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Gujarati Writers Guild UK Achievement Awards

Guild President, Yacoob Mank (left), presenting a lifetime achievement award to Muhammad Patel (ex MLA of Gujarat Assembly and prominent social worker)

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1 Gujarati Writers Guild UK

A brief introduction

The Gujarati Writers Guild UK was formed in 1973. Its core purpose was to bring Gujarati writers and poets together, mainly through Ghazal writing and holding Mushairas in order to keep the Gujarati language, poetry and culture alive here in the UK.

We are pleased to say that we have succeeded in fulfilling this purpose to a large extent by:

• providing inspiration and guidance to a number of budding poets; • holding as many as 65 Mushairas so far in various towns and cities across the country; • organising literary seminars and poetry workshops; • undertaking publication of poets works from time to time; • publishing and distributing free of charge booklets as memoirs of Mushaira events; and • inspiring a number of poets in different parts of the country to write Ghazals and form similar groups in their own areas to promote the Gujarati language and literature.

The activities we have carried out and the progress we have made would not have been possible without the valuable assistance and encouragement from our friends and supporters and financial backing from various arts and other organisations including the local Councils.

We are grateful to them all and hope that they will continue to support us so that we can carry on sharing our ideas, imagination, dreams and vision with our Gujarati speaking community and keep the language and the culture alive for as long as possible.

Yacoob ‘Mahek’ President

2 Ghazal

The most popular form of poetry both in Urdu and in Gujarati these days is known as Ghazal, which is similar to lyric in English poetry and means “talking to the tender sex”. It is usually short with the same rhyme and rhythm throughout. It is composed of a few couplets beginning with a Matla meaning the ‘rise’ in which both lines have the same rhyme and ends with a Maqta meaning the ‘end’ in which the poet generally indicates his adopted pseudonym.

In a Ghazal every couplet is a complete unit in itself, rounding up an idea or a picture within the constraints of its two lines and its own rhyme and rhythm. This is one of the peculiarities of Ghazal, requiring great skill and discipline to say in one line or couplet what in other literatures would have to be said in a complete poem.

The most common themes are love, ‘Tasawwuf’ (mysticism), ‘Gham-e- Jana’ (poet’s personal sorrow) and ‘Gham-e-Doran’ (the sorrow of the world). In Ghazal, the Sufis (mystics) found a very convenient medium for expressing their love of God, their beloved.

The subject matter of modern Ghazal ranges from the helplessness and hopelessness of modern man to the lovey-dovey talk of the love sick. Ghazal appeals equally to the literary critic and lay reader, which is one of the reasons for its past and present popularity.

Gujarati Ghazal was first introduced in the UK in the sixties by the poets of the Gujarati Writers Guild UK. Mahek Tankarvi and Kadam Tankarvi, the two most prominent of those poets and also the founder members of the Guild, played an important role in popularising Ghazal by regularly holding Mushairas – first in Lancashire and then in other towns and cities of the UK. The arrival from India of the renowned Ghazal writer Adam Tankarvi in 1991, the frequent visits by the famous poet Adil Mansuri from the USA and other well known Ghazal writers from Gujarat gave an impetus to this literary activity, which is now flourishing.

3 Mushaira

Mushaira is the gathering of poets for the reading or recitation of their compositions. It has played an important role in the development of both Urdu and Gujarati Ghazal. In the past these events provided opportunities for masters and pupils to meet, recite their Ghazals and criticise. It is a pity that the age of masters and pupils is gone and this is not happening anymore.

Held on various occasions, Mushairas are very popular even today and are most enjoyed by the participating audiences. They can be both educational and entertaining. In addition, they enable the poet to share his experiences, dreams, ideas and interpretation of life with an appreciative audience.

In a Mushaira, some poets prefer to read their Ghazal in a plain way, while others prefer to recite it in a sing song manner (Tarannum).

An audience appreciating a Gujarati Mushaira in Bolton

4 Kyl5flsl4y; vlg5i|t u]gzlt; zl/7k\ :uM9, i].s[. ãlzl, vyjl v[fl p5Sd[, i#úi[ml d]xlizlv#f; k}r; Mushairas (Poetry Readings / Recitals) organised by, or in collaboration with, the Gujarati Writers Guild UK

