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The Songs of Freedom: Exploring Shaikh Ayazs geniuses

Reviewed by

Mubarak Ali Lashari

Poetry is not just a name of expressing ones subjective feelings thoughts and sentiments astraditionally it is taken but an accumulation of all the things falling in subjective and objective

correlation if it is to speak loftier and grandeur poetry! "o this end if we look at panorama ofpoetry in Pakistan where multicultural poetry is teeming the statement seems justifiable! #t can

be seen in the context of various languages spoken in the country and such a lofty literature is

produced in all the major languages! $indhi language is one of them and $haikh Aya% &'()*+

'((,- is considered a seminal modern poet of $indhi language!

$haikh Aya%s greatness lies not only in composing poetry in $indhi language but also in

.rdu language e/ually! 0is poetry was embraced and appreciated by the .rdu readers and criticslikewise! 0e was a poet of versatility and was a par excellent poet of all subject matters ranging

from human feelings to the social political economic plight of people in the land! "hus he was

taken as one of the towering poets of Pakistan and sub+continent! 0is poetry is translated inalmost all major languages of the world including 1nglish!

"his book 2$ongs of 3reedom4 is compilation of four 1nglish books on and of $haikhAya%! #n these include 5"he $torms 6all for Prayer which was published by 7xford .niversity

Press that consists of $haikh Aya%s translated poetry in 1nglish! "he selected poetry of $haikh

Aya% included in this book is translated by re+known translator Asif 3arrukhi and $hah

Muhammad Pir%ado! "hey have tried their best to translate Aya%s most prominent poetry!8esides this one both of them have translated selected works and critical views on $haikh Aya%

in .rdu!

"he second one book is 5#mmortal Poetry of $haikh Aya% written by 9! M! :irglani! "hebook was published in #ndian #nstitute of $indhology! #n it there are seven comprehensive

chapters of commentary along with $haikh Aya%s poetry! "he /uality of translation of poetry isvery noteworthy and of in+depth! 0e called $haikh Aya% as 5a darling poet of $indh! #n his

compliments :irglani wrote amply on the personality of $haikh Aya% including references of

many famous critics and scholars on $haikh Aya%! 8ut his thorough exploration of $haikh Aya%s

poetry is really outstanding! 0e exhaustively has written on themes personas and sources of$haikh Aya%s poetry! 0e also included two appendices having excerpts of a paper and a list of

$haikh Aya%s books with their $indhi titles and valuable 1nglish translations of the titles!

"he third one book included in this large manuscript is 5"he $ongs of 3reedom! #t is

published by ;indagi Publications 0yderabad $indh! "his book consists of $haikh Aya%sselected poetry and prose translated into 1nglish! "he translator of this book is $aleem

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>ot! "hese operas present a superior picture of #ndus valley culture and norms along with its

enlightened appreciation of 8hagat $ingh an #ndian freedom fighter!

"he fourth book included in this huge volume is 57n the 8ank of #ndus! "he book is

published by $haikh Aya% 6hair $hah Abdul Latif .niversity >hairpur Mirs $indh! "he

translation of selected $haikh Aya%s poetry into 1nglish is carried out by Professor Lateef