 He composed all his songs with the exception of 4 songs which he often credited to their original composers Ahmad Zahir and Mashoor Jamal.The songs "Rasha dar dast baghban" and "Gar zolf preishanat" are of Ahmad Zahir and "Laila mah man shoda shaida" and "Ay mo telaie" are compositions of Jamal.Howaida was fond of tea and cigarettes.