Faiz Ahmed Faiz was born in 1911 at Sialkot. He began his career as a lecturer in English at Amritsar.

After the second World War, he turned to journalism and distinguished himself as the editor of The Pakistan Times.

As a poet, Faiz began writing on the conventional themes of love and beauty, but soon these conventional themes get submerged in the larger social and political issues of the day.

The traditional grieves of love get fused with the travails of the afflicted humanity.

In the matter of diction and style, Faiz may be called the inheritor of the tradition of Ghalib. His admiration for Ghalib is also reflected in the title of his first published work, Naqsh-e- Faryadi.

Faiz is a "committed" poet who regards poetry as a vehicle of serious thought and not a mere pleasurable pastime.

His poetical collections include Naqsh-e-Faryadi (1943), Dast- e-Saba (1952), Zindan-Nama (1956) Dast-e-Tah-e-Sang (1965) and Nuska-haye-wafa.