Munir Niazi

**Munir Niazi**
**منیر نیازی**
Munir Niazi ; منیر نیازی
Born	Munir Ahmed Niazi; 19 April 1923; Govt. Sadiq Egerton College Bahawalpur; Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2005); Pride of Performance (1992)

Munir Ahmed Niazi (

Pakistan Television, Lahore

and lived in Lahore till his death.

Early life and career

Munir Ahmed Niazi was born on 19 April 1923, in a village in

Dayal Singh College, Lahore.^[3]^[1] Munir Niazi launched a weekly, Seven Colours, from Sahiwal in 1949. Some of his poetry was used in films and these film songs became popular super-hit songs among the Pakistani public which established him as one of the foremost movie songwriters of Pakistan in the 1960s. For example, the film song in film Shaheed (1962), Uss Bewafa Ka Shehar Hai Aur Hum Hain Dosto and many others.^[4]^[5]

Poetry that became super-hit film songs

Film song	Singers	Song lyrics by	Music by	Film and year
"Jis Ne Mere Dil Ko Dard Diya"^[6]	Mehdi Hassan	Munir Niazi	Hasan Latif Lilak	Susral (1962)
"Jaa Apni Hasraton Pe Aansoo Baha Ke Sau Jaa"	Noor Jehan	Munir Niazi	Hasan Latif Lilak	Susral (1962)
"Uss Bewafa Ka Shehar Hai Aur Hum Hain Dosto"^[2]	Naseem Begum	Munir Niazi	Rashid Attre	Shaheed (1962)
"Kaisay Kaisay Loag Hamare Jee Ko Jalanay Aa Jaatain Hain"	Mehdi Hassan	Munir Niazi	Hasan Latif Lilak	Tere Shehar Mein (1965)
"Zinda Rahein Tau Kaya Hai Jau Mar Jaaen Hum Tau Kaya"^[2]	Naheed Akhtar	Munir Niazi	M Ashraf	Kharidar (1976)

Bibliography

Below are some of his

Urdu

publications:

Taiz Hawa Aur Tanha Phool[2]^[7]
Jungle Mein Dhanak^[2]
Dushmanoon Kai Darmiyan Sham
Mah-e-Munir^[2]
Kulyat e Munir^[8]
Jungal Ma Dahanak^[8]
Aik Lamha Taiz Safar ka^[8]

In Punjabi language, he has published:

Safar Di Raat^[2]
Char Chup Cheezan^[2]
Rasta Dassan Walay Tarey^[2]
Che Rage Arwaze^[8]

Effective imagery in his poetry conveys pictures in a few words.^[

style, rhythm and diction in Urdu poetry. Innocence, mythology, nostalgia, dreams, eroticism, and romance are some of his most common themes. Selected English translations of Munir Niazi's poetical works were edited by Suhail Safdar and published in 1996.^[9]

Death and legacy

Munir Niazi died of
respiratory illness on 26 December 2006 in Lahore, Pakistan.^[2]^[1]

On his 86th birth anniversary, a book titled 'Munir Niazi Ki Baatain, Yadain' was launched to honor him at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac) at Lahore. This book has interviews of the late Munir Niazi and opinion columns about him.[3]

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1992 ^[1]
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Munir Niazi Pride of Performance Award info on ARY TV News website Published 26 December 2015, Retrieved 30 May 2019

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Death anniversary of poets Parveen Shakir and Munir Niazi being observed today Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 Dec 2014, Retrieved 30 May 2019

^ ^a ^b "A fitting tribute to Munir Niazi". Dawn (newspaper). 10 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

^ Munir Niazi hit film song on IMDb website Retrieved 30 May 2019

^ "7th death anniversary of Munir Niazi today". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

^ Munir Niazi song on YouTube Published 17 February 2011, Retrieved 30 May 2019

^ "Taiz Hwa Aur Taha Phool".

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "منیر نیازی". 17 January 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

^ Safdar, Suhail (1996). The Poetical Works of Munir Niazi, Pakistan Writings.

^ 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 29 May 2019

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Munir_Niazi&oldid=1219751206"

[ARY-1] Munir Niazi Pride of Performance Award info on ARY TV News website Published 26 December 2015, Retrieved 30 May 2019

[Dawn1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Death anniversary of poets Parveen Shakir and Munir Niazi being observed today Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 Dec 2014, Retrieved 30 May 2019

[Dawn-3] "A fitting tribute to Munir Niazi". Dawn (newspaper). 10 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[4] Munir Niazi hit film song on IMDb website Retrieved 30 May 2019

[5] "7th death anniversary of Munir Niazi today". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[6] Munir Niazi song on YouTube Published 17 February 2011, Retrieved 30 May 2019

[7] "Taiz Hwa Aur Taha Phool".

[:0-8] "منیر نیازی". 17 January 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[9] Safdar, Suhail (1996). The Poetical Works of Munir Niazi, Pakistan Writings.

[Dawn3-10] 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 August 2004, Retrieved 29 May 2019

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