Sd tlz;b fuz Ky4 tzc; 5=:å 1 08/08/70 Preston St Paul’s Hall df[ k=t#q à d¿ t# vl dc[:om b}a dl6; à 2 15/08/71 Batley Old Peoples Home :aVlj[ s#/ ú[ sL7l t# c]= o}m# :aVlj]= V]= 3 26/12/72 Blackburn Theatre Hall iln vlj[ à df[ dl½= jtf 5zn[xdL 4 25/12/73 Batley Old Peoples Home c]= v[j]= 5]Q5 V]= dc[s; zc]= GiL GiL 5jf mlu[ 5 03/08/74 Blackburn Theatre Hall em[ à z=u ú]n# 5‹[dy; îj; atlj;x]= 6 26/01/75 Bolton College Hall x; baz vlaln d]g pGg9 rdf silz[ yx[³ 7 17/08/75 Blackburn St Georges Hall vd[ tdf[, td[ vdf[ ú[ kdú[ t# dú vlj[ 8 20/12/75 Leicester Sangam Theatre Hall m[K7zf; jlt siL v[ t# m3] u]gzlt à 9 25/12/75 Batley Community Hall 5‹t;1l siL k]w; szj; s[ k}il¹ni yjlf# à 10 14/02/76 Blackburn Windsor Hall tf[ i]k]o d]alzs c# g[ vl a=wli à k[cz# 11 26/12/77 Batley Community Hall kdgjl g[ f dLu[ t[f[ kdúj;f[ x]= szx#³ 12 25/12/81 Blackburn Theatre Hall dlfj; t[ g[ a;úf[ sld vlj; úi à 13 26/12/82 Preston College Hall jtfy; n}z 56 :nm t# vdlZ= ak jtfdL à 14 25/12/83 Blackburn Community Hall v[g kdút]= fy; s[ s[d vlj]= yli à 15 26/12/84 Bolton School Hall à 36L v[jl s[ g[v# i]uf[ 5m7lj; uil 16 18/10/85 Batley Community Centre Ãj7[ n]:filf[ dlz; jlt kdú/ gx[ 17 19/10/85 Batley Community Centre kdif; dLu6; à v[7m[ tmjlz dLu]= V]= 18 15/11/86 Bolton School Hall v[stlf; à gZzt v[stl v5flj;v[ 19 19/09/87 Batley Community Hall vjlg g]Mdf; kld[ p8lj;v[, vlj# 20 31/07/88 Bolton School Hall o}m#f[ b;mjlf# v:wslz à vc 21 25/12/88 Blackburn Museum Hall vl5# cj[ a;ú]= g sx]= îjjlf]= fld 22 11/06/89 Bolton Community Centre 5lfbz vlj; VtLi[ o}m szdli]= fc 23 09/07/89 Preston Community Centre kdi y#9# vf[ mLa; scl6; m/f[ vlJi# V]= vd[ v[g a]ma]m V;v[ g[d6[ vl, 24 09/09/89 Preston Museum Hall rdff; c=d[xL :colht sz; à 25 03/11/89 Preston Guild Hall kluzf# tlu fl d4[ 9}a; uil :jfl 26 18/11/89 Blackburn Community Centre v[ dlz; v#7 ú[/f[ :sflz[ 3z aflj[ à 27 26/12/89 London Community Centre tdlzl kd vd[ vl ñgnu;f[ b}a rlc; à 28 10/03/90 Bolton Community Centre v# îjÚ îjjlf; dú siLy; mljx]=³ 29 07/07/90 Blackburn Community Centre :nmy; vdlz; iln e}mlj; fc xs# 5 30 28/07/90 Batley Girls School Hall pul9[ s=7s# v[ f[ sz[ u]mhlzf; jlt# 31 29/12/90 London Community Centre d4; GiL vLby; vLb# awli[ e[n kdúil 32 24/08/91 Bolton Muslim Girls School Hall cj[ mlu; z†]= à jlztl 5}z; yjl vlj; 33 25/01/92 Preston Catherine Beckett Hall d]mlid t[ VtL o}m#i sL7ly; :felj[ à 34 25/07/92 London Community Centre t[9# vf[ f vlj;v[ v[jl fy; vd[ 35 09/08/92 Preston Guild Hall c#i fl Ji:å f[ v[f]= fld a#mlil sz[ 36 03/10/92 Batley Community Centre vc e;9 hlh; f[ k}f]= fuz à 37 26/12/92 Bolton Community Centre c]= kczldL u]mxf aflj; xs]= V]= 38 14/08/93 Bolton Muslim Girls School Hall ñgnulf; s[n à n]:filfl slzlulzdL 39 08/10/93 Blackburn Library Hall Z5 f;zb; vl5f]= u]mhlz xzdlil cx[ 40 07/11/93 Bolton Cricket Hall jltdLy; jlt 5[nl yli t# s[‘jlifl 41 29/12/93 Blackburn Library Hall g]Mdf; flj 9}al9; n[ kdFnz y/f[ 42 14/10/94 Blackburn Library Hall cj[ vl w}=wjlt; vlu 8=9; yli t# kl½= 43 21/10/94 Batley Town Hall 5lzsl t[g[ 5‹slx[m# :ktlz# c]= fy; 44 01/01/95 Bradford Community Centre 5=:å juz áu[z tzc;â 45 07/07/95 Bolton Quebec Hall cúz# jkjklv# Wilf ú[ tl½= w½= V]= c]= 46 21/07/95 Blackburn Museum Hall z#g 59t; j;g4;y; s#6 uezlil sz[³ 47 18/08/95 Preston Gandhi Hall fy; ú^i]= vdlz[ 5=y x; vlot b9; à 48 06/07/96 Bolton Quebec Hall k4u[ à 9l4, 5lf, o}m, rdf rdf fy; z†]= 49 05/10/96 Blackburn Neighbourhood Centre 5‹[d f[ kNeljf; k~ze aw[ o[ml/ u/ 50 02/11/96 Dewsbury Town Hall vLu4; g4dLy; f;s4; f[ gul 5}zl/ u/ 51 11/05/97 Bolton Quebec Hall v[ cx[ a;ú s[ g[ %il½= jtf e}m; uilÚ 52 15/08/97 Blackburn Community Centre à 36L v[jl vc vlj; jtf e}m; uil 53 24/08/97 Bolton Community Centre 5=:å juz áu[z tzc;â 54 25/12/97 Blackburn Library Hall :nm f mlu[ :sflz[ t# c]= x]= s½=³ j[nflf; e;9dL :nmf; b]x; b#jl/ u/ 55 20/01/01 Preston Guild Hall cd6L k]w; t# s[7m; klz; à ñgnu; 56 26/08/01 Blackburn Museum Hall 5=:å juz áu[z tzc;â 57 26/12/01 Bolton Community Centre cjlf[ cly x]= vlJi]= n;5s dlz# a]hlj;f[ 58 16/02/02 Blackburn Community Centre ñgnu;fl cz snd 5z dlz[ vy9lj]= 59i]= 59 24/06/03 London House of Lords snd 7=slzj;fl ‘vljz6’ k=u‹cf]= :jd#rf 60 02/08/03 Preston Guild Hall 5=:å juz áu[z tzc;â 61 16/08/03 Bolton St Philips Hall n#zj]= à dlfj;f]= :rÔ n#zlt]= fy; 62 21/09/03 Preston Catherine Beckett Hall ... úUil TiLy; cj[ kjlz 63 06/12/03 Preston Catherine Beckett Hall vjkz à /nf# t# b]x;y; dflj;v[ 64 16/05/04 Bolton Community Centre 5=:å juz áu[z tzc;â 65 05/06/04 Preston Catherine Beckett Hall 5=:å juz áu[z tzc;â 6

