Born Syed Ahmed Shah in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat district, Faraz’s name begun to echo in the corridors of University of Peshawar and was soon inscribed on the heart of every poetry enthusiast. He was an intellectual vagabond, a bridge between extremes of Faiz’s political awareness and Mir Taqi Mir and Dagh’s romantic undertones.
Many a lines penned by him went on to become adages of our time. Hum na hotay to kisi aur ke charchay hotay, silsilay tor gaya wo sabhi jatay jatay, ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhane ke liye aa, the list is endless and awe-inspiring.
Some of his poetry
