After completing his education, he was appointed as a language teacher at a primary school in Kupwara district when he was sixteen.

[8] His poetry titled Ek Andhi Ladki Ki Dua is recognized one of the prominent writings in Jammu and Kashmir.

He wrote his first volume of Urdu poetry titled Deedai Tar in 1948, leading him to become the first writer of Kashmir to write after independence.

In the later years, he wrote poetry in Kashmiri language, including Nimrudnama, Awaze Dost and Kaweyenewol.

[7] In 1987, he became the recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, a literary honour in India, for his poetry titled Awaz-e-dost.