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The Ego weighs so heavily on our head; How are we going to get to the other side; With this burden on our head?

This song of mine and this Ghazal is also an expression of Love (Love which is the generating force of all activities and the antidote for all human troubles); It is something that can only be read, understood and interpreted with Love.

How can I sing her praises and in her praise what can I say? Never ending it’ll be even if I were to sing it night and day!

8 uhm

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à tlÇz v[f# v[j# s#/f; 59; fy; vl xc[zdL ú6[ s[ a;î V#sz; fy;

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v[f[ t¿ v[7m; t# o7lj; n;w; vnd s[ vl uhm s#/f[ cj[ uL8t; fy;

This girl is so puffed up she doesn’t care for anyone; As if in the whole town like her there is none!

Once in her dream someone lifted her up in the air she found; She doesn’t ever since put her foot on the ground.

A sad reflection of our times it is that a child is not a child any more; And the fairy of the grandfather’s tale is no longer a fairy delicate and pure!

9

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10 uhm

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V4s57f]= e#u dlfk vlg 5zblt]= fy; dlfj; t# Ã kdKil klj kdút]= fy;

iln sztL iln vlj[ v[d fl a;ú]= sx]= v[s t[f]= fld v[j]= c#i e}mlt]= fy;

c[t-c[m; %ilzfl jzklndL 5m4]= VtL v=u-v=tz s#6 ú6[ s[d eÂút]= fy;

5l8-5]Kts ñgnu;ez b}a jLr; t# uil mleslzs v[ aw]= 56 df t# j=rlt]= fy;

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True that we have read books and books; On numerous subjects under the sun; And although it may be beneficial in a way; We are unable to read the mind!

We’re quick to point our finger at others; If in them a fault we find; But how strange that we cannot peep; Into our own mind!

11 uhm

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b}a :jzcdL vlj; dú vlc knl ezjlf; dú

tza#4 y/ Ã ñgnu; 5‹[d k]wl 5;jlf; dú

iln kclz# Ã 5}zt# zlt-:njk u6jlf; dú

vLb#y; g[ 5;w; k]zl iln cî 5;jlf; dú

y/ Ã s#f; s+5l fgz tf, df, v=tz mlw; dú

kLu#5Lu aw]= Ã kGg t[9]= yli gjlf; dú

k=t#q vf[z# cq\ Ã vJjm d=:hm vlj;, dú

îjff; t# dl6; ac] rlb ‘snd’ dzjlf; dú

How happy I feel, how delighted I am, as I fix my gaze at the seven skies; The first stage of the final destination, now I see unfolding before my eyes.

O my soul! You know quite well, we’ve enjoyed this life so much up to now; But now it’s time to taste the joy of dying, and say the world goodbye.

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13 uhm

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t]= fy; g[f[ ú]v[ z#g v[ t]= ú6; m[ vlif# t#9, 5‹:t:a=af[ :5Vl6; m[

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vlj[ idn}t c]sd m/f[ v[ 5±c[mLg ‘dc[s’ vLbf[ a=w sz; n[ f[ sof tl6; m[

It’s not really you who you see in the mirror everyday; Break it because your mirror is a deceiver in a way; Look carefully at your own reflection and know your real self.

All your life you’ve been mindful of the whole world, Enough of that, O my soul! Now be mindful of your own self and try to know thyself.

14 uhm

À dc[s 7=slzj;, a#M7f

9#:si]= t# sz; ú[ e;tzdL, s[7m; elz[ e;9 úd; Ã a±clz sztL :jx[q v=nzdL, s[7m; elz[ e;9 úd; Ã

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ñgnu;ez s6ktl z†l t# vLu6[ s#/ 56 f n[bli]= ïlk 5}zl ytL g 5mezdL, s[7m; elz[ e;9 úd; Ã

Peep into yourself and see, how crowded it is inside; It’s more crowded inside, than crowded it is outside!

