Ye Aalam Shoq Ka Dekha Na Jayay; an Urdu Ghazal by Ahmad Faraz

Ahmad Faraz (Urdu: احمد فراز) born Syed Ahmad Shah (Urdu: سید احمد شاہ) on January 12, 1931 in Kohat, was a Pakistani Urdu poet. He was considered one of the great modern Urdu poets of the last century. Faraz is his pseudonym 'takhalus'. Faraz died in Islamabad on August 25, 2008.

Faraz has been compared with Faiz Ahmad Faiz, holds a unique position as one of the best poets of current times, with a fine but simple style of writing. Even common people can easily understand his poetry. Ethnically a Hindkowan, Ahmed Faraz studied Persian and Urdu at the Peshawar University. He later became lecturer at the Peshawar University.He was awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and after his death Hilal-e-Pakistan by the government.

Here you go "Ye Aalam Shoq Ka Dekha Na Jayay" (Urdu: یہ عالم شوق کا دیکھا نہ جائے), a beautiful Urdu Ghazal by Ahmad Faraz. I hope you will enjoy reading/ reciting it.