Poetic tribute to monthly Imkan edited by Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad by Muslim Saleem

Malikzada Manzoor Ahmad, one of the great poets and writers of Urdu has been waging a relentless war against the black sheep of Urdu literature. In the March-April edition of monthly Imkan, he has written an editorial entitled “Tash-heeri Adab” in which has exposed the people who are hogging limelight through unfair means in Urdu literary world as well as mushairas. Inspired by this editorial, I (Muslim Saleem) have written a qata as ode to Monthly Imkan. Both the qata and the editorial are being posted here for the benefit of Urdu lovers. It is matter of shame that mutashairs are reciting poetry composed by others in mushairas and stealing the limelight. Similarly, some magazines are publishing special issues on insignificant people by taking money from them. The editorial gives a severe blow to these malicious tendencies. (Muslim Saleem – April 5, 2012)

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Shahryar no more - a tribute

Bhopal, February 14, 2012 (Ataullah Faizan) : A condolence meeting was held at the residence of famous Urdu poet and writer Muslim Saleem at Bhopal where rich tributes were paid to noted Urdu poet Shahryar who passed away at Aligarh on March 13, 2012. Shahryar was Muslim Saleem’s teacher in Urdu Department, Arts Faculty, AMU Aligarh in 1972. Meanwhile, Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi has paid poetic tributes to Shahryar.

Amad-Amad anthology of Muslim Saleem lauded in poetry by Barqi Azmi

آمد آمد مسلم سلیم: منظوم تاثرات

احمد علی برقی اعظمی

آمد آمد میں نہیں ہےآورد

طبع زاد اس کے سبھی ہیں اشعار

اس کے اشعار میں ہے ذوقِ سلیم

روح ہو جاتی ہے جن سے سرشار

اپنے رشحاتِ قلم سے سب کو

کرتے رہتے ہیں ہمیشہ بیدار

روحِ عصر اس سے عیاں ہے برقی

عصرِ حاضر کے ہیں مسلم فنکار