"If I were dead and buried

And I heard your voice,

Beneath the sod

My heart of dust

Would still rejoice."

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La Vie en Rose

 

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The feeling of self-worthlessness was immense today. Unwanted. Unloved. It all came down crashing hard on me. Nearly broke down in the middle of the street. But I mask my emotions well when I have to.

Ali had to cut short his visit again. And just like last time, I got into an argument with him; difference is he is wrong this time. He is just so wrong, it's hard to believe. Hope he realizes it soon. It's been very lonely here since last month, and his absence has made it worse.

Too much negativity today. Not Good! We shall listen to something wonderful.

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It is easy to make people fall in love. I am having difficulty earning it.

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Karte hain jis pe ta'an koi jurm tou nahi

Shouq-e-fuzool o ulfaat-e-nakaam hi tou hai

Dast-e-falak mein gardish-e-taqdeer tou nahi

Dast-e-falak mein gardish-e-ayyaam hi tou hai

Bheegi hai raat Faiz ghazal ibteda karo

Waqt-e-sarood dard ka hangaam hi tou hai

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Zindaagi main kaash ki bharmaar ho chuki hai. Dhanak rangoun ke beechoun beech yaasiyat phann phelaaye kaisey chali aati hai....

Dil se tou har muaamla ker ke chalay thay saaf hum

Kehney main unn ke saamne baat badal badal gayi

Akhir e shab ke humsafar Faiz najaane kiya huye

Reh gayi kis jagah saba, subah kidher nikal gayi

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A: Yaar kal naashtay ke baad yeh pankha saaf karain ge.
Me: Theekaa!

:(

Sigh.

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Shermindagi hai hum ko bohat hum milay tumhain

Tum sar-ba-sar khushi thay ghum milay tumhain

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Karey hai adaawat bhi woh iss adda se

Lagey hai keh jaisey muhabbat karey hai

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Will I See You There

Across the shining sea,
A ship disappears in the sunlight
Its horn trails a note of farewell
If I walk down that gentle slope
Will I feel a breeze the color of summer?

My love is a melody
I sing it high and low
My love is a seagull
That soars and swoops
If I call out to you at twilight
Will I see you there my sweet?

Swaying branches along the path
Leave farewell shadows on the ground
A weather vane rooster, an old chapel
Will I see a city
Steeped in summer hues?

Yesterday's love is my tears
They dry and vanish with time
Tomorrow's love is a refrain
Words without end
If we meet at twilight
Will you hold me in your arms?

(From Up On Poppy Hill)

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Kaheen tou gardish-e-ayyaam thak ke saans bhi le
Kabhi tou khaema-e-aflaak ki tanaab giray

Kaheen tou silsilaa-e-intezaar khatam bhi ho
Kisi tarah tou yeh diwaar-e-izteraab giray

Kisi ke raaegaa'n ashkoun ka kuch hisaab tou ker
Falak se youn tou sitaaray bhi behisaab giray

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ہمارے دل میں سیل گریہ ہو گا 

اگر با دیدہ پرنم نہ ہوں گے 

حافظ ان سے میں جتنا بدگماں ہوں 

وہ مجھ سے اس قدر برہم نہ ہوں گے 

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Woh tou gallay laga hua sota tha khwaab mein

Bakht apne so gaye keh jo bedaar ho gaye

Mir Taqi Mir

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I need Custard!

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So Ali is gone. Ten weeks flew by in a breeze. He told my friends I have gotten quieter, that I wasn't much of a talker before as well but, he said, I speak even less now. It is true. Listening is more appropriate for me.

My housemates talk a lot. I wish they didn't. I also wish they were good at sports. Played tennis with them yesterday. They suck. Not that I am good at it, not even close. But at least I can carry a rally, do a proper Serve. Tennis was fun with Ali. Maybe one of the very few things I enjoyed during his stay. (He had nothing to do with me not being able to enjoy other stuff)

We traveled a lot in last two, two and a half months. Always going  new places on the weekends. It was exhausting. I got into a serious discussion with him in his last days here. I said things I shouldn't have. Or maybe should have chosen better words; they made it look like I was doing a comparison and passing a verdict that he is better off than I am. I didn't do any apology.

Here's a picture for you folks of the majestic Niagara Falls (click to enlarge). Looks amazing, does it not? Imagine how beautiful it would be in real. Only that it was pitch dark at night and you could barely see a thing in the wet darkness around the Falls. Of course, if you have someone with you who owns a DSLR and knows how to use it, you can see a lot of stuff even if you are in wet, pitch-black darkness of the Falls.

