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{{short description|Pakistani songwriter and poet (1933 - 2011)}}
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| years active = 1961–2006
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1988<ref name=Dawn/>
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'''Muzaffar Warsi''' ({{lang-ur|مظفروارثی}}) (born 20 December 1933 in Meerath, [[India]]) is a prominent [[Urdu]] [[poet]], [[critic]], [[essayist]], a ''lyricist par excellence'', and scholar of [[Pakistan]]. He is 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 is writing [[quatrain]]s every day for Pakistan's Renowned daily newspaper [[Nawa-i-Waqt]].
'''Muzaffar Warsi''' (23 December 1933 – 28 January 2011; {{langx|ur|مظفر وارثی}}) was a Pakistani poet, essayist, lyricist, and a scholar of [[Urdu]]. He began writing more than five decades ago. He wrote a rich collection of [[na`at]]s, as well as several anthologies of [[ghazal]]s and [[nazm]]s, and his autobiography ''Gaye Dinon Ka Suraagh''. He also wrote [[quatrain]]s for Pakistan's daily newspaper ''[[Nawa-i-Waqt]]''.<ref name=Dawn/>


==Early life==
==Early life and career==
Muzaffar Warsi was born as '''Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din siddiqui''' into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad Sharf ud Din Ahmad known as Sufi Warsi ({{lang-ur|صوفی وارثی}}). 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 (علامہ اقبال‎)}, Akbar Warsi, Hasrat Mohani, Josh Malih Abadi, Ahsan Danish, Abul Kalaam Azad and Mahindar Singh Bedi. The family raised him with deep religious grounding.Muzaffar Warsi remained attached to State Bank of Pakistan (the Central Bank of Pakistan) as Deputy Treasurer.
Muzaffar Warsi was born as Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din Siddiqui into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad Sharf ud Din Ahmad, known as Sufi Warsi ({{langx|ur|صوفی وارثی}}). His was a family of landlords of [[Meerut]] (now in Uttar Pradesh, India).<ref name=Dawn/> Sufi Warsi was a scholar of [[Islam]], a doctor and poet. He received two titles: 'Faseeh ul Hind' and 'Sharaf u Shu'ara'. Sufi Warsi was a friend of [[Sir Muhammad Iqbal]] (Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال), Akbar Warsi, Azeem Warsi, [[Hasrat Mohani]], [[Josh Malihabadi]], [[Ahsan Danish]], [[Abul Kalam Azad]] and Mahindar Singh Bedi.<ref name=Dawn/> His family raised him with deep religious grounding. He had one brother and two sisters. Muzaffar Warsi was survived by three daughters and one son. One of his nephews is [[Usman Warsi]], a singer, music composer and poet. His grandson Amsal Qureshi is also a singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and poet.<ref name=Dawn/>


Muzaffar Warsi had worked at [[State Bank of Pakistan]] (the central bank of Pakistan) as deputy treasurer.
==Lyric's of Famous Naat ==
He started writing 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 [[Muhammad]].<ref name=Dawn/> He later started writing [[Hamd]] and [[Na`at]]s. He also wrote, regularly, a stanza or two on current affairs in the newspaper ''Nawa-i-Waqt'' until shortly before his death. His most popular [[Na`at]] remains "Mera Payambar azeem tar hai" (My Prophet is the highest).


==Death==
'''Na Mere Sukhan Ko Sukhan Kaho'''
[[File:Muzaffar Warsi (14566787156).jpg|thumb|Warsi's last resting place at Johar Town Graveyard [[Lahore]]]]

Warsi died on 28 January 2011 in [[Lahore, Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn/> He was buried at Johar Town Graveyard [[Lahore]].

