On 4/15/2021 10:41 AM, Khalid Siddiqui wrote:
>>> BTW, do you know Dr. Sohail Maqbool?
>>> Take care.
>>> Khalid
>> Khalid SaaHib aadaab.
>>
>> As I am a healthy kind of person, I stay away from doctors!:-) Should I know Dr. Sohail Maqbool, whoever he is?
>>
>> Naseer
> He is an old friend of mine. He is a walking encyclopedia of Urdu poetry and its history. He has hundreds of Urdu books on this subject including numerous diwans of the poets. He, however, doesn't use computers - not even e-mail! So, he is wasting his knowledge by not sharing it with the others in an open forum like this or WhatsApp etc. All my persuasions have failed to convince him. I communicate with him only by phone. Are you located in the USA? If so, then he might be willing to speak with you.
> Best wishes.
> Khalid
Naseer Saheb,
I doubt whether you will be able to speak to him,
as no phone number has been provided....
And, besides, you don't live in the US --- though
you do live in the hearts and minds of quit a few
Us-wallahs.........
And since the abovenamed person doesn't use
computers, even sending him an e-mail is out
of the question.
But, if Mr. Khalid can somehow contact him, I suggest
the following misra' by 'Allama Iqbal would be quite
appropriate :
BaKHeeli hai, yeh razzaqi naheeN hai
Afzal