I watched Scent of a Woman today. Good movie. Great acting!
I miss Ali, it makes me sad. And he is not the one I miss the most though.

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Nothing makes sense these days, not for long. Everything seems to be backfiring somehow. I get annoyed by people's company. I get annoyed when alone.

Ali's visit is not helping either. Wish he had come at a better time, I'd have been a much better host. I am trying, but trying is never enough, is it? He would most probably leave earlier than he had originally planned. And that means we would not be making that road trip to Vancouver we have been planning for a year. I wasn't really looking forward to it, to be honest. Not these days. And a few days ago, I wished for it to not happen, but it was just momentary thought and I reprimanded myself as soon as the thought occurred. (Funny how easily and quickly a momentary wish is granted, and what about the things we have been constantly pleading and praying and begging for?!) Ali wanted that road trip so much. He deserves it! I feel guilty.

I should try to stay away from happy people; I wouldn't want to jinx their happiness.

My housemate talks so much. It's annoying. Everything is. Per kis ko museebat hai?!

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Maqam Faiz koi raah main jacha hi nahi

Jo kuu-e-yaar se nikle tou suu-e-daar chale

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Koozay main aab, khaak main dana tou hai nahi
Phir bhi yeh shehr chorr ke jana tou hai nahi

Mainey tou khud ko terey tassaruf main de diya
Ab dastaras main meri zamana tou hai nahi

Sach bol ker hi dekh loun shayed woh maan jaaye
Us ne merey faraib main aana tou hai nahi

Yeh dil, tere sulook per ab roothta nahi
Yeh jaanta hai tuu ne manaana tou hai nahi

Phir kis liye hain neend ki deeda dilairyaa'n
Aankhoun ne koi khuaab dikhana tou hai nahi

Rakht e safar main apne duaain bhi baandh lo
Waa'n se kisi ne lot ke aana tou hai nahi

Naapain ge sotay jaagtay tol-e-shab-e-firaaq
Tum ne hamaray khuaab main aana tou hai nahi

Hairaa'n ho kis liye meri halat ko dekh ker
Iss aashqi ka koi zamana tou hai nahi

Dhotay hain ashq roz, puraanay nawadaraat
Aankhoun ke paas aur khazana tou hai nahi

Betha rahoun ga chup ke andherey ki aankh main
Mainey koi charaagh jalana tou hai nahi

Mumkin nahi hai tum se mulaqat aur ho
Aur merey paas koi bahana tou hai nahi

Saleem Tahir

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"Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories... we've already missed the spring!"
I've already ruined the spring.

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For you, a thousand times over!

...

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Khaak main kia suratain houn gi keh pinhaa'n ho gaien...

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'The opposite of love is not hate; it's indifference.'

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Hijr e Yaaraa'n na sata...

Un se milne ki wajah koi nahi

Dhoondta kion hai wajah bewajah

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"I know now that some people feel unhappiness the way others love: privately, intensely, and without recourse."

And The Mountains Echoed

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Everyone is a good actor here. We all just choose our audience on our own.
And the backstage people, very few in number, are those we share our true smiles and tears with.

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Kitney jugnuu iss khuahish mein mere saath chale

Koi rasta tere gher ko bhi jata hoga

Ya Maseehayi ussay bhool gayi hai Mohsin

Ya phir aisa hai mera zakhm hi gehra hoga

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Zamaanay bher ke ghum ya ik tera ghum

Yeh ghum ho ga tou kitney ghum na houn ge

Diloun ki uljhanain barhti rahain gi

Ager kuch mashwaray ba'hum na houn ge

Ager tu itefaaqan mil bhi jaaye

Teri furqat ke sadmey kam na houn ge

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If a thousand enemies are intent on my demise

With you as my friend, fear won't arise.

I'm alive with the hope of union with thee

Every moment I fear death, otherwise.

Breath by breath, your scented breeze I must inhale

Momemt by moment, from sorrows exhale my cries.

Only dreaming of you, go to sleep my two eyes

Patiently longing for thee, my heart to itself lies.

Hafiz

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Though we split apart

Like sunlight through the leaves

The promise of love

Will live on eternally

Even though I am alone now

My tomorrows are boundless

Like the kindness you showed me 
Hidden in the night

In a brook's song

In the depth of the sky

In the scent of a flower 

You will live on eternally

(Howl's Moving Castle)

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Intro to Cooking 101

Never rub your nostrils with fingers right after chopping green chillies, without washing hands. Never! >-<

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As Good as It Gets

"How do you write women so well?"
"I think of a man... and I take away reason and accountability"

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... and I can sleep all day. No, I WANT to sleep all day!

