Iftikhar Arif

Iftikhar Arif

NI HI SI PP
BornIftikhar Hussain Arif
(1944-03-21) 21 March 1944
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
OccupationUrdu poet
NationalityPakistani
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow, New York University
Notable worksMehr-i-Doneem, Harf-i-Baryab, Jahan-e-Maloom, Kitab-i-Dil-o-Dunya
Notable awardsFaiz International Award (1988)
Waseeqa-e-Etraaf (1994)
Baba-e-Urdu Award (1995)
Naqoosh Award (1994)
Pride of Performance (1990)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1999)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (2005)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2023)

Iftikhar Hussain Arif[a] (born 21 March 1944) is a Pakistani poet and litterateur of Urdu. His main theme is romantic Urdu poetry and previously served as chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) and the National Language Authority.[1][2]

Arif is widely considered one of the current leading Urdu poets, and has received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and Presidential Pride of Performance awards, the highest literary awards given by the Government of Pakistan.[3]

Early life and career

Iftikhar Arif (left) with fellow writers Mohammad Hameed Shahid (center) and Jawayd Anwar (right) in November 2011

Iftikhar Hussain Arif was born on 21 March 1944. He enrolled at the University of Lucknow, where he studied English, Urdu and Sanskrit and got his MA degree in 1965, then studied journalism at New York University.[4] In the same year, Arif then migrated to Karachi, Pakistan,[5] where he worked as a newscaster for Radio Pakistan.[4] He later joined the Pakistan Television Corporation (Karachi Center) where he teamed up with Obaidullah Baig for the PTV program Kasauti.[1]

He spent the next thirteen years in England, until 1990, working for Urdu Markaz there.[6]

Achievements

Arif has published three poetry collections: Mehr-i-Doneem (1984), Harf-i-Baryab (1994)[6][1][7] and Jahan-e-Maloom.

Oxford University Press has published an anthology of his translated poetry, Written in the Season of Fear, with an introduction by Harris Khalique, a poet who writes in English, Urdu and Punjabi.[8]

Awards

Bibliography

  • A couplet by Iftikhar Arif
    Mehr-i-Doneem (1984)[6]
  • Harf-i-Baryab (1994)
  • Jahan-e-Maloom (2005)[6]
  • Shehr-e-Ilm ke derwazay per (2006)
  • Written in the Season of Fear (English translation)
  • The Twelfth Man (translation of Barhwan Khilari by Brenda Walker, 1989)
  • Kitab-e-Dil-o-Dunya (2009)[6]
  • Modern Poetry of Pakistan (2011)[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Urdu: افتخار حسین عارف

References

  1. ^ a b c Ashfaque Naqvi (24 May 2003). "A word about Iftikhar Arif (scroll down to read the second column)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Cultural Pursuits: Urdu poet laments the decline of the language". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ Page:358 Jawaz-E-Iftikhar by Sheema Majeed, ISBN 969-530-131-2
  4. ^ a b "معروف و ممتاز شاعر افتخار عارف". akhbar-e-jehan.com.
  5. ^ Arif, Iftikhar; Khwaja, Waqas (2010). Modern Poetry of Pakistan. Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN 978-1-56478-605-0.
  6. ^ a b c d e Rauf Parekh (6 December 2016). "Literary Notes: Persian translation of Iftikhar Arif's poetry: beautiful and faithful". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ Arif, Iftikhar (1994). HARF E BARYAB. Maktab-E-Danyal. p. 132. ISBN 969-419-016-9.
  8. ^ Arif, Iftikhar (2003). Written in the season of fear. Oxford University Press, Karachi Pakistan. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-19-579798-5.
  9. ^ Profile of Iftikhar Arif on rekhta.org website Retrieved 15 April 2019
  10. ^ a b Iftikhar Arif interview on Samaa TV website 17 November 2018, Retrieved 15 April 2019
  11. ^ Modern Poetry of Pakistan written by Iftikhar Arif, a book review on GoogleBooks website Retrieved 15 April 2019
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