Muhammad Izhar ul Haq
{{Short description|Pakistani poet and columnist (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Muhammad Izhar ul Haq
| image = Muhammad Izhar ul Haq.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|02|14}}
| birth_place = Attock, Punjab, Pakistan
| occupation = Urdu poet, columnist, Civil servant
| nationality = Pakistani
| education =
| notableworks = Diwaar-e-aab, Pani peh Bichha Takht, Talkh Nawai
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| awards = Adam Jee award, Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal award, Pride of Performance
| website = [http://www.izharulhaq.net www.izharulhaq.net]
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Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (born 14 February 1948) is a Pakistani poet and columnist. He has published five books of Urdu poetry and writes a column in 92 News, under the title "Talkh Nawai (تلخ نوائ)".[https://tribune.com.pk/story/999868/literary-meeting-pal-holds-session-with-izharul-haq/ Literary meeting: PAL holds session with Izharul Haq][https://92newshd.tv/team/izhar-ul-haq/#.Wqz91mUn7lI Profile : 92 News]
Poetry
Muhammad Izhar ul Haq has published six 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[http://pal.gov.pk/home/ghj.html Pakistan Academy of Letters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108082359/http://pal.gov.pk/home/ghj.html/ |date=8 November 2014 }})
- Kai Mausam Guzar Gaye Mujh Par (collection of earlier four books) (2012)
- Ay Aasman Neeche Utar (2023)
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.[https://www.amazon.com/Pakistani-Verse-Translated-Yasmeen-Hameed/dp/0195478916 Pakistani Urdu Verse]
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."[http://opinions.izharulhaq.net/2018/03/dawn-magazine-point-of-view.html?m=1 Review by Intizar Hussain]Interview:
'Poetic career is a voyage'[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/mar2008-weekly/nos-02-03-2008/lit.htm][https://islamabadscene.com/poets-discuss-contemporary-pakistani-poetry-and-society/ Poets discuss contemporary Pakistani poetry and society]
Columns and other literary works
He has been a columnist in Jang, Daily Jinnah, Nawaiwaqt, Daily Dunya, and presently in Daily 92 News.{{cite web |url=https://dailyurducolumns.com/LstColumns.aspx?AuthorID=30 |title = Muhammad Izhar Ul Haq {{!}} Page 1 {{!}} Daily Urdu Columns}} 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.[https://dailyurducolumns.com/datColumn.aspx?ColumnID=51932 Izhar ul Haq ki Talkh Nawai by Rauf Klasra]
Izhar ul Haq has also contributed in the research for implementation of Urdu in Pakistan, with the National Language Authority, 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.[https://nation.com.pk/05-Jul-2017/yearly-selection-of-pak-literature-published Pakistani Urdu 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.CDA Library upgraded and titled after the name of renowned literary icon [http://www.cda.gov.pk/resource_center/news-releases/news-item.asp?var=1488]
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.izharulhaq.net Official Website of Muhammad Izhar ul Haq]
- [http://www.urdupoint.com/poetry/book248-poet162 Online collection of Izhar ul Haq's poetry at Urdu Point]
- [https://www.rekhta.org/poets/mohammad-izhar-ul-haq?lang=ur Online collection of Izhar ul Haq's poetry at Rekhta.org]
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Category:Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
Category:Pakistani male journalists
Category:People from Attock District
Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Category:Urdu-language columnists
Category:21st-century Urdu-language writers
Category:Recipients of the Adamjee Literary Award
Category:Pakistani civil servants