blend of Hindi and Urdu diction, reflecting the composite culture of South Asia. One of his most famous poem 'Abhi Toh Mein Jawan Hoon' was sung by Malika Pukhraj in the 1950s with music by the Pakistani music director Master Inayat Hussain which is still popular among the public in 2018. Though considered a devout Muslim, he also wrote Krishn Kanhaiya, a poem in praise of the Hindu god Krishna. Marriage Jalandhari married his cousin, Zeenat Begum, in 1917, at the age of 17. They had seven children, all girls. In 1939, he took a young English woman of Lithuanian descent, Anela, as his second wife. They had a daughter; the marriage ended in divorce. His first wife, Zeenat Begum, died in 1954. In 1955, Jalandhari married Khurshid Begum, with whom he had a daughter. Books Naghma Zar (1925) Shahnama-i-Islam (1928 - 1947) in four volumes Soz-o-Saaz (1932) Talkhaba-i-Shireen (1947) Chiragh-i-Sehar (1974) Death Jalandhari died in Lahore, Pakistan, on 21 December 1982 at the age of 82. Buried in Model Town, Lahore, his remains were later shifted to a tomb built by the Government of Pakistan near the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, the site of the Pakistan Resolution. Awards and recognition For his literary and patriotic services to Pakistan, Jalandhari was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan. Pride of Performance Award in 1958 by the Government of Pakistan. Commemorative postage stamp In 2001, Pakistan Post Office issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor in its 'Poets of Pakistan' series. See also List of people on stamps of Pakistan Qaumi Tarana References 1900 births 1982 deaths People from Jalandhar Punjabi people Pakistani poets Urdu-language poets from Pakistan National anthem writers Recipients of the Pride of Performance Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz Pakistani hymnwriters People of British India Writers from Lahore Poets from Lahore 20th-century poets Pakistan Movement activists