Bari Nizami
Bari Nizami | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sheikh Muhammad Safeer 26 December 1946 |
| Origin | Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 14 May 1998 (aged 51) Faisalabad, Pakistan |
| Genres | Qawwali, Folk |
| Occupations | Songwriter and lyricist |
Bari Nizami[a] was a lyricist from Punjab, Pakistan. [1] Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Noor Jehan and Ghulam Ali sang his qawwalis and songs.
Life
Barri Nizami (Birth Name: Sheikh Muhammad Safeer son of Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad) was born on 26 December 1946 in Gojra in Punjab, now in Toba Tek Singh District of Punjab, Pakistan.[2][1]
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 Qadardaan.
References
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 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.