Bari Nizami
Bari Nizami was a lyricist from West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab). [1] Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Noor Jehan and Ghulam Ali sang his qawwalis and songs.
Bari Nizami | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sheikh Muhammad Saghir |
| Born | 26 December 1937 Gojra (now Toba Tek Singh District), British Punjab |
| Origin | Faisalabad, West Punjab (Pakistan) |
| Died | 14 May 1998 (aged 60) Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| Genres | Qawwali, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter and lyricist |
| Associated acts | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Noor Jehan Ghulam Ali (singer) |
Life
Barri Nizami (Birth Name: Sheikh Muhammad Saghir son of Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad) was born on 26 December 1937 in Gojra in British Punjab.[2][1] Gojra now falls under Toba Tek Singh District of West Punjab (Pakistani Punjab).
He had become friends with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Death
He died on 14 May 1998 due to lack of money for his treatment, as he was very poor.[2]
Bari Nizami songs by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
His most popular lyrics sung by the legend of Qawwali, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are below:
- Mast Mast Dam Mast Qalandar[3]
- Vigar Gai Ae Thore Dina Taun
- Yaara Dak Le Khooni Ankhiyan Noon
- Ranjha Te Mera Rabb Warga
- Dil Mar Jane Nu Ki Hoya Sajna
- Sunn Charkhe Di Mitthi Mitthi Kook
- Ho Jave Je Piyar
- Mailey Ne Vichar Jana
- Wadah Kar ke Sajjan Nahee Aya
- Gin Gin Taare Langhdiya Raata
- Kamli walay Muhammad tu Sadqa mein jan
- Kinna Sohna Teinu Rab Ne Banaya, Dil Karay Vekhda Rahwan[4]
Book
His poetry was published by a journalist jamil Siraj, Book Name is "QADRAAN".
References
- Dum Mast Mast Qalander Fame Poet Bari Nizami Geo TV Report (in Urdu). 15 May 2012 – via YouTube.
Geo TV report on the 14th death anniversary
- Profile of Bari Nizami on Bio-bibliographies website (in Urdu language) Retrieved 23 December 2019
- Anurag Verma (7 April 2018). "11 Bollywood Songs That You Didn't Know Were Copied Or 'Inspired' From Pakistan". NEWS18 website. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- Zaman Khan (16 February 2018). "Cafes of Lyallpur (now called Faisalabad)". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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