S M Sadiq

Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq (Urdu: شیخ محمد صادق‎) or S M Sadiq is a Pakistani lyricist and a poet whose written songs frequently have been sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and other singers like Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Shabnam Majeed and Arif Lohar.[1]

S M Sadiq in Chandigarh, Punjab, India in 2002

He has written thousands of songs in the Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi languages. He is known not only in Pakistan but also in India.[1]

Early life and career

Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq (S. M. Sadiq) was born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He completed only up to 4th grade education in the primary school.[2] In an interview with Dr. Farah in PTV morning show he described his first meeting with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He narrates that he was only 14 years old when he went to Jhang main bazar with a piece of poetry (narrating a story 'dastan'). When he reached the place Ustad used to practice his music, his secretary introduced him to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Ustad meet him, read his poetry and said you have a rare talent but I do not sing stories, write me something in Punjabi preferably a spiritual qawwali. Sadiq narrates that he wrote Othe amla de hone ne nabede and Ainwen Bol Na Banere Utte Kanwan , two of the most famous qawales of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Credited for these hit songs

Publications
  • Sadiq, S.M. (2009). Apnā k̲h̲ayāl rakhnā. Lāhaur: al-Ḥamd Pablīkeshanz. OCLC 473670024. OCLC number: 473670024[1]

Films

References
  1. Profile of S M Sadiq on gomolo.com website Retrieved 13 June 2018
  2. 2012 interview of S M Sadiq on YouTube in the Punjabi language on 'Punjab Radio USA.com' website Uploaded 20 April 2012, Retrieved 13 June 2018
  3. A Qawwali song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on YouTube Retrieved 13 June 2018
  4. Soundtrack by Sonu Nigam in film Sanam Bewafa (1995) on IMDb website Retrieved 13 June 2018
  5. Film 'Mel Karade Rabba' (2010) on YouTube Retrieved 13 June 2018
  6. S M Sadiq as a film song lyricist on gomolo.com website Retrieved 13 June 2018
  7. S M Sadiq as a film song lyricist on Chandigarh Tribune newspaper Published 2 June 2002, Retrieved 13 June 2018

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMES2RwFIsU&t=95s&ab_channel=AmanDeep

External video
(in Urdu) S M Sadiq Songwriter More Than 35,000 Songs
(in Urdu) SM Sadiq


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