Spot The Difference

So which brand of cement will you choose?

Another “Shaahkaar” from Desh and Me.

Hazrat-e-Kalmadi

Daagh Dehelvi was a brilliant Urdu poet just after the Mughal era. He had this anecdotal verse to his credit. When invited to a British party the venue was changed at the last moment he kept sitting there and quoted:

Hazrat-e-Daagh jahaan baithe wahaan baith gaye
Wo koi aur honge teri mehfil se ubharne wale

Well I don’t recall this exact verse or the anecdote and Google has not been much of help either. But you do get to appreciate it. In a different context too. Have a look:

[text is much clearer if you click on the image]