Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee
Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee (), "Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Quaid-i-Azam," was a notable Urdu poet, writer, journalist, broadcaster, translator, critic, researcher, linguist and lexicographer of Pakistan. Early life. Born in Delhi, Haqqee acquired his BA degree from Aligarh Muslim University. He obtained a Master's degree in English literature from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. His father, Ehtashamuddin Haqqee, wrote short stories, a study of renowned Persian poet Hafez Shirazi, "Tarjuman-ul-Ghaib", a translation of "Diwan-i-Hafez" in verse and assisted Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq in compiling his "Lughat-i -Kabeer" (Grand Urdu Dictionary). Contribution to Urdu. Haqqee published two collections of his own poems, "Taar-i-Pairahan" (1957) and "Harf-i-Dilras" (1979). He also published ghazals under the title, "Dil ki Zaban". His other publications include: His autobiography was serialized in the Urdu journal "Afkaar". He also translated Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Chanakya Kautilya's Arthashastra. He also wrote other genres of poetry, such as "Peheylian", "Kehmukarnian", and "Qitat-i-Tareekhi". As a lexicographer. In addition to his regular professional duties, he remained associated with the Urdu Dictionary Board for 17 years from 1958 to 1975 , compiling a 22-volume dictionary. He compiled two other dictionaries. "Farhang-e-Talaffuz" is a pronouncing dictionary of Urdu published by the National Language Authority. The "Oxford English-Urdu Dictionary" is a translation of the eighth and ninth editions of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. One of his personal friends was the former Chairman of Pakistan Academy of Letters and National Language Authority, Iftikhar Arif, who remembers him fondly. After his death in 2005, he said that Haqqee had worked diligently and hard most of his life and had a strong belief in the proper use of "talaffuz" with special  emphasis on diction and pronunciation. Death. He died from complications of lung cancer in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada while under his daughter's care on 11 October 2005. He was 87. Haqqee left five sons and one daughter. Like his wife, teacher Salma Haqqee, who died exactly two years earlier, he was buried in Mississauga, Canada. His wife was also a well-educated person and also a graduate of Aligarh Muslim University. Being an intellectual herself, she understood Haqqee's passion for his work and was a source of support for him all his married life. Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee Shan