▁the ▁sing ers , ▁including ▁Me h di ▁Has an ▁who ▁s ung ▁Ran j ish ▁he ▁sah i ▁gaz al . ▁His ▁poem ▁S ils il ay ▁Tor ▁G aya ▁was ▁s ung ▁by ▁No or ▁Jah an . ▁Far az ▁is ▁cred ited ▁for ▁writing ▁ren owned ▁po ems , ▁including ▁Pas ▁And a az , ▁Sab ▁Aw az ain ▁Mer i , ▁K hu w ab ▁Gul , ▁Jan an ▁Jan an , ▁and ▁Gh az al ▁Bah ana ▁Kar on . ▁ ▁Career ▁A hm ad ▁Far az ' s ▁poetry ▁was ▁highly ▁popular ▁among ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁in ▁Pakistan , ▁India ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁sub cont inent ' s ▁imm igr ant ▁populations ▁over se as . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁poet ▁in ▁high ▁demand ▁at ▁social ▁gather ings ▁( m ush air as ) ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁rec ite ▁his ▁poetry ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁voice . ▁A hm ad ▁Far az ▁was ▁often ▁compared ▁to ▁Muhammad ▁I q bal ▁and ▁Fa iz ▁Ah med ▁Fa iz . ▁ ▁Sing ers ▁like ▁Me h di ▁Has an , ▁Gh ul am ▁Ali , ▁Jag j it ▁Singh ▁and ▁R una ▁L ail a ▁greatly ▁popular ized ▁his ▁poetry ▁by ▁singing ▁his ▁gh az als ▁in ▁films ▁and ▁in ▁concert s . ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁Far az ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Foundation ▁in ▁Islam abad , ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁Political ▁activity ▁Far az ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁writing ▁po ems ▁that ▁critic ised ▁military