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 the legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and other famous singers like Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Shabnam Majeed and Arif Lohar. He has written thousands of songs in the Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi languages. He is famous not only in Pakistan but also in India.

Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq (S.M.Sadiq) was born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He completed only upto 4th grade education in the primary school. His talent was so much God-gifted, that despite being uneducated, he wrote thousands of songs. He started his career early in his life as a young man and built his way up from there. He first made his big breakthrough in the music field by showing Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan one of his songs and convincing him to record it in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Nusrat liked the song very much and sang it back in 1982 and it ended up being one of his top hit qawwali songs. Writer S M Sadiq's name is mentioned in that song and he gained a lot of recognition from that song. His poetry sung by Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan attained such popularity which other poets can only envy. He has been in this field for more than 35 years in 2016.

• Othay Amlaan Dey Hone Ne Navede, Kissay Nahin Teri Zaat Puchhni, A qawwali song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Achha Sila Diya Tuu Ney Mere Pyar Ka, Soundtrack by Sonu Nigam in film Sanam Bewafa (1995)
• Khat Tukde Tukde Kar Dene, Mein Saarh Dena Tasveeran Nuun, Sung by Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
• Bedardi Se Pyar Ka Sahara Na Mila, Sung by Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
• Mein Rowan Teinu Yaad Kar Kay, Sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Sukh Mahi Naal Legaya, Sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Akhiyaan Ch Paani, Sung by Nachhatar Gill
• Sharaab, Sung by Bally Sagoo
• Dil Cheez Hai Kya Jaana, Sung by Shabnam Majeed
• Ajj Kala Jora Paa Sahdi Farmaish Te, Sung by Malkoo
• Dil Taan Paagal Ae, Sung by Naseebo Lal
• Mel Karade Rabba, Sung by Jasbir Jassi for the Punjabi movie Mel Karade Rabba (2010)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7FrHM9JUYg, A Qawwali song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on YouTube, Retrieved 6 Oct 2016
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439464/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd, Soundtrack by Sonu Nigam in film Sanam Bewafa (1995) on IMDb website, Retrieved 6 October 2016
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A97iboZ_ES4, Film 'Mel Karade Rabba' (2010) on YouTube, Retrieved 6 Oct 2016

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

• S M Sadiq wrote the film song lyrics of the Indian, Hindi language film, Shaheed-E-Azam (2002). This film was based on the real life story of a famous Indian political martyr, Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
• Mel Karade Rabba (2010)
• Sanam Bewafa (1995)

• http://www.gomolo.com/about-s-m-sadiq/32676, S M Sadiq as a film song lyricist, Retrieved 5 Oct 2016
• http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020602/cth2.htm#8, S M Sadiq as a film song lyricist on Chandigarh Tribune newspaper, Published 2 June 2002, Retrieved 5 October 2016