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Wasif Ali Wasif
Wasif Ali Wasif

Wasif Ali Wasif was a distinguished Pakistani writer, recognized for his poetry and prose. Born on January 15, 1929, in Karachi, he was a significant figure in the Urdu literary scene. His work frequently addressed the social and political realities of Pakistan, earning him both praise and criticism. He passed away on January 18, 1993. more

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“Away! Away! The spell of arms and voices: the white arms of roads, their promise of close embraces and the black arms of tall ships that stand against the moon, their tale of distant nations. They are held out to say: We are alone. Come. And the voices say with them: We are your kinsmen. And the air is thick with their company as they call to me, their kinsman, making ready to go, shaking the wings of their exultant and terrible youth... Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.”