Career
. "Urdu Literature". Handbook of twentieth century literatures of India (1 publ ed). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
</ref> Nazar was born in Lahore in British Raj, India. He worked as a professor at the Government College, Lahore. He wrote many books of Urdu poetry, specializing in classical forms of poetry.
His first published ghazal was printed in 1933.
He poetic work included Urdu ghazals, na'ats, and verses composed in Punjabi. His kulliyat, a compilation of Urdu poetry, was published in 1987 and is called "Qalb-O-Nazar kay Silsilay".
Nazar lived his entire life in Lahore, but traveled frequently, and his poetry reflects his life, his appreciation of the natural world, and his travels.