Who says you are on your own and who said it’s quiet therein; The house you think is empty is more crowded than you can imagine!

The shallow lake of your mind, look how crowded it has become! With the incessant jumping of the multi-coloured fishes inside!

We kept tossing and turning with pain all our life; But no one ever cared to knock at our door; Suddenly how crowded the courtyard has become; Now that we’ve breathed our last and are no more!

15

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16 chm

À k}o; df]az;, a#M7f

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/klf[ k]m[dlf[ s†# dnlz; 5V; a[p jRr[ y/ dlzldlz;

gutdL cj[ a]x nlnlf# 9=s# :55}9; siL k=e4li tlz; s[ dlz;

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‘k}o;’ z#g P8;f[ v[sg scl6; k]m[dlf klz# f[ oltd f8lz;

Suffering from asthma, he can hardly walk; Look at the difference between now and then; Our Hasan was once a very healthy man!

The world is armed with rockets and bombs; We are fighting our war with blood and bones; We have nothing in our hands but gravel and stones!

17 chm

À k}o; df]az;, a#M7f

zd^ilf[ z9lj;x]= f[ k]Milf[ ktlj;x]= vd[ vl u9dymdL vlb]= vl îjf :jtlj;x]=

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gZzt c#i fl Tilz[ vd[ d#0]= o]mlj;x]= vdlz[ sld ú[ 59x[ t# 5}V9; 5757lj;x]=

vd[ t# flf; kzb; jltf[ 5c#4; sz; n/x]= vf[ a#M7fy; m/ /bz k]w; v[f[ rulj;x]=

em[ /=Um[F9dL Ã 56 vj4r=9l vd[ v[jl cx[ ú[ a[m t# 56 alz6lf[ b7b7lj;x]=

vl hzn# :o§#ok à f[ vl rljm klj slrl à ud[ t[j]= sz;f[ z=udL 56 e=u 59lj;x]=

tzlj;cf; zslt#dL t# h#sL bl/x]= :sFt] cx[ ú[ k[m t# t# zltez ml/f mulj;x]=

vd[ d:KgndL g/f[ 56 sn; kb6l fy; zc[tl vd[ cgdL g/f[ 56 wdlrs9; drlj;x]=

s]k]d sls; t# 3zdL a[k;f[ SÇsz aflj[ Ã vd[ t# u#z;f; 5lk[ ‘k}o;’ 5l59 j6lj;x]=

We’re good at always finding faults, we’re not refined, we’re still very rough; The pilao rice at a wedding is not well cooked and the sweet rice is not sweet enough!

Even at the local mosque, we don’t behave well as we should do; And even when on pilgrimage, we will not control our rage! 18 19 uhm

À :kzlg 57[m 5u]y6j;, a#M7f

ñgnu; v[s s[n à n]:filfl slzlulzdL dlfj; zc¿kl/ z†# à n]b; k=klzdL mlmkl mlmr f[ dlil sld s=/ fl vljx[ fok 5z sla] sz; m[ t]= vl fsl\ulzdL t]= v[ ú6[ à s[ n]:fil v[s olf; wld à t# 5V; v7jli xlf[ fil\ 5l5lulzdL

V[ gjlf]= vlbz[ a[ ug soff; vl9dL x;nf[ mlmr t]= sz[ Ã vl n]>b; k=klzdL t]= Cni 5ljf sz; m[ f[ b]nlf[ iln sz 9z f zc[x[ m[x 56 t]olf s[ dhwlzdL uz :kzlt[ d]Kts;df[ :nmy; t]= v5fljx[ duo[zt tlz; yx[ vMmlcfl nzalzdL

/xf; dlo; d4[ Ã oå 5Šltl5y; ‘:kzlg’t]= 9}as; mulj; n[ vl KflflulzdL

20 uhm

À 5‹[d; nilnzj;, AmÇsaf\ gu dc mlUi]= à df jzk# 5V; :nmf[ d$i]= kLTjf jzk# 5V; cz um; vlf=ny; tza#4 à s#6 vlJi]= à jtf jzk# 5V; g[dfl dl7[ uhm mbt# ct# t[df[ uDi]= sjf jzk# 5V; x]= s½= tlz;o v[fl Z5f; à cî fd6]= jnf jzk# 5V;

5‹[dfl vlj[xdL vl%i]= ct]= vlbz[ 5l$i]= jrf jzk# 5V; g[df; c]= x#wdL ozt# ct# y/ ui]= vlg[ :dmf jzk# 5V; m# cj[ ‘5‹[d;’ tdlzl %ilzf]= r#tzo b;Mi]= rdf jzk# 5V;

21 uhm

À fl:cn zLn[z;, AmÇsaf\ dlzl :nmfl waslzl 56 fld tl½= uli à p8lj]= Gilz[ fgz#f[ t# tlzL nx\f yli à d=:nz#, d:Kgny; c]= nzz#g kLe4t# zc]= 3=79;, vhlfdL ak t]= g t]= k=e4li Ã

