Who wrote 'the Dawn of Freedom' (Subh-e-azadi) poem?

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

The correct answer is Option 2 - Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote 'the Dawn of Freedom' (Subh-e-azadi) poem.

The Dawn of Freedom by Faiz Ahmed Faiz:

This scarred, marred brightness,
this bitten-by-night dawn -
The one that was awaited, surely, this is not that dawn.
This is not the dawn yearning for which
Had we set out, friends, hoping to find
sometime, somewhere
The final destination of stars in the wilderness of the sky.
Somewhere, at least, must be a shore for the languid
waves of the night,
Somewhere at least must anchor the sad
boat of the heart …
(Translation of an extract from urdu poem Subh-e-azadi)

Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) Born in Sialkot; stayed in Pakistan after partition. A leftist in his political leanings, he opposed the Pakistani regime and was imprisoned. Collections of his poetry include Naksh-e-Fariyadi, Dast-e-Saba and Zindan-Nama. Regarded as one of the greatest poets of South Asia in the twentieth century.