Saghar Nizami

Saghar Nizami (1905–1983), also known as Samad Yar Khan, was an Indian poet, including writer of ghazals and nazms in Urdu.

He was one of the earliest disciples of Seemab Akbarabadi (1882–1951), and was a recipient of the third-highest Indian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1969, for his contributions to literature.

Early life Saghar Nizami was born in Aligarh on 21 December 1905. His father, Sardar Ahmed Yar Khan, was a medical doctor in the service of the British government of India.

Literary career From 1923 to 1932, he edited Paimana, a monthly magazine published by his teacher in Agra.

In 1933, Nizami shifted to Meerut and founded Adabi Markaz, a publishing house which, in its very first year of operation, introduced Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi to the Urdu literary world by publishing Tullu (Dawn), the latter's first collection of poems. Years later, Yusuf Hussain, editor of Nairang e Khayal was to class Nizami, Ahsan Danish, and Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi as the three bright stars (of Urdu poetry) of the modern era.

During his lifetime, he published six collections of ghazals and nazms: Subuhi (1934), Badah e mashriq (1934), Kahkashaan (1934), Rangmahal (1943), Mauj e saahil (1949) and Nehrunama (1967).

Just as Kundan Lal Saigal had done for Seemab Akbarabadi so did Master Madan (1923–1942) by singing Yoon na reh reh kar hamen tersaaiye and Hairat se tak raha hai jahan e wafa mujhe, the two ghazals written by Saghar Nizami, made Saghar Nizami well known; the music for these ghazals was composed by Pandit Amarnath.