Urdu-12 Persian Elements in Iftikhar Arif’s Religious Poetry: An Analysis

"Iftikhar Arif has beautifully presented the problems of the modern age in Nazm and Ghazal. He has coined nice Persian structures to depict contemporary sensibility, consciousness and internal emotions. These structures have the name of their creator stamped on them. He has extensively used Persian words and structures in his Nazms and Ghazlas. Many beautiful Persian structures are found in the verses of his Nazms, Ghazals and Couplets on the topics of Dua and Hamd. Iftikhar Arif’s attachment with Urdu Classic poetry and Persian language is also evident from the names of his books on poetry. Even the names of his books on poetry are composed of Persian structures. Moreover the titles of his poems are also in Persian language."