3lk, m;ml V#9jl, zd:til4 flfL al4s# ú[p= V]= Gilz[, tf[ ú[ilf# e‹d y/ úi à dlfj;f; a]:• t# ak v[s sdzldL à a=w s#6 à g[f[ bz[bz tl½= jú}n kdúi Ã

22 uhm

À 5:ys :kt5#6j;, a#M7f s#/f; jltdL vlg[ t# siL Ã a#mjl g[j]= f8lzl flulf[ t# ak cj[ Ã 0Lsjl g[j]= tdlz; h]ModL jÂ74lif[ îjt# ct# Gilz[ eml v[ t# ct]= Kj%f]= df[ mmrljjl g[j]=

:j:h7 j;hl s[ js\ 5zd;7 t6]= aclf]= aflj;f[ td[ 56 vlj; úv# s[ vc à vljjl g[j]= f afjlf]= af[ à vl gutdL s[7m; j[4l vf[ v[j]= 36]=i[ yli à g[ fl yjl g[j]= fy; s#/ sld aft]= Vlf]=dlf]= a[k; zc[jly; tdlz[ a#mj]= 59x[ à GiL s=/ a#mjl g[j]=

‘5:ys’f[ fl 5}V# a;ú awl 5‹Ä# td[ :dÔ# ost à 5‹[dfl alzldL v[f[ 5}Vjl g[j]=

23 An pn}\LISH Poem

À Abdul Aziz Zumla, Blackburn t[zl gMjl gak[ n[bl kfd When my darling I met you ½s uil :nm d[zl :fsml c[ nd I lost my heart and soul to you t[z[ gMj¾k[ gm uà cd You have baby lit my fire Ãs xDDll t} 5zjlf[ cd With your passion and desire fif :dmls[ fif kfd From your eyes meeting mine Sil gld :5mlà t}f[ kfd I have drunk a heavenly wine ac[s uà cÒ d[z[ snd You have left me in a state fl c#x zcl d[zl :fsml c{ nd Truly in a drunken state t}f[ afls[ v5fl kfd When you whispered “I love you” d]hd¿ gulà k5f[ kfd Darling all my dreams came true k5f[ guls[ va fl kfd Having made my dreams come true n}z t} z[cfl cdk[ kfd Always hold me close to you cz t[zl ud c# d[zl ud Let your pain be my pain b]:xilÈ d[z; c# t[z; kfd Let my joys be your gain snd snd 5[ t[z[ kfd Let me bless you if I may azk[ o}m aclz kfd With fragrant flowers night and day :nm :nmk[ :dmls[ d[z[ kfd d]hd¿ t} v~z t]hd¿ cd Let your heart beat my heart gfd gfd sl c# k=ud Let my heart beat your heart gfd gfd c# k=u kfd Eternally, eternally Oh my darling eternally

24 uhm

À vcdn u]m, al7m; siLsy; e[ul yil, v[j; baz xAnf[ zc¿k; uil, v[j; baz zåf; s[j; ct; 3lts zdt dlfj; my5y yil, v[j; baz v[s g6 TiLy; P8; rlMi# ui# t[ 5V; gmkl yil, v[j; baz k=Kdz6f; v[s d;8; x; k]u=w 7[zj[ aLw; uil, v[j; baz

5}gflzlf[ d4[ Ã z#gfl Putl k}zg fjl, v[j; baz alufl pTsq\dL s=/ s[7ml zå ‘u]m’ kÂr; uil, v[j; baz

25 chm

À d]MmL dfd#î, al7m; n#zj]= Ã dlfj;f]= :rÔ n#zlt]= fy; vLsj]= Ã dlfj;f]= d}Mi v=slt]= fy; v#4b# d]gf[ dnn n/ fl xs]= c]= vl5f[ x]= sZ= s#f[ sc]= dlZ= g w#jlt]= fy; vl5f; kly[ 36; jlt# sz; d¿ 5‹[df; t[ VtLi[ fld dlzly; g a#mlt]=]= fy; tlj d}=V#fl r0lj[ Ã c=d[xL v[ VtL vLb sl0[ ali9;, kld[ g ú[jlt]= fy; jl4 Ã mLal vf[ v[zÂu 5c[z[ slfdL fz cx[ s[ flz; 5lV4y; v[ 5zblt]= fy; jlt x]= szj; vdlz; dga]z;f; n#Kt# b[mjl kd î=nu;fl b[m b[mlt]= fy; al7m; Ã uld ‘d]MmL’f]= v[ 5;jlf; fy; Ã fxldL dKt v[f[ sL/ kdút]= fy;

26 uhm

À k[js vlm;5#z;, al7m; alz6]= vlef]= b7b7lj; t# ú[ v=wslz# wzlfl c7lj; t# ú[ t[ 5V; vl aw]= m;m]=Vd y/ gx[ jln4#f[ 5c[mL dflj; t# ú[

îjj]= siL k]w; vl :jrlz# dc cld e[u; sz; h=5mlj; t# ú[ c#i vLw; f[ t#olf t# x]= yi]= n;5 v=wlzdL t]= gmlj; t# ú[

à felJil ka=w#f[ îjf k]w; t]= s9jlxf[ 56 :felj; t# ú[ m#s ‘k[js’ snd r}dx[ t[ 5V; vlTdf[ kc[g P=r[ P8lj; t# ú[