Mein kahoon Muhammad-e-Mustafa
Kaho tum bhi Salay Alla Kahao

Woh Aik hai Aina Bashar
Magar Uss ko Aksay Khuda Kaho

Na Dhanak Na Tara Na Phool Huun
Adaam-e-rasool Ki Ghool Huun


==Literary work==
==Literary work==
*''Alhamd''. (Hamdiya Kalaam)
* ''Barf ki Nao''
*''Lashareek''. (Hamdiya Kalaam)
* ''Baab-e-Haram''
*''[[Wohi Khuda Hai]]''. (Hamdiya Kalaam)
* ''Lehja''
* ''Noor-e-Azal''
*''Kaaba-e-ishq''. (Naatia Kalaam)
*''Noor-e-azal''. (Naatia Kalaam)
* ''Alhamd''
*''Baab-e-Haram''. (Naatia Kalaam)
* ''Hisaar''
*''Meray Achay Rasool''. (Naatia Kalaam)
* ''Lahoo ki Haryali''
*''Dil Sey Dar-e-Nabí Tak''. (Naatia Kalaam)
* ''Sitaron ki Aabjoo''
*''Sahib-ut-Taaj''. (Naatia Kalaam)
* ''Kaaba-e-Ishq''
*''Ummi Laqabi''. (Naatia Kalaam)
* ''Khule dareechey band hawa''
*''Gaye Dinon Ka Suraagh''. (Khud-nawisht)- an autobiography
* ''Dil sey dar-e-Nabi tak''
* ''Zulm na sehna''
*''Barf Kí Nao''. (Ghazliyaat)
*''Khulay Dareechay Band Hawa''. (Ghazliyaat)
* ''Kamand''
*''Lehja''. (Ghazliyaat)
*''Raakh Kay Dhair Main Phool''. (Ghazliyaat)
*''Tanha tanha guzri hai''. (Ghazliyaat)
*''Dekha jo teer kha kay''. (Ghazliyaat)
*''Hisaar''. (Ghazliyaat)
*''Zulm na sehna''.
*''Lahu ki haryali''.
*''Sitaroon ki aabju''.
*''Mera to sab kuch mera nabi hai ( naatia kalaam).''
*''Ya Allah, Ya Rahman''. (Hamdiya Kalaam)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgFSDYdDs0E |title=Ya Allah ya Rahman by Nusrat fateh Ali Khan |date=2018-12-19 |last=Arshad Shah |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* ''[[Pride of Performance]]'' (19..)
*[[Pride of Performance]] Award in 1988 by the [[President of Pakistan]].<ref name=Dawn/>


==Famous Verses==
==Famous poems==
*"Wohi Khuda hai", written and Sung by Muzaffar Warsi, later Sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. In modern days, it was even Sung by Atif Aslam*
* Kya bhala mujh ko parakhney ka natija nikla
*"Ya Allah, Ya Rahman", written by Muzaffar Warsi<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgFSDYdDs0E |title=Ya Allah ya Rahman by Nusrat fateh Ali Khan |date=2018-12-19 |last=Arshad Shah |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref> was sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and a few such recordings of his are available on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPv2bsv7lF0 |title=Ya Allah Ya Rahman {{!}} Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan {{!}} Rare Kalam {{!}} Hamd |date=2024-01-28 |last=BurHan Sayyad |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALLvA1tezrk |title=Ya Allah Ya Rehman Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan {{!}} Live 1989 |date=2023-10-13 |last=Qawwali Rang |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref> A version of this is part of the album ''[[Chain of Light]]'', which is a collection of four recordings that were rediscovered 34 years after they were originally recorded on analogue at Real World Studios in England and stored there. They were digitally restored and released world-wide in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k9mQPSaDuk |title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan- Chain of Light (Short Film) |date=2024-09-21 |last=BritishCouncilPK |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chain of Light |url=https://realworldrecords.com/releases/chain-of-light/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Real World Records}}</ref> This recording of "Ya Allah, Ya Rahman" has been viewed over 916,000 times as of 17 November 2024 on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDi_7nrqqyU |title=Ya Allah Ya Rehman |date=2024-09-19 |last=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Topic |access-date=2024-11-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
Zakhm-e-dil aapki nazron se bhi gehra nikla<br />
*”Ya Rahmatallil Aalameen”, a naat written and sung by Muzaffar Warsi
*[http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=11621 Ghazal sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Jagjit Singh]
*"Kya bhala mujh ko parakhney ka natija nikla, Zakhm-e-dil aapki nazron se bhi gehra nikla"
*[http://www.desiest.com/music/singer.jsp?id=26 Chitra Singh frequently used the Ghazals of Muzaffar Warsi]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060514010607/http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=11621 Ghazal sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Jagjit Singh]
Film: 'Hamrahi' was a milestone in Renowned Pakistani Masood Rana's singing career. All songs of 'Hamrahi' are relegated as the 'Best of Masood Rana'.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050920195501/http://desiest.com/music/singer.jsp?id=26 Chitra Singh frequently used the Ghazals of Muzaffar Warsi]
Pakistani film ''Hamrahi (1966)'' was a milestone film in renowned Pakistani playback singer [[Masood Rana]]'s singing career. All songs of 'Hamrahi' are relegated as the 'Best of Masood Rana'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/movies/details.php?pid=526|archive-date=29 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629160225/http://pakfilms.net/movies/details.php?pid=526 |title=Film 'Hamrahi' and its film songs|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>


