Bashir Tabeer Soomro “A Soul of Love and Expression”

Abstract

Bashir “Tabeer” Soomro was born on 10 October 1943 in Khambhra, district Ghotki. Coming from a humble family of teachers. “He began his career as a primary school teacher and later served as a high school teacher” Alongside teaching, his passion for art, literature, and music shaped his identity. In the 1960s, when cinema was rare in small towns, he joined the “Soz Drama Club” in Obaro, where under the mentorship of Muhammad Nazar M. Soz Bhurtpuri, he learned the art of Urdu poetry.
Though fond of music since childhood, he formally pursued it at the age of fifty by learning harmonium and music from Ustad Abdul Sattar Anwari. After years of practice, he became known for soulful performances. Spiritually inclined, he became a disciple of Sufi Saint Syed Anwar Ali Shah of Jahanpur Sharif, dedicating himself to Sufi teachings and compiling Urdu, Punjabi, and Saraiki literary works of the shrine.
His poetry collection Aatish-e-Hijr reflects his central philosophy: love. For him, love was the eternal force connecting humans with one another and with the Creator. Like great Urdu poets and Sufi saints, “Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Bulleh Shah, Khawaja Ghulam Farid—Bashir” “Tabeer” carved his own unique place in literature, blending devotion, humanity, and aesthetics.