Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (born 14 February 1948) is a poet of Urdu language, a columnist and analyst from Pakistan. He has received national and international recognition for his contribution to Urdu literature and journalism, and has been awarded various literary and national awards, including Pakistan's highest civil award
Pride of performance in 2008, for his services in the field of literature and poetry. He has published five books of Urdu poetry and writes column in Daily
92 News, under the title "Talkh Nawai
(تلخ نوائ)".
Poetry
Muhammad Izhar ul Haq has published five books of Urdu poetry:
* Diwaar-e-aab (winner of
Adamjee Literary Award 1982)
* Ghadr (1986)
* Paree-zaad (1995)
* Paani peh Bichha Takht (winner of Allama Iqbal Award 2003)
* Kai Mausam Guzar Gaye Mujh Par (collection of earlier four books) (2012)
English translation of Izhar ul Haq's poetry can be read in the anthology "Pakistani Urdu Verse, Oxford University Press 2010", translated and edited by
Yasmeen Hameed
Yasmeen Hameed ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, translator and an educator.
Career
Yasmeen Hameed has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of education, literature and art. She was the Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for Sou ...
.
Critique
Intizar Hussain commented that "Izharul Haq is equally well-versed in the ghazal as well as in free verse. In both forms, he has been able to devise a diction, which distinguishes his verse from those of his contemporaries."
Columns and other literary works
He has been a columnist in
Jang, Daily Jinnah,
Nawaiwaqt
''Nawaiwaqt'' ( ur, , ) is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan which is currently owned by Majid Nizami Trust. It was launched on March 23, 1940, under the leadership of Hameed Nizami (3 Oct 1915-22 Feb 1962). Hameed Nizami was the founder of th ...
, Daily Dunya, and presently in Daily
92 News. The title of his Urdu column is "Talkh Nawai", which translates to "bitter discourse". Veteran Urdu columnist
Rauf Klasra in his preface to "Talkh Nawai" notes that Izhar ul Haq's command and mastery over classical literature is equally impressive whether it is Urdu, English, or Persian, and he has the ability to effectively use his literary prowess in his columns.
Izhar ul Haq has also contributed in the research for implementation of Urdu in Pakistan, with the
National Language Authority
The National Language Promotion Department ( ur, ), formerly known as the National Language Authority (or Urdu Language Authority), is an autonomous regulatory institution established in 1979 to support the advancement and promotion of Urdu, w ...
, and also contributed as one of the compilers of the ''Qaumi'' English-Urdu Dictionary, published by the National Language Authority. In addition, he contributed with Pakistan Academy of Letters in compiling yearly selection of Pakistani literature.
For his services to Urdu literature and poetry, Muhammad Izhar ul Haq was awarded
Pride of Performance by the government of Pakistan in 2008. The Capital Development Authority of Islamabad titled its library "Gosha-e-Izhar" in 2017 after Muhammad Izhar ul Haq's literary contribution.
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See also
* Zafar Iqbal (poet), Zafar Iqbal
*Jon Elia
Syed Hussain Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi, commonly known as Jaun Elia ( ur, , 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was an Indo-Pakistani poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar. One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconve ...
*Anwar Masood
Anwar Masood ( ur, , pnb, ); born 8 November 1935) is a Pakistani poet known for his comic poetry. However, his works include other genres as well. He writes in Punjabi, Urdu and Persian languages.
His poetry is known for the unique use of ...
*Yasmeen Hameed
Yasmeen Hameed ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, translator and an educator.
Career
Yasmeen Hameed has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of education, literature and art. She was the Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for Sou ...
References
External links
Official Website of Muhammad Izhar ul Haq
Online collection of Izhar ul Haq's poetry at Urdu Point
Online collection of Izhar ul Haq's poetry at Rekhta.org
Interview in DAWN
Poets discuss contemporary Pakistani poetry and society
One day symposium on “The Role of Writers in National Security”
English translation of selected poems of Izhar by Muhammad Salim ur Rehman
Muhammad Izhar ul Haq in Sydney Mushaira
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Pakistani poets
Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
Pakistani male journalists
Living people
1948 births
People from Attock District
Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Urdu-language columnists
21st-century Urdu-language writers
Recipients of the Adamjee Literary Award
Pakistani civil servants
University of the Punjab alumni
University of Dhaka alumni