In loving memory · 1926 – 1991

The Tributes

حزیں قادری

Did one of his songs play at a wedding in your family, or on the radio in your village? Family, fans and friends are invited to leave a tribute.

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From the family album

Remembered in pictures

Moments from a life in film, preserved by the family.

In full voice — reciting his verse
With friends and colleagues from the Lahore film world
Honoured guest at a film industry ceremony
His awards, jubilee shield and photographs, preserved by the family
Remembrance

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Read what others have written, or add your own.

Ayesha Qadri, Gujranwala

We grew up hearing his name spoken with a kind of quiet pride. What I remember most is not the awards on the shelf but how much he cared about words, and how he treated them with respect. His verse is still how our family talks about him.

Muhammad Aslam, Sargodha

My father played his songs on an old radio every evening. I didn’t understand the poetry then, but I understand it now. Thank you for the words that kept our evenings full.

Chaudhry Nazir, a Village Near Gujrat

Punjabi cinema gave us stories, but it was writers like him who gave those stories a heart. We may never meet his like again. May Allah grant him a high place.

Tariq Mehmood, Lahore

My elder used to say that a good lyric needs no explanation, because the listener already knows it. Hazeen sahib wrote that way, simply and honestly. The film world was richer for him.

Ayesha Qadri, Gujranwala

We grew up hearing his name spoken with a kind of quiet pride. What I remember most is not the awards on the shelf but how much he cared about words, and how he treated them with respect. His verse is still how our family talks about him.

Muhammad Aslam, Sargodha

My father played his songs on an old radio every evening. I didn’t understand the poetry then, but I understand it now. Thank you for the words that kept our evenings full.

Chaudhry Nazir, a Village Near Gujrat

Punjabi cinema gave us stories, but it was writers like him who gave those stories a heart. We may never meet his like again. May Allah grant him a high place.

Tariq Mehmood, Lahore

My elder used to say that a good lyric needs no explanation, because the listener already knows it. Hazeen sahib wrote that way, simply and honestly. The film world was richer for him.

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