Ahmad Faraz, RIP; Haq maghfirath karay, ajab azad mard tha

Update: News reports and his family attest that he is still alive but struggling. Please keep him in your prayers. [09:34 Pacific Time.]
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If there was every a time to to invoke the old line "Haq maghfirath karay, ajab azaad mard th-haa " (The Almighty forgive his sins; a very free spirit was he), it is today, as we mourn the passing of a titan.

From The News:

Legendary poet Ahmed Faraz passes away
Updated at: 1720 PST, Thursday, July 17, 2008
CHICAGO: Renowned poet and literary figure of Pakistan Ahmed Faraz died of kidneys failure here at a local hospital on Thursday.

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p>He was under treatment at a hospital in Chicago.