Film Hamrahi's seven songs are listed here below:
Moreover, thousands of movie-goers watched 'Hamrahi' just because of the all-time great songs of Masood.


*"Kiya kahoon aye duniya walo, kiya hoon mein" (film: ''Hamrahi'': 1966, lyrics: Muzaffar Warsi, music: Tasadduq Hussain)
'Hamrahi's seven songs are listed here below:
*"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", sung by Masood Rana was a tribute song to [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]
* One of his super-hit poems was his Hamd "Koi to hay jo nizam e hasti chala raha hay", this Hamd first became popular recited in his own voice, which was later sung by [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]]<ref>[http://pakistaniat.com/2011/01/29/muzaffar-warsi/ Muzaffar Warsi profile (Watch Hamd recited by Muzaffar Warsi on Pakistan television)] Retrieved 3 December 2018</ref>
*"Pukara hai madad ko, bay kason nay, haath khali hai...bachaa lo doobnay say ....ya Rasool Allah" was another popular [[Na'at]] written by him
* "Aey Khuda, Aey Khuda, jis nay ki justuju, mil gaya uss ko tuu" Sung by [[Adnan Sami Khan]], written by Muzaffar Warsi, film ''[[Sargam (1995 film)|Sargam]]''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237699/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd Soundtrack of film Sargam (1995) on IMDb website] Retrieved 3 December 2018</ref>
*"[[Tu Kuja Man Kuja]]" was also written by him,<ref>{{Citation|last=Coke Studio (Pakistan)|title=Tu Kuja Man Kuja, Shiraz Uppal & Rafaqat Ali Khan, Season Finale, Coke Studio Season 9|date=23 September 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQMn5wIoAno |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ZQMn5wIoAno| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=dead|access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> originally composed and sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/153087-Coke-Studio-9-concludeson-a-poignant-note|title=Coke Studio 9 concludes on a poignant note|last=Sabeeh|first=Maheen|newspaper=The News International newspaper|access-date=19 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411080937/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/153087-Coke-Studio-9-concludeson-a-poignant-note|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2023}}</ref> The modern adaptation of the song was also performed in [[Coke Studio Pakistan (season 9)]] by [[Rafaqat Ali Khan]] and [[Shiraz Uppal]].


==Books on Muzaffar Warsi==
'Kiya kahoon aye duniya walo, kiya hoon mein' (film: 'Hamrahi': 1966, lyrics: Muzaffar Warsi, music: Tasadduq)
*''Gaye dinon ka suraagh- Aapbeeti k tawana lehjey'' (Urdu), Qudratullah Shehzad, 2005.


==References==
'Karam ki ik nazar hum per...ya Rasool Allah'
{{Reflist}}
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}


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'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'

'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.

