiz Ahmad Faiz, himself, also translated works of notable poets from other languages into Urdu. In his book "Sar-i Waadi-i Seena سرِ وادیِ سینا" there are translations of the famous poet of [[Dagestan]], [[Rasul Gamzatov]]. "Deewa", a Balochi poem by [[Mir Gul Khan Nasir]], was also translated into Urdu by Faiz.<ref>"Warsa-i Nasiriyat ورثۂ نصیریات" by Abdul Sabur Baloch, p 166.</ref><ref>"Shairi-iShar Gadaari شاعری اشعار غداری" by Mir Aqil Khan Mengal in Maahnaama Balochi, December 1987, p 11.</ref>

==Plays, music, and dramatic productions on Faiz==
* "[[Hum Dekhenge]]" {{Nq|ہم دیکھیں گے}} by [[Iqbal Bano]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8011930.stm | work=[[BBC News]] | first=M Ilyas | last=Khan | title=Pakistani singer Iqbal Bano dies | date=22 April 2009}}</ref>
* ''Sheeshon ka Maseeha'' {{Nq|شیشوں کا مسیحا}} by Omer Khawaja and [[Shabana Azmi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=pBehPE7gRg0|title=Oops! Something went wrong. - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
* ''Dard Aayega Dabe Paon'' {{Nq|درد آئے گا دبے پاؤں}} by ''Sheela Bhatiya''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/poetry-of-pain/article4221865.ece| work=[[The Hindu]]|first=Diwan Singh|last=Bajeli|title=Poetry of Pain|date=20 December 2012|access-date=12 February 2008}}</ref>
* ''Kuchh Ishq kiya Kuchh Kaam'' {{Nq|کچھ عشق کیا کچھ کام}} written by Danish Iqbal and staged by IPTA Delhi. This multi-media Stage Production was premiered at the Sri Ram centre, New Delhi on 11 November 2011. The Play is a Celebration of Faiz's Poetry and featured events from the early part of his life, particularly the events and incidents of pre-[[Partition of India|independence]] days which shaped his life and ideals. Directed by K K Kohli the musical Production featured Artists like Shamir Abadan, Jaishri Sethi, Dr Naseem, Izhar, Minhaj, Prateek Kapoor, [[Twinkle Khanna]] and Amit Bajaj in lead roles. The script was the first part of a Faiz trilogy written by Danish Iqbal on the occasion of the Faiz Centenary Celebrations.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/from-the-diary/article2794020.ece|title=From the Diary|date=25 July 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>
* ''Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan'' {{Nq|چند روز اور میری جان}} – A dramatised reading of Faiz's letter and letters written by his wife [[Alys Faiz]]. This Production was initially done at the start of his birth centenary celebrations at India Habitat Center, New Delhi by Danish Iqbal and ''Salima Raza''. 'Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan' was also done at Amritsar Faiz Festival organised by Preet Ladi, at Punjab Natshala, Amritsar, on 6 October 2011. This time it was done by Suchitra Gupta and Danish Iqbal.<ref name="hindustan">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/urdu-lessons-on-stage/story-u4KqvGP5XUl59Go2M78YkI.html|title=Urdu lessons on stage|last=Bhambri|first=Vaishali|date=3 September 2011|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>
* ''2011 Drama Festival of Delhi Urdu Academy'' is basically devoted to Productions about Faiz. Apart from ''''Kuchh Ishq kiya Kuchh Kaam'''' by IPTA, Delhi and ''''Chand Roz Aur Meri Jaan'''' by Wings Cultural Society,{{cn|date=November 2021}} this Festival will also feature Plays by Peirreot's Troupe on Faiz, namely ''''Jo Dil Pe Guzarti Hai''''. The festival also presented, for the first time on stage ''''Tera Bayaan Ghalib'''', directed by Dr Hadi Sarmadi and performed by Bahroop Arts Group,{{cn|date=November 2021}} which was an adaptation of one of Faiz's few plays for the radio.<ref name="The Sunday Guardian, 2011">{{cite news|last=Correspondents-Nidhi Gupta|title=A tribute to Urdu and Faiz|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/a-tribute-to-urdu-and-faiz|access-date=12 April 2012|newspaper=The Sunday Guardian|date=13 November 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205103209/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/young-restless/a-tribute-to-urdu-and-faiz|archive-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
* ''Ye Dagh Dagh Ujala'' {{Nq|یہ داغ داغ اُجالا}} A profound piece of poetry, written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz inspires [[Raj Amit Kumar]] to make a film [[Unfreedom]] which was released on 29 May 2015 in North America. The idea behind Unfreedom came from the desire to express the lack of freedom in the socio-economic structure of India's contemporary times.<ref name="Unfreedom Official Website">{{cite web |url=http://www.unfreedommovie.com/dirsnote.php/ |title=Unfreedom Official Website |publisher=Unfreedommovie.com |date=3 March 2015 |access-date=8 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313073637/http://www.unfreedommovie.com/dirsnote.php |archive-date=13 March 2015 }}</ref>
* ''Jatt and Juliet'' {{Nq|یہ داغ داغ اُجالا }}A profound piece of poetry, written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz inspires [[Raj Amit Kumar]] to make a film [[Unfreedom]] which was released on 29 May 2015 in North America. The idea behind Unfreedom came from the desire to express the lack of freedom in the socio-economic structure of India's contemporary times.<ref name="Unfreedom Official Website"/>

