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{{Short description|Indian Urdu poet, author (1922 – 2000)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox poet
| name = Hafeez Merathi
| birth_date = 10 January 1922
| death_date = 7 January 2000
| occupation = Writer, poet, Critics
| birth_place = [[Meerut]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| birth_name = Hafeez-ur-Rahman
| notable_works = "Aabaad Rahenge Virane Shadab Rahengi Zanjiren."
| native_name_lang = Ur
| native_name = حفیظ میرٹھی
}}

'''Hafeez Merathi''' ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: حفیظ میرٹھی), whose real name was '''Hafeez-ur-Rahman''' (10 January 1922 – 7 January 2000) was an Indian [[Urdu poet]], author and critic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=जयंती विशेष: 'देशप्रेम और खुद्दारी का पैकर...', हां, मैं हूं हफीज मेरठी! ब्रिटिश हुकूमत की हिला दी थी नींव |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/meerut/jayanti-special-shayar-hafeez-meerthi-shook-the-foundation-of-british-rule-with-his-shayri-2024-01-10 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> He is known for his poem "Aabaad Rahenge Virane Shadab Rahengi Zanjiren."<ref>{{Cite web |last=فہمی |first=جمال عباس |date=2024-02-19 |title=حفیظ میرٹھی: جس نے زندگی بھر مقصدی شاعری کی... جمال عباس فہمی |url=https://www.qaumiawaz.com/literary/hafeez-meeruthi-who-wrote-purposeful-poetry-throughout-his-life-column-by-jamal-abbas-fahmi |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Qaumi Awaz |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=الدین |first1=امین الدین شجاع |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5x1mDwAAQBAJ&dq=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C&pg=PT60 |title=ملنے کے نہیں نایاب ہیں ہم: Milne Ke Nahi Nayab Hen Hum |last2=Shujauddin |first2=Ameenuddin |date=2011-01-01 |publisher=Daren Book Depot Lucknow up |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-LNIAQAAIAAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C |title=Urdu book review |date=2007 |publisher=Jāvīd Akhtar. |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jawed |first=Mohammed Nasir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b7wMAQAAMAAJ&q=hafeez+merathi |title=Year Book of the Muslim World: A Handy Encyclopaedia |date=1996 |publisher=Medialine |isbn=978-81-86420-00-3 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He was born to Mohammad Ibraheem Khaleel in 1922 at Meerut. In 1939, he completed his high school examination at the Faiz-e-Aam inter college. However, he had to halt his education after the passing of his maternal grandfather Munshi Khadim Husain, a literature enthusiast.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mahdī |first=Tābish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lFFQAQAAIAAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C |title=Naqd-i g̲h̲azal |date=2005 |publisher=Ḍākṭar Tābish Mahdī |language=ur}}</ref> This event sparked the poet within Hafeez.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-07 |title=حضرت حفیظؔ میرٹھی |url=https://dawatnews.net/%d8%ad%d8%b6%d8%b1%d8%aa-%d8%ad%d9%81%db%8c%d8%b8%d8%94-%d9%85%db%8c%d8%b1%d9%b9%da%be%db%8c/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=دعوت نیوز |language=ur}}</ref> In 1947, he successfully passed his F.A as a private student.<ref>{{Cite web |last=قندیل |date=2020-06-29 |title=شعرِ بے اختیار کا شاعر حفیظ میرٹھی |url=https://qindeelonline.com/sher-e-be-ikhtiyar-ka-shayer-hafeez-meeruthi/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=قندیل - Qindeel |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oc5jAAAAMAAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C |title=دحفل صنم |date=2002 |publisher=شهلا نواب |language=ur}}</ref>

Hafeez's maternal grandfather, Khadim Hussain, was fond of poetry and encouraged Hafeez's interest in it. Later, Hafeez began consulting Barelvi. Hafeez Sahib participated in poetry gatherings (mushairas) in various countries.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yp9jAAAAMAAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C |title=حفيظ ميرٹھى، لن اور شخصيت |date=1993 |publisher=اداره ادب اسلامى هند، |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sajjād |first=Aḥmad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ks1jAAAAMAAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C |title=Taʻmīrī adabī taḥrīk, afkār va masāʾil: tanqīdī maz̤āmīn kā majmūʻah |date=1994 |publisher=Qāz̤ī Pablisharz ainḍ Disṭrībiyūṭarz |isbn=978-81-85362-38-0 |language=ur}}</ref>

== Life ==
Initially, Hafeez consulted the poet Aasim Barelvi, but afterward, he did not settle under any particular teacher. His early poetry was deeply influenced by [[Jigar Moradabadi|Jigar Muradabadi]], characterized by similar tones, metaphors, and word combinations. However, after becoming a member of [[Jamaat-e-Islami]], the nature of his poetry changed significantly.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Māhirulqādrī |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=07JFAQAAIAAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C |title=ىاد رفتگان |date=1984 |publisher=البدر پبلىکىشنز، |language=ur}}</ref> His association with Jamaat-e-Islami greatly influenced both his poetry and his life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-20 |title=حفیظ میرٹھی ؔ - Kashmir Uzma |url=https://kashmiruzma.net/%d8%ad%d9%81%db%8c%d8%b8-%d9%85%db%8c%d8%b1%d9%b9%da%be%db%8c-%d8%94/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=انتہائی شریف النفس، منکسر المزاج انسان، مگر باغی، انقلابی شاعر... حفیظ میرٹھی |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1265179 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=jang.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Abbās |first=Muṣāiyab |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zgZAAAAAIAAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B8+%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%B9%DA%BE%DB%8C |title=گل صد رنگ |date=1962 |publisher=ايوان پبلشرز، |language=ur}}</ref>

In 1975, the government imposed a state of emergency across the country, banning both the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] and Jamaat-e-Islami, and arresting many of Jamaat-e-Islami's top leaders. Hafeez strongly opposed the Emergency through his poetry, which led to his imprisonment. Although he was released after some time, his views remained unchanged. He continued to express his dissent through poetry at mushairas, which eventually led to his re-arrest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2023-04-25 |title=Poet Maulana Ismail Meeruti بیادگار اسماعیل میرٹھی۔ ادبی نشست کا انعقاد |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/uttar-pradesh/mushaira-and-seminar-on-poet-maulana-ismail-meeruti/na20230425194700416416204 |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=عالمی یومِ اردو ایوارڈز 2023 کا اعلان، شمیم طارق کو لائف ٹائم اچیومنٹ ایوارڈ |url=https://urdu.munsifdaily.com/announcement-of-world-urdu-day-awards-2023-lifetime-achievement-award-to-shameem-tariq/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Munsif Urdu News Hyderabad {{!}} روزنامہ منصف حیدرآباد |language=ur}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died on 7 January 2000 in Meerut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=فہمی |first=جمال عباس |date=2024-02-19 |title=حفیظ میرٹھی: جس نے زندگی بھر مقصدی شاعری کی... جمال عباس فہمی |url=https://www.qaumiawaz.com/literary/hafeez-meeruthi-who-wrote-purposeful-poetry-throughout-his-life-column-by-jamal-abbas-fahmi |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Qaumi Awaz |language=ur}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
*{{Cite news |last=فہمی |first=جمال عباس |date=19 February 2024 |title=حفیظ میرٹھی: جس نے زندگی بھر مقصدی شاعری کی... جمال عباس فہمی |url=https://www.qaumiawaz.com/literary/hafeez-meeruthi-who-wrote-purposeful-poetry-throughout-his-life-column-by-jamal-abbas-fahmi |work=[[The Inquilab]]}}
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[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Urdu-language poets]]
[[Category:People from Meerut]]
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