27 uhm

À ckf u#zl 9le[m;, al7m; xdlf[ cly x]= vlJi]= 5z# dlzl gmlj;f[ p9; xst# fy; ú[il sZ= V]= 5z u]dlj;f[ cúz# ud d¿ h;Mil à sn; 56 po fy; s†]= taKk]d c#8 5z wzt# n]>b# :nmdL V}5lj;f[ tdlz; ñgnu; dl7[ z9;f[ zlt f[ :njk n]vlv# b}a dLu; à d¿ a[ cly# p8lj;f[ cúz# vljx[ v#uQ7 em[f[ vljtl zc[x[ vd[ ozsljtl zc;x]= :Ôz=u# :nm mulj;f[

5u#dL a[9;v# f[ clys9;v# clydL dlzl t]= rlm[ Ã vf[ n#z[ df[ s[n; aflj;f[ mb; Ã vl syl d¿ t# uhmfl Z5dL tdf[ 5k=n vlj[ baz szú[ gzl tl4; mulj;f[ d]c#AatdL kdf vl5[ df[ ú[ h[zf# %ilm# ‘ckf’ t# wFi y/ úx[ v[ %ilm# u7u7lj;f[

28 uhm

À xAa;z vcdn slh; mlg5]z;, al7m; g]Md kld[ s#d Gilz[ a#mflz; f;s4; t[ 5V; k~ g=îz#f[ t#9flz; f;s4; xlf v[j; Ã vf#b; vl56l v[ n[xf; r[tflv# g[ gutf[ vl5flz; f;s4;

V]= jtfy; n}z t# 56 iln v[f; cz 54[ mlu6;fl tlz :nmdL ú[9flz; f;s4;

à 37l 3f3#z 56 :jïlk à g[f# v7m z#xf;v# zlc t[f[ rÂwflz; f;s4;

5ldjl g[f[ sz; azaln v[6[ ñgnu; v[g n#mt nn\ v[f[ vl5flz; f;s4; vlzk#y; v[ kúj[ à /dlztf[ VtL eÂt 5lilf[ cj[ t# V#9flz; f;s4; s#df[ ‘xAa;z’ zc; fl à cj[ v[f; baz e}m v[f; vl nxlv# mljflz; f;s4;

29 uhm

À dlk]d sz#:mil, al7m;

5‹t;1l szlj; 5z;1l sz[ à v[ ú6[ s[ dlz; kd;1l sz[ à fy; elUidL s=7s#fl k]=jl45 VtL o}mf; v[ k]z1l sz[ à u]f[ulz dlz# sr[z;dL v[f; jolfl u]flf; v[ :x1l sz[ à vf[z; nil a[zcd à tdlz; sz; 3lj dlz; :r:sTkl sz[ à df[ n#Kt Gilz[ atlj[ stlz; af; 0lm xÔ]v# z1l sz[ à xc[zy; tdlzl df[ n}z sil¹ cj[ s[d dlz; 5‹t;1l sz[ à f ú[i# df[ t¿ fgzf[ p8lj; t]= ‘dlk]d’f; s[j; p5[1l sz[ ó

30 uhm

À /Kdl/m nlî ‘vf;k’, al7m; sn; v[szlzf; jlt#, sn; /Fslzf; jlt# f kdî c]= xs]= v[j; Ã vl :nmnlzf; jlt#

Z5l4l clyy; Vmslj; n# v[s úd dc[:omdL 5;jl9;f[ dn;zl 5‹[df; sz# %ilzf; jlt# vdlk; zltdL tlz# rdst# r=« kd rc[z# V}5lj;f[ 3}=37dL fl sz# x6ulzf; jlt#

5wlz# m/f[ xafdfl s7#zl dlzl vLu6dL rdf dc[slj;f[ dl½= sz# u]mhlzf; jlt# njl sztl z†l t# nn\ 56 jwt]= z†]= dl½= ta;a# fl sz# d]g nn\fl p5rlzf; jlt# uufy; tlzml mlj; kúj]= vl5f; h]Mo# ‘vf;k’fl dfdL t# Ã vl5fl x6ulzf; jlt#

31 chm

À alaz a=a]kz;, AmÇsaf\ j{ej vf[ k]bdL t# czbli à dl6k vlj[ ú[ d]k;at t# 5zbli à dl6k mbm}7 sz; brl\ mUf# t# sz; fLb[ 5lV4y; 36L s9sl y/ úi à dl6k vlj[xdL vLb#f[ 5mslz[ 36L dgf] h]Mo#f; ú4 dLc[ k59li à dl6k yls; uil à r=nljl4ly; b}a m#s# ú[ n}zy; ú]v[ t# o=7li à dl6k x#q6 sz; sz;f[ :nfzlt dú]z#f]= dLs9f; g[d m#c; 5; úi à dl6k mlu[ à ñgnu;fL V[MmL g à vl jzk# t[y;g /alntdL 5z#jli à dl6k

