Inaam Nadeem

Inaam Nadeem is a distinguished Urdu poet, translator, and editor. He began his literary journey as a poet, but his sustained and wide-ranging work in literary translation has firmly placed him among the foremost translators in contemporary Urdu literature. He has more than fifteen books to his credit, including two poetry collections—Dar-e-Khwaab and Tasveer Mein Chalta Aadmi—as well as numerous translations of major works of world literature into Urdu. Among his recent and most significant contributions are the complete Urdu translation of all short stories by Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez and the Urdu translation of Honoré de Balzac’s celebrated novel A Woman at Thirty. These works have been widely noted for their literary fluency and cultural sensitivity, further consolidating his standing as a major voice in Urdu translation. As an editor, Inaam Nadeem has compiled and curated several important literary volumes, including an anthology on Asif Farrukhi, selected short stories of Zakiya Mashhadi, the collected works of Akbar Masoom, and a notable selection of Urdu prose poems. He has also translated the short stories of renowned Hindi writer Bhisham Sahni, a work that was shortlisted for the UBL Literature Award. His literary contributions have been recognized with several prestigious honors, including the Aks-e-Khushboo Award for Dar-e-Khwaab, the UBL Literary Award in 2021 for Aaina Si Zindagi, and the Dr. Jameel Jalibi Award in 2024 for Dukhtar-e-Rumi. Inaam Nadeem is actively engaged in teaching and is based in Karachi.