Ashfaq Hussain
For the author of Gentleman Bismillah, see Colonel Ashfaq Hussain
Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, is an Urdu poet and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered by many as the foremost expert on the life and works of great Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmad Faraz and also on Progressive Writers Movement. For his contributions to Urdu literature, Hussain was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance from the government of Pakistan.Works
Authored
- Faiz Ek Jaiza
- Aitabar
- That Day Will Dawn
- Neendar Nal Rishta
- Hum Ajnabi Hain
- Faiz Habib e Amberdast
- Faiz ke Maghrabi Hawaley
- Faiz shakhsiat aur fun
- Ahmad Faraz: yadoon ka ek sunehra waraq
- Aashian Gum Karda
- Mein Gaya Waqt Nahin Hoon
- Sheeshoan Ka Masiha
- Deewar-e-Dabastan Par
His Urdu poetry has been translated in English and Punjabi.