Muzaffar Warsi
Muzaffar Warsi | |
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Era | Modern era |
Region | Islamic Philosophy |
School | Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h |
Main interests | poetry |
Website | [1] |
Muzaffar Warsi (Template:Lang-ur) (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 quatrains every day for Pakistan's Renowned daily newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt.
Early life
Muzaffar Warsi was born as Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din siddiqui into the family of Alhaaj Muhammad Sharf ud Din Ahmad known as Sufi Warsi (Template:Lang-ur). 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.
Lyric's of Famous Naat
Na Mere Sukhan Ko Sukhan Kaho
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
- 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
Awards
- Pride of Performance (19..)
Famous Verses
- 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
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'.
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' (film: 'Hamrahi': 1966, lyrics: Muzaffar Warsi, music: Tasadduq)
'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'
'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
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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
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