Faiz Ahmed Faiz is one of the most popular poets of Urdu.His poetry features romance and resistance.He made epic struggle against the forces of oppression and tyranny in British Raj period and post-colonial era under the banner and platform of Progressive Writers Association in the sub-continent in the periods of Communism and Socialism when Russian influence was monumental in this part of the world. His verse offers hope and courage to the underdogs and marginalized sections of society to wage war and stand up against unjust rulers.His one hundred ghazals(odes) that are rich in message and strong in appeal and popular with folk- a number of which have already been adapted in songs and music- have been rendered in English. The readers would enjoy and amuse the ease of reading English and Urdu text at a time .