There is so much to write about a multifaceted person like Firaq and the evocative connotations of his verses; I could go on and on. With the present shift in our culture, art, and literature to the preferences of the new generations, it is likely that people will not be interested in poets like Firaq.
The greatness of his work, as with the work of several great writers and poets will be lost forever. The quick gratification and the shorter concentration spans are heading in a direction where great verses may struggle to find an appropriate place. With this, the joy of an exquisite, delicate stirring of our emotions and the uplifting of our artistic sensibility will gradually die out.
Firaq would have been 125 years old on 28 August, 2021. This is a small tribute in his memory and I will soon be publishing a book on Firaq’s life and my memoirs. Let me end with his philosophy of life. Although there were so many things poisoning his life, he gave something beautiful and something…