His books focus on modern Urdu poets, notably those who have written more poems instead of ghazals.

During his school years, he developed a strong fondness for Urdu ghazals and started composing poetry on his own.

[2] He gained his PhD from the University of Punjab in 1956 for his research on humor and satire in Urdu Literature.

[1] He was asked to contribute by writing essays on topics uncommon in Urdu Literature of that time, such as economics, philosophy, psychology.

In 1953, his work on "In search of happiness" was compiled as a book that opened a formal paradigm of research in Urdu literature.

[1] From 1960 to 1963, he acted as a co-editor of Adabi Duniya and from 1965 onwards, he remained editor of monthly Auraq for many decades.