Repertoire of Urdu poetry on display

Certainly, it seems that the fresh motivation of the Mushaira is happening neither in Pakistan nor in India, but in the Middle East because of the Urdu loving communities.
The 12th annual Indian Consulate General Mushaira organized at the International Indian School Jeddah (Boys' Section) Thursday was the perfect prelude to an International Urdu Conference.
Breaking the tradition of inviting the poets who have been heard here so many times, the Consulate General of India this year gave a chance to those faces which were new to the Mushaira lovers of Jeddah. Whether this experiment was successful or not, only the audience can tell.
Literary and academic personalities, who were here to participate in the International Urdu Conference, were also in attendance. The Mushaira started with a ‘Naat' recited by Dr. Kalim Qaiser. A Saudi poet Umer Salem Al-Idroos gave the massage of love to Indians:
“Jo dil hay dukha us pay marham lagao
bila tafraqa tum bharo sab kay ghao.”
Iqbal Ashar from Delhi touched upon the philosophy of life. However, he began with his tribute to Urdu:
“Urdu hay mera naam mai Khusroo ki pahaili
Mai Meer ki hamraaz hoon ,Ghalib ki sahaili.”
Meesum Rizwie from Gopalpur tried to please the audience with romantic as well as some patriotic poems:
“Chand lamhay woh guzaar aaya hoon anjanon kay saath
Dil nahi lagta hay mera ab jaanay pehchaanon kay saath.”
Surendar Singh Shajar from Delhi received applause for:
“Kay jaysay rooth kar bacha khilona torr dayta hay
Zara si baat par who shakhs rishta torr dayta hay.”
Girgut Ahmedabadi changed the sober mood with his humorous poetry:
“Mehmaan ko ghar say may is tarha bhagaoun ga
Sab hi ghazlain apni ga ga kar sunaouN ga.”
Zia Tonki from Rajhistan touched hearts with:
“Hadson ka silsila jab is qadar ho jayay ga
Her fasaana zindagi ka mukhtasir ho jayay ga.”
Taqi Aabidi from Canada touched the issue of the Muslims of Bosnia Herzegovina:
“Bhataktay huway manzil pay pohanch jain gay khud hi
Raston say agar rahnumaoun ko hata do.”
Hina Shahidi from Hyderabad won the hearts of women audience:
“Kitab-e-sharafat ka unwaan aurat
Hay tehzeeb ki bhi nighahbaan aurat
Hina yeh payghaam sab ko suna do
Banaati hay insaan ko insaan aurat”
Aalam Khursheed from Patna was appreciated for:
“Hamaray hi saron pay waqt ki talwaar girti hay
Kabhi chhat bayth jaati hay, kabhi dewaar girti hay.”
Azam Shakiri from Uttar Pardesh touched the sentiments with:
“Meri ebadaton ka lutf maslakon may bat gaya
Jo mustanad imam they, woh mimbaron pay so gayay.”
Mukhtar Yousufi from Orissa brought ripples of laughter in the audience through his comic couplets:
“Jis roz say Mukhtar subukdosh huwa hay
Us roz say sao tarha ki uljhan may ghira hay
Kiya haal bayan is ka karo daikh lo jaa kar
Tootay huway sofay ki tarha ghar may parra hay.”
Irfan Jaffery from Mumbai captivated the audience as an anchor by citing additional lines in some verses called “Tadmeen”:
“Khushboo hamaaray haath ko chou kar guzar gayi
Hum phool sab ko baantt kar pathar kay ho gayay.”
Sulaiman Khumaar won the hearts by expressing the betrayal in love:
“Tou nay bhi mujhay toott kay chaha tha hamaysha
Laikin teri chahat may dikhawah bhi bohat thi.”
Dr. Anjum Barabankwi showed his simplicity with grace:
“kisi ka dil dukhao gay tou ghar may
Bohat din tak pareeshaani rahay gi
Tujhay paana meray bas may nahi hay
Magar koshish tou imkaani rahay gi.”
Nusrat Mehdi from Bhopal echoed the feminist pain:
“Khat hawa may urra diya hay kiya
Uss nay wa'adah bhula diya hay kiya
Who meray shikwah-e-taghaful par
Zer-e-lab muskura diya hay kiya.”
The couplets of Mohsin Jalganwi got rounds of applause:
“Riwayat ki rawadaari bohat hay
Yahan rishtoN ki beemaari bohat hay
Bohat hi toott kar milti hay dunya
Magar is may adakari bohat hay.”
Dr. Kalim Qaisar enlivened the atmosphere with:
“Saffar tou shart hay laikin saffar acha nahi lagta
Bohat din ghar may reh jaouNntou ghar acha nahi lagta.”
Mustufa Ali Baig from Hyderabad brought waves of laughter:
“Mera ellaj jis ki dawa par depend hay
Woh doctor bhi aaj dua par depend hay.”
Rehman Jami from Hyderabad rendered romantic ghazals:
“Lehjay ka baankpan hi tou hoti hay aik ghazal
Awaz yu tou hoti hay awaz ki tarha.”
Chandar Bhaan Khayaal, who presided over the Mushaira, made the atmosphere truly electrifying with his Nazam ‘Lolak' at the end.
“Shehar may jurm-o-hawadis is qadar hain aaj kal
Ab tou ghar may baith kar bhi log ghabraanay lagay.” __