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 [1] and Ainwen Bol Na Banere Utte Kanwan [2], two of the most famous qawales of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan[3]
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 Indian political martyr, Shaheed Bhagat Singh.[6][7]
