Jaanan Jaanan by Ahmad Faraz app for iPhone and iPad

Ahmad Faraz was a Pakistani Urdu poet. He was acclaimed one of the modern Urdu poets of the last century. Faraz is his pen name. He was awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Hilal-e-Pakistan by the government.
Ahmed 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.
In an interview with Rediff he recalls how his father, once bought clothes for him on Eid. He didnt like the clothes meant for him, but preferred the ones meant for his elder brother. This leads him to write his first couplet:
:سب کے واسطے لائے ہیں کپڑے سیل سے
:لائے ہیں میرے لیے قیدی کا کمبل جیل سے
This app contains a selection of Ahmed Faraz poetry from his book "Janan Janan".