Classic Poetry Series

Muzaffar Warsi
- poems -
Publication Date:
2012
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Muzaffar Warsi (20 December 1933 - 28 January 2011)
Muzaffar Warsi (Urdu: ) was a prominent Urdu poet, critic,
essayist, a lyricist par excellence, and scholar of Pakistan. He was one whose
work never fails to surprise. A humble man with humble beginnings who is
unafraid of experimenting. He began more than five decades ago comprises
a rich repertoire of not just Naats, but also authoring several anthologies of
Ghazals, Nazms & hycoes including his autobiography Gaye dinon ka suraagh
which is considered to be a classic. He was writing quatrains every day for
Pakistan's Renowned daily newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt.
Biography
Muzaffar Warsi was born on 20 December 1933 in Meerath, India, as
Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din siddiqui into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad
Sharf ud Din Ahmad known as Sufi Warsi (Urdu: ). It was
a family of landlords of Meerath.
Sufi Warsi was a scholar of Islam, a doctor and poet. He received two titles:
Faseeh ul Hind & Sharaf u shu'ara. He was the friend of Sir Muhammad Iqbal
{Allama Iqbal ( )}, Akbar Warsi, Hasrat Mohani, Josh
Malih Abadi, Ahsan Danish, Abul Kalaam Azad and Mahindar Singh Bedi. The
family raised him with deep religious grounding. He remained attached to
State Bank of Pakistan (the Central Bank of Pakistan) as Deputy Treasurer.
Muzaffar Warsi started his poetry by writing lyrics for songs for Pakistani
movies but gradually changed direction and his style of poetry became more
oriented towards praising Allah and the Islamic prophet Muhammad or in
other words he started writing Hamd and Naats. He also wrote, regularly, a
stanza or two on current affairs in the Newspaper Nawa-e-Waqt until
recently.
He died on 28-01-2011 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Awards
Pride of Performance
Famous Verses
"Kya bhala mujh ko parakhney ka natija nikla
Zakhm-e-dil aapki nazron se bhi gehra nikla"
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'Hamrahi' was a milestone in Renowned Pakistani Masood Rana's singing
career. All songs of 'Hamrahi' are relegated as the 'Best of Masood Rana'.
Moreover, thousands of movie-goers watched 'Hamrahi' just because of the
all-time great songs of Masood.
'Hamrahi's seven songs are listed here below:
'Kiya kahoon aye duniya walo, kiya hoon mein'
'Karam ki ik nazar hum per...ya Rasool Allah'
'Ho gaye zindigi mujhay pyari'.
'Naqsha teri judaye ka ab tak nazar mein hai'.
'Mujhay chore kar akela, kaheen dooor janay walay'.
'Qadam, qadam pay naye dukh'.
'yaad karta hai zamana unhi insano ko'
The most famous aspect of him was his hammad
" Koi to hay jo nizam e hasti chala raha hay"
which was later uttered by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
'Pukara hai madad ko, bay kaso nay, haath khali hai...bacha lo doob nay say
ye...ya Rasool Allah'
will never be forgotten by 130 million Pakistanis.
Works:
Barf ki Nao
Baab-e-Haram
Lehja
Noor-e-Azal
Alhamd
Hisaar
Lahoo ki Haryali
Sitaron ki Aabjoo
Kaaba-e-Ishq
Khule dareechey band hawa
Dil sey dar-e-Nabi tak
Zulm na sehna
Kamand
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Aadmi Chonk Chuka hai magar utha tou nahi
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AAg se sairab dasht-e-Zindgani ho gaya
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Ab ke bar barsaat
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Gham-e-dauraan ne bhii siikh
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Haath aaNkhoN pe rakh lene se Khatraa nahiiN jaataa
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Jee behelta he nahi saans ki jhankaro'n se
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Kyaa bhalaa mujhako
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Lab-e-Khaamosh se Izhaar-e-tamannaa Chaahe
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Maanaa ke Musht-e-Khaak
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Meri Tasveer MeiN Rang aur Kisi ka to NahiN
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Meri Zindagi Kisi Aur Ki
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Merii judaaiiyoN se vo milkar nahiiN gayaa
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Shola Hun Bharakne Ki Guzarish Nahi Karta
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Teri jhalak nigha k her zawiye main hay
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Tu Kuja Man Kuja Tu Man Kuja
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Ya Rahmatil Alamin
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Youn Ek Pal Mat Soch Ke Aa Kyaa Ho Saktaa Hai
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Zakhm E Tanhai Main
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Zindagi khinch gayi mujh se tere aabroo ki tarha
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