==Selected bibliography==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
==Articles on Muzaffar Warsi==

* Gaye dinon ka suraagh- Aapbeeti k tawana lehjey (Urdu), Qudratullah Shehzad, 2005.
* http://www.dawn.com/2002/09/02/nat6.htm By Huma Khawar-DAWN
*[http://timesofoman.com/inner_cat.asp?cat=1&detail=6919&rand=0QfjweFv5sTKvjUne56pnx0u9i times of oman]

==External links==
*[http://muzaffarwarsi.blogspot.com Muzaffar Warsi's Official Blog]
*[http://www.bizbrowse.com/UrduDiegest/Urdu/poetry/Naat/MuzaffarWarsi/naat5/0005.htm ]
*[http://aligarians.com/category/poets/muzaffar-warsi/]
*[http://www.radioirc.com/index.php?mFile=main&typeID=120&singerID=MW01]
*[http://www.emarkaz.com/shop/store/items_b.php?product_id=1872&PHPSESSID=4cd3d55fa0cd72a5305b7426c00209e4 Awaz i Tasveer]
*[http://www.everyzing.com/results.jsp?q=warsi&sort=rel&start=0&num=10&col=en-all-public-ep&filter=1&dedupe=1&expand=true&match=query,channel]
*[http://www.zainab.org/commonpages/duaziarat/list_lect.asp?topic_id=333&Year=2003&ltype=Majalis]
*[http://www.nafseislam.com/en/MediaList.php?Cat=2&Rctr=55&CatType=1 Recordings of Muzaffar Warsi - www.nafseislam.com]
*[http://mushaira.urdupoet.net/category/muzaffar-warsi/ Urdu Poetry Mushaira - Naat]
*[http://www.pakistanimusic.com/articles/masoodrana_musicismylife.html]
*[http://www.naat.co.uk/video_naat/files.php?cat=18]
*[[Naat]] see also [[Tanwir Phool]]
*[http://mazhar.dk/film/history/60s/1966.htm#hamrahi hamrahi songs]


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Latest revision as of 16:48, 22 November 2024

Muzaffar Warsi
Muzaffar Warsi
Born
Muzaffar Siddiqui[1]

23 Dec 1933[1]
Meerut, United Provinces, British India
Died28 January 2011(2011-01-28) (aged 77)[1]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation(s)Poet (Hamd and Na'at lyricist, film songs lyricist)[1]
Years active1961–2006
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1988[1]
Website[1]

Muzaffar Warsi (23 December 1933 – 28 January 2011; Urdu: مظفر وارثی) was a Pakistani poet, essayist, lyricist, and a scholar of Urdu. He began writing more than five decades ago. He wrote a rich collection of na`ats, as well as several anthologies of ghazals and nazms, and his autobiography Gaye Dinon Ka Suraagh. He also wrote quatrains for Pakistan's daily newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt.[1]

Early life and career

[edit]

Muzaffar Warsi was born as Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din Siddiqui into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad Sharf ud Din Ahmad, known as Sufi Warsi (Urdu: صوفی وارثی). His was a family of landlords of Meerut (now in Uttar Pradesh, India).[1] Sufi Warsi was a scholar of Islam, a doctor and poet. He received two titles: 'Faseeh ul Hind' and 'Sharaf u Shu'ara'. Sufi Warsi was a friend of Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال), Akbar Warsi, Azeem Warsi, Hasrat Mohani, Josh Malihabadi, Ahsan Danish, Abul Kalam Azad and Mahindar Singh Bedi.[1] His family raised him with deep religious grounding. He had one brother and two sisters. Muzaffar Warsi was survived by three daughters and one son. One of his nephews is Usman Warsi, a singer, music composer and poet. His grandson Amsal Qureshi is also a singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and poet.[1]

Muzaffar Warsi had worked at State Bank of Pakistan (the central bank of Pakistan) as deputy treasurer. He started writing 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 Muhammad.[1] He later started writing Hamd and Na`ats. He also wrote, regularly, a stanza or two on current affairs in the newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt until shortly before his death. His most popular Na`at remains "Mera Payambar azeem tar hai" (My Prophet is the highest).

Death

[edit]
Warsi's last resting place at Johar Town Graveyard Lahore

Warsi died on 28 January 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan.[1] He was buried at Johar Town Graveyard Lahore.

