Muzaffar Warsi 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 autobiographyGaye Dinon Ka Suraagh. He also wrote quatrains for Pakistan's daily newspaperNawa-i-Waqt.
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. It was a family of landlords of Meerut. 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 the friend of Sir Muhammad Iqbal, Akbar Warsi, Azeem Warsi, Hasrat Mohani, Josh Malihabadi, Ahsan Danish, Abul Kalam Azad and Mahindar Singh Bedi. His family raised him with deep religious grounding. He has one brother and two sisters. Muzaffar Warsi has 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 a poet. Muzaffar Warsi had worked at State 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. 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 just before he died. His most popular Na`at remains "Mera Payambar azeem tar hai". He died on 28 January 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan.
"Kya bhala mujh ko parakhney ka natija nikla, Zakhm-e-dil aapki nazron se bhi gehra nikla"
* * Pakistani film Hamrahi 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'. Film 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".
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
"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