==In popular culture==
A collection of some of Faiz's celebrated poetry was published in 2011, under the name of "Celebrating Faiz" edited by [[D P Tripathi]]. The book also included tributes by his family, by contemporaries and by scholars who knew of him through his poetry. The book was released on the occasion of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s birth anniversary in the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province in [[Pakistan]].<ref name="Tripathi2011">{{cite book|author=Devi Prasad Tripathi|title=Celebrating Faiz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vq4mMwEACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=Vij Books India|isbn=978-93-81411-08-7}}</ref>

A Faiz poem is read in the British 2021 television sitcom [[We Are Lady Parts]].

In Nawaaz Ahmed's novel, ''Radiant Fugitives,'' a Faiz poem is recalled as the poem that the mother, Nafeesa, recites during a college jubilee celebration that attracts her soon-to-be husband.<ref>{{cite book|title=Radiant Fugitives|first=Nawaaz|last=Ahmed|publisher=Counterpoint|pages=285–286|date=2021|location=Berkeley, California|isbn=9781640094048}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Urdu-language writers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Dryland, Estelle. "Faiz Ahmed Faiz and the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case." ''Journal of South Asian Literature'' 27.2 (1992): 175–185. [http://munirsaami.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/FAIZ-AHMED-FAIZ-AND-THE-RAWALPINDI-CONSPIRACY-CASE.pdf Online]
* Faiz, Ahmad, Jamil Jalibi, and Fahmida Riaz AMINA YAQIN. "Variants of Cultural Nationalism in Pakistan: A Reading of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Jamil Jalibi, and Fahmida Riaz." in ''Shared Idioms, Sacred Symbols, and the Articulation of Identities in South Asia'' (Routledge, 2009). 123–148.

==External links==
* {{Worldcat id|lccn-n79-83318}}
* [http://www.studybee.net/faiz-ahmed-faiz-famous-urdu-poetry/ Research Based Segregation of Faiz Ahmed Faiz Poetry]- The website segregates the Selected poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz into Love, Romance, Sad, Social, Political and Religious Poetry
;Profiles and tributes
* [http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_indian-politician-s-tribute-to-faiz-ahmed-faiz_1594412 Indian politician's tribute to Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
* [http://dawn.com/2003/03/18/letted.htm#2 A tribute to Alys Faiz]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040808024430/http://mushaira.org/ppage.php?poet_name=Faiz+Ahmed+Faiz Mushaira.org entry on Faiz Ahmed Faiz]
;Works
* [http://www.urdupoetry.com/faiz.html Selected poetry of Faiz]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060310065204/http://aligarians.com/category/poets/faiz-ahmed-faiz Audio recitation and ghazals, nazms, qitaat of Faiz in Roman transliteration]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160826165040/http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/world_civ/worldcivreader/world_civ_reader_2/faiz.html Selected poems of Faiz Ahmed Faiz], translated by [[Azfar Hussain]]

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