5}z; y/ u/ à j;kd; kn; vl t#i[ ‘alaz’ r0l/ szjl mmrli à dl6k

32 uhm

À ‘al4s’ - a4j=t xdl\, 5‹ÇK7f clm# vl56[ c]= d7;f[ cz;dL e4; g/v[ f[ 5ldjlf[ fld ñkw]f]= vl56[ v[dL v#u4; g/v[ t[m, alt; f[ s#:9i]= v[ t# vmu vmu r;g à vl5jlf[ fld n;5sf]= rlm# vl56[ a4; g/v[ vf[ :jKtz[ à r#tzo vl z6 t+Q6lfl d+ug4f]= f[ vc alj4 a#z9;fl n[xdL o}m af; pu; g/v[ vl v#5f :jF9#dL v[F7z y/ s#/ 9#slt]= fy; rlm# vl56[ dlpk af;f[ y#9]=s cm; g/v[ vf[ s=9mlf; s;9;al/f[ slx;f; útzlfl x]= dfk}al vl u#4f; e;m; f[ slx;f; ul9; clm# v[dL uz; g/v[ vf[ dgcafl fld[ k;dlv# n#zl/ u/ à ú]nl/f; vl5jlf[ fld dlfj;f]= clm# vl56[ d4; g/v[ vf[ ñgnu; v[ v[s fl7s Ã, 59n# cj[ 59; gx[ ‘al4s’ vf[ vl v=:td v=sdL g[ egjjlf]= à t[ eî g/v[

33 uhm

À 5=sg j#zl, :zs±dFkjy\ zlî5lf]= vdl½= fuz à v[dL vLk]f]= vjlj½ 3z à v[s vla#cjlfl fl a=n; vd[ k~ d#kdf# vlnz azlaz à kLgf[ b]x;y; j4lj; n# kjlzf[ v[f]= kzfld]= baz à k}zgd]b;y; s#/ vnljt fy; :ko\ zltzl6; 5z vdl½= :guz à dz6fldlf[ jwlj; m/ vd[ sz; n;wl b]x;y; cKtl1z à e}mr}s als; zc[ t#, ‘5=sg’ k]wlzl dl7[ gFdlFtz Ã

34 slJi

elzt; 5=sg, :zs±dFkjy\

5‹[d

:jKdz6 5V; 56 g[ Kd+:t x}Fi f y/ úi v[f]= fld 5‹[d³ vf]ej 5V; 56 g[ vf]e}:tf]= kltTi zc[ v[f]= fld 5‹[d³ kdilj:w 5V; 56 g[ 54 sl4wd\ f 5ld[ v[f]= fld 5‹[d³

îjf 5V; 56 g[ îjftTj vdTi\ af;f[ zc[ v[f]= fld 5‹[d³

35 uhm

À a[nlz mlg5]z;, m[K7z

:Kdtf# %ilm# ez[m# zlbg[ ud aw# v[dL 9}a[m# zlbg[ z6 jrl4[ %ilk mlu[ à jw] 5‹;tf# j±c[t# t]= z[m# zlbg[ cly V# d}s[ fc t]= clydL clyf[ d±c¿n; ez[m# zlbg[ h}=59ldL c#i t]= zc[t# em[ vLbdL k5flfl d±c[m# zlbg[

úug[ ‘a[nlz’ vlb; zlt t]= ïlkf[ :sFt] k}t[m# zlbg[

36 uhm

À 9l†lel/ 5‹ú5:t ‘w;zf’, m[K7z

s=s] k}zg h4c4 h4c4 r±c[z# 5}fd h4c4 h4c4

zlt :t:dz :jzcf; mLa; ilnf# n;5s h4c4 h4c4

fld tl½= mp= V]= Gilz[ yli à e;tz h4c4 h4c4

pnlk; dlz; elu[ h757 kLe4; tl½= clKi b4b4

jc[ knl GiL 5‹[df; u=ul v=t>sz6 kc] h4c4 h4c4

:fcl4]= tf[ c]= h4c4 h4c4 vltd Gi#:t h4c4 h4c4

37 uhm

À :nm;5 uGgz, m[K7z s[7mli[ dlfj# vlj; uiL b}a y#9L :gFnu; îj; uiL uldy; t# x±c[zdL g/f[ jKil x±c[zy; 5zn[xdL 5±c¾r; uiL vld vdf[ vl wzl flf; 59; r=« 5z f[ d=u4[ p9; uiL dlfj;fl df k]w; t# fl uiL /xf[ 5l9#xdL r}s; uiL

Wi[i :jflf; u:ty; n#9tL vlbz[ 5lVl 3z[ vlj; uiL vljtL 3zdL gzl d#9]= yi]= siL df[ d}s; :nm;5 rlm; uiL³

38 uhm

À clZf 57[m, a#M7f n[xdL v# n#Kt x]= t9s# 59[ à ak juz dc[ftf# 5zk[j# 59[ à x; z;t[ k~f[ u4[ j4ul9;v[ v[s j4u[ TiL g v[s V}7# 59[ à g[f; P=r; fldfl à r#tzo z#g v[fl fldf; a}d# 59[ à g[ gUilv[ v[s a[ 9umL e½= V]= v[ gulv[ v[s fj# zKt# 59[ à ak cj[ ‘clZf’ d4x]= o#f 5z vl7m# jc[jlz x]= v#V# 59[ ó

39 slJi

À s;òt d:g8;il, m[K7z

t# kl½= w#blfl wblzldL a4; g/ blb yjl sztL w}5k4;f; zlb ylp= t# kl½= 5‹x=kl 5ldjl 5lz[jl g[d 3} 3} szjl sztL k=tl/ g/ s#im g[d s} s} s½= t# kl½=

