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Cultural space T2F held Faiz Day on Saturday to mark poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s 110th birthday.
The event was divided into four sessions. In the first, Sub butt uthvaey jaen gey, compositions were sung based on the late Faiz’s poetry. It all began with the famous piece Bahaar aai performed by Hira Shaukat. Given that she’s an amateur artist, she should be commended for attempting to do the intricately composed nazm. It also meant that the rest of the performers were also there purely for the love of Faiz.
Hira was followed by Shahla who sang Aa ke wabasta hain uss husn ki yaadein. She then sang the classic nazm that anyone who reads Urdu literature is familiar with, Mujh se pehli si muhabbat. originally sung by Noor Jehan.