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Hansi Khanakti Hui Ya Bujhi Bujhi Khushiyaan

Khula yeh raaz bicharrna hi tha bahaaroun ko
Kisi ke haath nahi choo sakay sitaaroun ko

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Not Leaving

A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY

Not leaving: an act of trust and love,

 often deciphered by children

The Book Thief

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Tumhain yaad ho keh na yaad ho

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'You need it so you don't forget.'
'Forget?'
'Forget that there are...places...in the world that aren't made out of stone. That...there is...something inside that they can't get to...that they can't touch. That's yours.'
'What are you talking about?'
'Hope.'
'Hope? Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. It's got no use on the inside. You'd better get used to that idea.'

I'd better get used to that idea.

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'Aap haar jaynge.'
'Kai baar haara. Koi naee baat kijiye.'
'Theek hai. Tou haariye, haarte hi rahiye.'
'Kuch anokha hoga jo aagay bhi haar gaya tou.'
'Anokha kya hai aapke liye? Jeetna bhi anokha nahi.'
'Jo jeetna chaha..woh tou na jeeta na ji.'
'Har baat main afsurda baatain ghusaana zaroori hai?' *pinches on the wrist*
'Lo... main tou pichle map ki baat ker raha tha.'
'Oh..then I take the pinch back.'
'Koi masla nahi. Sab kuch tou wapis hi le liya jata hai wese bhi mujh se.'

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Tum Merey Paas Raho

Beher-e-Naasodgi machley tou manaaye ne mannay
Jab koi baat banaaye na bannay
Jab na koi...baat chalay
Jis gharri....
Tum merey paas raho....

 Poet: Faiz Ahmad Faiz

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Mujhay rehem ata hai dekh ker tera haal Akbar-e-noha gar

Tujhey wohi paaye Khuda karay keh tu jis ka aashiq-e-zaar hai

Sorry, Akbar Allahabadi, for changing a couple of words.

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Raaz sar basta miyaan e khushk o tar paida hua

Chashm e Ka'aba kor thi noor e nazar paida hua

Lam YaLidd apni jagah mohkim hai lekin Ae Khuda

Yeh bhi sach hai aik bacha terey gher paida hua

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Kuj saano'n maran da shoq vi si

Kuj shoq si yaar faqeeri da
Kuj ishq ne dar dar rol dita
Kuj saajan kasar na chori si
Kuj zehr raqeeba'n ghol dita
Kuj hijr faraaq da rang charheya
Kuj dard mahi anmool dita
Kuj sarr gayi qismat badqismat di
Kuj pyaar vich judaayi rol dita
Kuj onj vi raahva'n okhiyaa'n san
Kuj gal vich ghamaa'n da toq vi si
Kuj shehr de log vi zaalam san
Kuj saano'n maran da shoq vi si

Munir Niyaazi

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"I'll write to you on a better day, telling you of better times."

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I wish I could recall every minute of my life..so I could narrate it all to you.

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I am someone who sees 3, 4 dreams ALMOST every night.  I have been attacked by lions, by ghosts, by creatures I don't know names/categories of. I have been chased by a whole town sometimes. I have had realistic dreams. I have had dreams that realized later on in life. I have had dreams that even fiction movies cannot come close to. I have had all kinds of dreams. Never did I harm any one unless I was being attacked in a dream, not till last night. Last night, I broke one leg of a human baby who seemed hardly one year old. His pain, his tears...crying...his helplessness.. I cannot take my mind off these.

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With Love

With love from me to you.
Do you even know which of the two I am?

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Andheroun ko yeh batla do..

