Syeda Amtul

Famous Urdu poets from all over India mesmerized the Indian expatriate community at an annual Mushaira (poetry gathering) organized by the Indian Pilgrims Welfare Forum (IPWF) under the patronage of Indian consulate here Thursday.



The traditional genre of Urdu poetry “Ghazal” was the focus of attention as a crowd of more than 2000 Urdu poetry lovers enjoyed the lyrical rhymes and verses by the top Indian poets.



Rayees Ansari, who compèred the function, briefly talked about the history of Urdu language in India.



Nawaz Dewbandi beautifully presented a Naa’t (psalm in praise of the prophet).



‘’Qalam Uthao to hatoon ki eid hoti hai

Kahon jo naat to lafzo ki eid hoti hai’’



He then continued with a couplet of Salaam on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):



"Assalam assalam

Shah-e-zeshan ko, shan-e Qur’an ko

Rooh-e-iman ko,rabb kay mehman ko’’



Rayees Nizami captured the current political situation in India in his verse:



"Hum nay her yalgar ka radd-e-amal jam kar diya

Sarhadon pe sar diya, Dushman ka sar kham kar diya

Hai buhut mazboot apna desh kiya Karen

Aik corruption nay naak main dam kardiya”



His "Ghazal" too was appreciated by the audience:

“Muqaddar ka kisi kay jub sitara bol padta hai

To phir taied main uski zamana bol padta hai”



Sagar Tirpathi, a non-Muslim poet, mesmerized the audience by showing his love for Islam:



"Yeh such hai ke main Hindu hun Musalman nahi

Yeh bhi such hai kay meray dil say Azan uthti hai”



and



"Hamd kay shair gungunaon main

Bandagi kay mazay uthaon main

Lutf ki baat hai kay sar apna

Rakh kay sajday main bhool jaaon main”



Mehshar Afridi proved his mastery over Ghazal:

"Faqta kay hauslay jub say Aqabi hogaye

Janay kiyou tewar hawaoon kay Atabi hogaye

Ha wo tum nay aik dawa batlai thi,gham kayliye

Wo to joon ka toon raha per hum Sharabi hogaye”



Masroor Abdi captured the attention of the audience:

"Faza-e-dasht-e-junoon hosla badhati hai

Main wo charagh ho jo hawa jalati hai”

‘’apni pehchan ko khonay ki saza deta hai

Zard patton ko her aik ped gira deta hai”



Then the spotlight turned to Saba Balrampuri, a poetess, whose compositions were greeted with applause:



"Jub say khawaboon main tum anay janay lagay

Hum ghazal meer ki gunguna nay lagay”



Imran Pratab Garhi, a young poet and a Hindi language student, highlighted the false propaganda against Islamic seminaries by the media in India:

“Dharnay say na, Anshan say na qanoon say Anna

Yeh bhrshtachar katam ab islam say hoga.”



Famous poet from Hyderabad Sardar Asar Humorist brought out the laughter with his satire in pure Deccani language:



"Izzat apni bech ko main nokri to nai kara

Bhukka rah ko ji liya,chamcha giri to nai kara”



Jarrar Akbarabadi presented the true color of Ghazal, which is romance:

"Hum dewanon kay ashkon say aisi bhi humdardi kiya

Aap ka ujla ujla aanchal maila bhi hosakta hai”



Manzar Bhopali, a well known poet, lived up to his reputation:

”Thi wo rafter ke lamho main khala tak puhnchay

Tum gaye thay chand talak hum to khuda tak puhnchay”



Aslam Farshori too was liked by the audience:



"Hum nay duniya ko sada rang badaltay dekha”

“Jo umar bhar nahi dekhay wo khawab likhan hai

Un siyah bakhton ko ab aftab likhna hai”



Dr Nuzhat Anjum, anothjer female poet, touched a chord with the audience: "Kuch log chahtay hai mitana mera wojood,

un ko khabar nahi ke fana hochuki hoon main” on the conditions of society



Rayees Ansari’s couplet too was a hit:



“Hakim-e-waqt utar aya adakari pe

Log majbor hai zalim ki taraf dari pe

Kal isi jurm pe sar kaat diye jatay thay

Aaj azaz diya jata hai ghaddari pe”



Finally, with Dr Rahat Indori on the mic, the crowd went into a state of frenzy:



"Faisla jo kuch bhi ho manzoor hona chahiye

Jung ho ya ishq ho bharpoor hona chahiye”



Earlier, the Mushaira started with lighting of the traditional candle by Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai.



He said the funds raised by the Mushaira will be used in the relief of pilgrims and the needy, especially those who are in prisons.



He said more than 400 Indians are in jails and the money required for them is SR12 million. A contribution of SR10 each Indian in Jeddah is enough to help them in two years, he said.