Literary work

[edit]
  • Alhamd. (Hamdiya Kalaam)
  • Lashareek. (Hamdiya Kalaam)
  • Wohi Khuda Hai. (Hamdiya Kalaam)
  • Kaaba-e-ishq. (Naatia Kalaam)
  • Noor-e-azal. (Naatia Kalaam)
  • Baab-e-Haram. (Naatia Kalaam)
  • Meray Achay Rasool. (Naatia Kalaam)
  • Dil Sey Dar-e-Nabí Tak. (Naatia Kalaam)
  • Sahib-ut-Taaj. (Naatia Kalaam)
  • Ummi Laqabi. (Naatia Kalaam)
  • Gaye Dinon Ka Suraagh. (Khud-nawisht)- an autobiography
  • Barf Kí Nao. (Ghazliyaat)
  • Khulay Dareechay Band Hawa. (Ghazliyaat)
  • Lehja. (Ghazliyaat)
  • Raakh Kay Dhair Main Phool. (Ghazliyaat)
  • Tanha tanha guzri hai. (Ghazliyaat)
  • Dekha jo teer kha kay. (Ghazliyaat)
  • Hisaar. (Ghazliyaat)
  • Zulm na sehna.
  • Lahu ki haryali.
  • Sitaroon ki aabju.
  • Mera to sab kuch mera nabi hai ( naatia kalaam).
  • Ya Allah, Ya Rahman. (Hamdiya Kalaam)[2]

Awards

[edit]

Famous poems

[edit]
  • "Wohi Khuda hai", written and Sung by Muzaffar Warsi, later Sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. In modern days, it was even Sung by Atif Aslam*
  • "Ya Allah, Ya Rahman", written by Muzaffar Warsi[3] was sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and a few such recordings of his are available on YouTube.[4][5] A version of this is part of the album Chain of Light, which is a collection of four recordings that were rediscovered 34 years after they were originally recorded on analogue at Real World Studios in England and stored there. They were digitally restored and released world-wide in September 2024.[6][7] This recording of "Ya Allah, Ya Rahman" has been viewed over 916,000 times as of 17 November 2024 on YouTube.[8]
  • ”Ya Rahmatallil Aalameen”, a naat written and sung by Muzaffar Warsi
  • "Kya bhala mujh ko parakhney ka natija nikla, Zakhm-e-dil aapki nazron se bhi gehra nikla"
  • Ghazal sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Jagjit Singh
  • Chitra Singh frequently used the Ghazals of Muzaffar Warsi

Pakistani film Hamrahi (1966) was a milestone film in renowned Pakistani playback singer Masood Rana's singing career. All songs of 'Hamrahi' are relegated as the 'Best of Masood Rana'.[9]

Film Hamrahi's seven songs are listed here below:

  • "Kiya kahoon aye duniya walo, kiya hoon mein" (film: Hamrahi: 1966, lyrics: Muzaffar Warsi, music: Tasadduq Hussain)
  • "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", sung by Masood Rana was a tribute song to Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • One of his super-hit poems was his Hamd "Koi to hay jo nizam e hasti chala raha hay", this Hamd first became popular recited in his own voice, which was later sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan[10]
  • "Pukara hai madad ko, bay kason nay, haath khali hai...bachaa lo doobnay say ....ya Rasool Allah" was another popular Na'at written by him
  • "Aey Khuda, Aey Khuda, jis nay ki justuju, mil gaya uss ko tuu" Sung by Adnan Sami Khan, written by Muzaffar Warsi, film Sargam[11]
  • "Tu Kuja Man Kuja" was also written by him,[12] originally composed and sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[13] The modern adaptation of the song was also performed in Coke Studio Pakistan (season 9) by Rafaqat Ali Khan and Shiraz Uppal.

Books on Muzaffar Warsi

[edit]
  • Gaye dinon ka suraagh- Aapbeeti k tawana lehjey (Urdu), Qudratullah Shehzad, 2005.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Muzaffar Warsi passes away". Dawn newspaper. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ Arshad Shah (19 December 2018). Ya Allah ya Rahman by Nusrat fateh Ali Khan. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Arshad Shah (19 December 2018). Ya Allah ya Rahman by Nusrat fateh Ali Khan. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ BurHan Sayyad (28 January 2024). Ya Allah Ya Rahman | Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Rare Kalam | Hamd. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via YouTube.
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