Grave of great legend poet Munir Niazi located at Model Town Cemetery Lahore

 A Tribute to the Legendary Punjabi Poet Munir Niazi 

These are photographs of Urdu Headstone and grave of great legend poet Munir Niazi located at Model Town Cemetery Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. His original name is Muhammad Munir Khan Niazi. He was boen on 9th April 1928 at Khanpur District Hashiarpur, East Punjab, India. The name of his father was Fateh Muhammad Khan. He obtained his graduation degree from Amar Singh College Srinagar Kashmir. At the time of partition of Subcontinent, he migrated to Montgomery(Sahiwal) from where he published a weekly Urdu Journal named 'Saat Rang'. He wrote a lot of Filmi songs as well. He did poetry both in Punjabi and Urdu. Tez Hawa, Tanha Phool, Jungle Man Dhanak, Tanha Tanha and Dushmanoon Kay Darmyan Sham are his famous urdu poetry books and Safar Di Raat, Rasta Dasan Walay Taray and Char Chup Cheazaan arw his three Punjabi poetry books of Nazams and ghazals. His all Urdu poetry is published in "Kulyat e Munir Niazi" and all Punjabi poetry is published in "Kul Kalam". He wrote a drama 'Qisa Do Bharawaan Da" (Translation). Great Poet Munir Niazi died on 26th December 2006 at Lahore. Here is some verses of Munir Niazi Sahib:

کُج اونج وی راہواں اوکھیاں سَن

کُج گل وچ غم دا طوق وی سی

کُج شہر دے لوک وی ظالم سَن

کُج سانوں مرن دا شوق وی سی

ایڈیاں دردی اکھاں دے وچ

ہنجو بھرن نہ دیواں

وس چلے تے ایس جہاں وچ

کسے نوں مرن نہ دیواں

Courtesy By Mirza Usman Baig Sahib

Sources:

1- Headstone of the grave of Munir Niazi Sahib at Model Town Lahore

2- Punjabi Adb Di Kahani, Abdul Ghafoor Qureshi, Pakistan Punjabi Adbi Board Lahore, 1987.

3- Interview with Prof. Dr. Ibad Nabeel Shad dated on 25th December 2020 @ 11:30 a.m.