He got degree in solo journalism from England. After his return to Ludhiana he started taking part in the independence struggle of India. After partition, he came Lahore, where he died about twelve years later.
His following couplet is very famous:
وابستہ میری یاد سے کچھ تلخیاں بھی تھیں
اچھا کیا جو مجھ کو فراموش کردیا.