He learned and grasped different styles and skills of reciting Soaz, Marsiya and Noha from his maternal grandfather Syed Mohammad Jan who was also a famous and well-known Soazkhawan of his era.

Syed Ali Ausat Zaidi had started reciting soaz, salam and marsiya quite early in his life with his maternal grandfather when he was just 10 years old though he perfected his art under supervision of his maternal grandfather and afterward he started reciting soaz, salam and marsiya independently in majalis at Meerut.

Allama Rasheed Turabi Qibla often used to quote the starting lines of a Noha recited by Syed Ali Ausat Zaidi saying: Jab Kabhi Ghairat-e-Insaan ka sawal ata hai Bint-e-Zehra teray Parday ka Khayaal ata hai In Urdu, جب کبھي غيرت ِ انساں کا سوال آتا ھے بنت ِ زھرا تيرے پردے کا خيال آتا ھے Peoples from ‘Maatami Dasta’ of Syed Ali Ausat Zaidi are still serving in Bargah-e-Imam-e-Aali Maqaam, being a part of Anjuman-e-Shabaab-ul-Momineen.

Allama Rasheed Turabi admired his style of delivering Salam O Marsiya so much that he invited him for Soazkhawani at Majlis-e-Soazkhawani, 19th Safar at Azakhana-e-Zehra.

Some Syed Ali Ausat Zaidi's memorable and renowned collection of marsiyas are: • Safar say jab kay na Shabbir ki Khabar aye سفر سےجبکہ نہ شبير کي خبر آئي • Qareeb-e-Kufa tu Randoon ka karwan ayaa قرب ِ کو فہ جو رانڈوں کا کارواں آيا • Al Qisa Shab-e-Bistau Yakum jab huwee paidaa القہک شب ِ بيست يکم جب ہوئي پيدا • Akbar kay Kalaajay say jo Barchee Guzaar gayee آکبر کے کليجے سے جو برچھي گزرگئي • Jab Shae nay Qatal gah mai pai Pisaar ki lash جب شہ نے قتل گاہ ميں پائي پسر کي لاش • Shae nay jab chaand muharram ka safar may deakhaa شہ نے جب چاند محرم کا سفر ميں ديکھا • Aye mominoo taree mai poonchay jo shah-e-din اے مومنوں ترائي ميں پھنچے جو شاہ ِ ديں • Musafiran-e-Museebat wataan mai ataay hain مسافران ِ مصيبت وطن ميں آتے ہيں • Ravi nay yahee Likha hai paidaa huwee jo sham راوي نے يہ لکھا ہے پيداہوئي جو شام • Wataan say chuut kay koi khasataa jan shaheed na ho وطن سے چھٹ کے کوئي خستہ جاں شہید نہ ہو