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Taufiq Rafat

Pakistani author and poet

Taufiq Rafat

Born()25 October

Sialkot

Died2 August () (aged&#;71)

Lahore

OccupationAuthor

Taufiq Rafat (25 October – 2 August ), was a Pakistani author and poet.

His work influenced other Pakistani poets and he is credited with the introduction of the concept of a "Pakistani idiom" in English literature.[1][2]He is also known as "Ezra Pound" of Pakistan for his modernist way that includes a naturalist view.

He did several translations including the works of Bulleh Shah, a well known Pakistani poet, which was published in Oxford University Press.

Rafat conducted poetry workshops, which influenced many younger poets.[3]

After surviving a stroke in , he wrote no more.

Taufiq Rafat'S Biography | PDF | Pakistan | Sectarianism - Scribd: Taufiq Rafat (25 October – 2 August ), was a Pakistani author and poet. His work influenced other Pakistani poets and he is credited with the introduction of the concept of a "Pakistani idiom" in English literature.

He died fourteen years later in at the age of 71 in Lahore.[1]

Examples of Poems written by him

Children Understand Him

Here the poet describes the life of Senior Man. A young grandfather of three grandchildren (2 sons, 1 daughter) of his son.

The metaphor here is used 'Otherwise he is a Dry Stream Bed' which means once his (old man/grandfather) life ran appreciate a river or stream but now it is dry. It means when he was in his youth, he used to live like other young men. Further is written 'Living on Memories' which means He is now living on memories.

Taufiq Rafat 25 October — 2 Augustwas a Pakistani author and poet. His work influenced other Pakistani poets and he is credited with the introduction of the concept of a "Pakistani idiom" in English literature. He did several translations including the works of Bulleh Shah, a well known Pakistani poet, which was published in Oxford University Press. Rafat conducted poetry workshops, which influenced many younger poets.

And further it is written that 'And the hospitality Now given, revoked Of his sons and daughters' which means when the guest arrive, he (old man/grandfather) sent to his room because of many causes such as because he may bore new guests on stories of his life and wherever he will go, children will trail him.

Further, here is 'From man-roar, and friendly' which means They (grandchildren) give friendly punches on his (grandfather)'s chest. 'And damp kisses on scrubbed cheeks, They sail to the harbour of his knees' which means that he (old man) gives damp kisses to their grandchildren, ever that are dirty.

And grandchildren feel safe on his (old man) knees.

Works

In , his translation of the classical Punjabi poet Bulleh Shah was published by Oxford University Press.[4]

References

  1. ^ abRahman, Tariq.

    "Tuafiq Rafat".

    Writer, interpreter, and poet, Taufiq Rafat — was viewed as perhaps the best Pakistani artist writing in English. His poetical works have been set in an auxiliary school and school English courses in Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Together States, just as in the Intermediate English prospectuses in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan. Taufiq Rafat was born in He was born in Sialkot.

    Retrieved 19 July

  2. ^Alamgir Hashmi, "Prolegomena to the Learn of Pakistani English and Pakistani Literature in English", in: Major Minorities: English Literatures in Transit, , ISBN&#;, p.
  3. ^Interpreting Homes in South Asian Literature, p
  4. ^Bullhe Shāh,??

    (). Bulleh Shah&#;: a selection. Taufiq Rafat.

    Taufiq Rafat was born in in Sialkot, where his family had its ancestral home. At Partition in Sialkot became a part of Pakistan and the family returned to it. He graduated from the Hailey College of Commerce, Lahore, and became a corporation executive. He married into the same community of Kashmiris in Sialkot to which he belonged.

    Karachi, Pakistan. ISBN&#;. OCLC&#;: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Poems

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