5zlil t[gy; v=ú/ v=wl5# 5ldjl sztL flfs9# n;j# af; v=tz vgjl4] t# kl½= cz;ol/f; cz6ol4dL vlu4 f;s4jl sztL c]= b]nf[ ú6; b]nf[ ît; 5lV4 zc]= t# kl½= dlzl 5‹eljy; aw[ o[mli gjl sztL dlzl Kjeljy; s#/fl :nmdL kdl/ úp= t# kl½=

40 uhm

À 5‹o]Mm vd;f, aòdFucld k:cQ6]tlf]= rzd :xbz, w9y; g]n]= yli à vlg dlz; vlaZfl sLszl y/ úi à ezaúz[ «#5n; t]=, fjKÔ; szli à s+Q6 j±clz[ fc vlj[, t]= vg]\fy; m}=7li ÃÚ k;tl cz6 vlg s[d, zldm;ml sc[jli à s=kfl sdl¹ awL, s+Q6m;ml y/ úi ÃÚ

5‹:tx#wf; vludL, :fnl¹q vc e}=úi à îjtLf[ al4tL, :njl4; pgjli ÃÚ j;6; j;6; dlz; fLb;, zld fld a#mli à xlks-z1s a=f[ xLtÚ xL:t o[mli ÃÚ alaz; d:Kgn zld d=:nz[, zld zc;d z9tl a#Mil> Vlfl Vlfl z9jly;, n]>b t# c4j]= yli ÃÚ vlg dlz; vlaZfl sLszl y/ úi Ã

41 uhm

À zld]el/ d7jl9sz, j[Dam;

Kf[cdL Ã fl bz[bz fl sn; kdúi fl cl sc[ Ã v[ bz[bz cl cx[ kdúi fl mUffl v[ dc[mf]= b¿rl6 s=/ v#V]= fy; v[s 9u v=nz uil t# h7 5V; f;s4li fl k+:Q7f; slil 5m7jl k=t gf g=%il fy; i]ufl i]u# uil 56 kc[g v[ anmli fl

5‹[ddL Gilz[ ct; dlilj; Z5 wi]| ct]= u+cîjfdL cj[ k=3q\y; xzdli fl n;5 V]= k}zg fy; u+cb=9 dl½= 1[Ô Ã h4c4]= t[dL azlaz t[g V# Vmsli fl

«Ji5‹l:%t t¿ sz; :fjl\c 5}zt; Ã bz; m#e fl szj# 37[ v[y; jw] m[jli fl

42 uhm

À jk] uLw; ‘5ms’, m[K7z v:wslz dLu# t# elz[ 59[ Ã s[ oLk; p5z m#s vlg[ r9[ Ã

36; j[nflv# kdl/ Ã :nmdL v[ ñ5gzfl 5=b; kdlf tzo9[ Ã

V}5lJil à ud fozt#f; fgzdL VtL s[d n]:fil vl n5\6 wz[ à d]c#AatdL v[ 56 :jrlz# t# kl½= v:t 5‹[d silz[s elz[ 59[ à bz[bz t# à h[zy; 56 v[ s9jl df[ 3}=7 vlotfl 5;jl d4[ à b]nl vl aw]= ú[/ k#r; z†# à ‘5ms’fl g vlg[ ‘5ms’f[ f9[ Ã

43 Poem

À Ayub Ismail Zumla, Manchester

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Sitting on the sounds of endurance, Pondering towards unseen thoughts, I unravel a promising inclination, That thwarts all imagination, Rewarding my unseen desires, That for so long deserted my passions.

Searching for long lost pathways, I wandered aimlessly under constant illusions, Trying to untangle the web of causation, That for so long tied my aspirations, Until the entanglement rewarded me, With the fulfilment of my passions!

This poem has reached the semi-finals of the International Library of Poetry (USA) competition.

44 Gujarati Writers Guild UK Achievement Awards

Guild Secretary, A. Kamal Patel (left), presenting a lifetime achievement award to Blackburn Councillor Imtiaz Patel for promoting Gujarati language and literature

Chairman of Lancashire County Council, Vali Patel (standing), making his acceptance speech after receiving a lifetime achievement award for services to the community

Conference, Exhibition and Gujarati Mushaira

Saturday 28 August 2004 – Bolton Muslim Girls School

Programme

10:30 am Registration, Tea / Coffee and exhibition viewing 11:00 am Conference 1:30 pm Vote of thanks 1:35 pm Lunch for Poets and Guests 2:30 pm Tea / Coffee and exhibition viewing 3:00 pm Poets Corner - all poets and guests get together for a discussion and expression of ideas: ♦ If our youngsters can learn French or German as a second language, why can't they learn Gujarati? ♦ Is it a hopeless task to save the Gujarati language here in Britain? • If yes: why? • If no: what should we the poets and writers do, in co- operation with the Gujarati community in general, to create interest, enthusiasm and love for the Gujarati language amongst our second and third generations? 4:00 pm Break and exhibition viewing 5:00 pm Doors open to the public for the Mushaira 5:30 pm Mushaira 9:00 pm Dinner for Poets and Guests

Event supported by Mohamed Munshi of Chorley and: