Akhtarul Wasey gets Padmashri

Barqi Azmi Na’at Bafazl-e-Khuda Aa Gaya Aane Wala

Dr Shahzad Rizvi translates Muslim Saleem’s ghazal

Translation of the ghazal of Muslim Saleem by Dr. Shahzad Rizvi, English novelist and poet (website: shahzadrizvi.com, or kahany.org)

Whenever I have not been understood
It has been regarded as my own fault
(Wo mujkho samajhnay mein jo naakam raha hai
khud mujhpay hi is baat ka ilzam raha hai)

Khiraaj-e-TaHseen baraey MuHtaram Muslim Saleem-Tanwir Phool

AlaHadrat Alaihir raHmah and His Taqwa

Urdu lovers call on Madhya Pradesh Governor

Acquaint him of problems faced by Urdu and Muslim institutions

Bhopal, January 10, 2013 (Abdul Ahad Farhan): A delegation of Urdu lovers called on Madhya Pradesh governor Shri Ram Naresh Yadav at Raj Bhavan yesterday. The delegation comprised editor of Muslim Samachar Mr. Riyaz Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer Mr Muslim Saleem, Mr Abdul Hameed, advocate and others.