--- title: "3 Faiz Ahmed Faiz Quotes - Famous Poet" description: "Pakistani Urdu poet and author (1911–1984)... | Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_awoke_on-the-far-horizon-waved-some-flicker-of_349521.jpg" --- # Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984) Poet **3** quotes in **10** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a poet. ## Quick Facts About Faiz Ahmed Faiz Born February 13, 1911 Died November 20, 1984 Profession Poet ## About Faiz Ahmed Faiz Pakistani Urdu poet and author (1911–1984)... \| Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works and ideas remain widely influential in Pakistan, India and beyond. Outside of literature, he has been described as "a ## Quotes by Faiz Ahmed Faiz > [“On the far horizon waved some flicker of light My heart, a city of suffering, awoke in a state of dream My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faiz-ahmed-faiz/on-the-far-horizon-waved-some-flicker-of-light-my-heart-a-city-of/) Faiz Ahmed Faiz [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_awoke_on-the-far-horizon-waved-some-flicker-of_349521.jpg) > [“If dreams are thwarted, then yearning must take their place If reunion is impossible, then longing must take its place.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faiz-ahmed-faiz/if-dreams-are-thwarted-then-yearning-must-take-their-place-if-reunion/) Faiz Ahmed Faiz [Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_desire_if-dreams-are-thwarted-then-yearning-mus_1023708.jpg) > [“Be near me now, My tormenter, my love, be near me— At this hour when night comes down, When, having drunk from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faiz-ahmed-faiz/be-near-me-now-my-tormenter-my-love-be-near-me-at-this-hour-when/) Faiz Ahmed Faiz [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_every-step_be-near-me-now-my-tormenter-my-love-be-n_2647667.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/faiz-ahmed-faiz/#itemlist", "name": "Faiz Ahmed Faiz Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“On the far horizon waved some flicker of light My heart, a city of suffering, awoke in a state of dream My eyes, turning restless, still dreaming, the morning, dawning in this vacuous abode of separation.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Faiz Ahmed Faiz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faiz-ahmed-faiz/on-the-far-horizon-waved-some-flicker-of-light-my-heart-a-city-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_awoke_on-the-far-horizon-waved-some-flicker-of_349521.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_awoke_on-the-far-horizon-waved-some-flicker-of_349521.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_awoke_on-the-far-horizon-waved-some-flicker-of_349521.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“On the far horizon waved some flicker of light My heart, a city of suffering, awoke in a state of dream My…” — Faiz Ahmed Faiz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If dreams are thwarted, then yearning must take their place If reunion is impossible, then longing must take its place.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Faiz Ahmed Faiz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faiz-ahmed-faiz/if-dreams-are-thwarted-then-yearning-must-take-their-place-if-reunion/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_desire_if-dreams-are-thwarted-then-yearning-mus_1023708.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_desire_if-dreams-are-thwarted-then-yearning-mus_1023708.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/faiz-ahmed-faiz-86288_desire_if-dreams-are-thwarted-then-yearning-mus_1023708.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If dreams are thwarted, then yearning must take their place If reunion is impossible, then longing must take…” — Faiz Ahmed Faiz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Be near me now, My tormenter, my love, be near me— At this hour when night comes down, When, having drunk from the gash of sunset, darkness comes With the balm of musk in its hands, its diamond lancets, When it comes with cries of lamentation, with laughter with songs; Its blue-gray anklets of pain clinking with every step. 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