Andheroun ko yeh batla do
Keh Sooraj se na takraaien
Kabhi gar abar ke peechay..
Yeh Sooraj chup bhi jaaye tou
Woh kirnain chor jata hai jo iska kaam kerti hain
Yehi Sooraj
Hisaar e shab se pehley sab faraaiz roshni ke
Chaandni ko sonp deta hai
Sitaaroun ko kabhi woh roshni ki bheek deta hai
Guloun ko zindagi ki bheek deta hai
Andheroun ko magar yeh bhi bata dena
Keh iska saamna woh chaah ker bhi ker nahi saktay
Woh chup ker waar kertey hain
Magar Sooraj ki kirnoun se kabhi bhi bach na paaein ge
Woh phir se haar jaein ge

Shaheed Sibt e Jafar Zaidi

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Kon is raah se guzarta hai
Dil youn hi intezaar kerta hai

Dekh kar bhi na dekhney waalay
Dil tujhey dekh dekh darta hai

Shehr-e-gul mein gayi hai saari raat
Dekhiye din kahaan guzarta hai

Dhaiyaan ki seerhiyoun pe pichlay peher
Koi chupke se paaon dhartaa hai

Dil tou mera udaas hai Nasir
Shehr kion saae'n saae'n kerta hai

Nasir Kazmi (1925- 2 March,1972)

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Mann Aashiq-e-Chashm-e-Mast-e-Yaar Astam

Bring me a chalice so I may lose myself by getting drunk

I am in love with my beloved's intoxicating eyes

Bring, bring so I may lose myself by getting drunk

Bring me the chalice so I may lose myself by getting drunk

Your eyes resemble eyes of deers from Khutan

Your face resembles the roses in the garden

Take out the petals of this flower one by one and the fragrance it emits

Will come with odor of a countryside tulip

Bring me a chalice so I may lose myself by getting drunk

I am in love with my beloved's intoxicating eyes

Bring, bring so I may lose myself by getting drunk

Bring me the chalice so I may lose myself by getting drunk

If I receive the news of your arrival

I will cover the path of your steps with flowers 

I will spread flowers, spread roses 

I will sacrifice myself at the dust of your feet

Bring me a chalice, bring me the chalice so I may lose myself by getting drunk 

I am in love with my beloved's intoxicating eyes 

Bring, bring so I may lose myself by getting drunk

 (The desire to learn Persian just keeps increasing..)

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Muhabbat sehel bhi dushwaar bhi hai

Aur yeh shola noor bhi hai naar bhi hai

Muhabbat sulaah bhi pekaar bhi hai

Yeh shaakh-e-gul bhi talwaar bhi hai

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“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.”

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Qatba

...
Kia kahain hadd-e-sabar kis ki hai
Kis se poochain yeh qabar kis ki hai

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Sughra ne aansu'oun ke kitney diay jalaaye
Pardes jaaney waaley phir lout ker na aaye

Chehray pe ungliyoun ke ab tak nishaa'n hain baaqi
Zindaan main Sakina roti hai moun chupaaye

Shayed Mubahala ki phir aa pari zaroorat
Zehra ki betiyoun ko Shabeer saath laaye

Khaimey jalaanay waalay hain jaa'nashee'n unhi ke
Bint e Nabi(saww) ke dar per jo aag le ke aaye

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"Maazi ki musarratain talaash kerna kitni bari hamaqat hai"

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Biggest Mistake

X: Loving you is the biggest mistake one makes.
Me: Thank you, for admitting your mistake for once! =p

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Tomorrow is December

It was painfully cold today. As usual, I got out of bed about 40 minutes after the alarm went off. And when I came in my room after taking a shower, I had only 5 minutes to catch the bus. I had to remove the towel AND THEN put on clothes for office. So, you see, waqt kam tha aur muqaabla sakht! And oh hoo...I also had to comb my luscious hair. Anyway, after getting ready, I ran to the bus stop, and bus was surprisingly on time.
It takes about 15 minutes to get to my office; roughly 10 minutes bus ride, and then 5 minutes walk. When I was walking to the office, I soon realized it wouldn't be just a usual walk. Within a minute, I couldn't feel my ears and nose. Another minute later, my ears were hurting so bad because of cold, that I had to cover them with my hands. Thank God I had gloves, otherwise my hands would have frozen covering for my ears. And when I reached office, and ran fingers through my hair, my fingers got covered in ice; remember I took a shower about 20 minutes ago? So my hair was still damp and the wetness turned into very fine ice because of the cold. Lag raha tha Baraf ke Gollay wali baraf ho ungliyoo'n pe! And then I so wished I could have a Baraf ka Golla right there. It's been eons since I had one!

There were so many things in my to-do list when I went back home, but I couldn't do most of them. I couldn't go to Pizza Hut, McDonald's, KFC (It's been more than THREE WHOLE YEARS since I went to any of them). I had to eat Meetha Anda, I didn't. I had to eat Cheeni wala Paratha, I didn't. I had to have Meetha pan, Karri, Namak Paaray, Paaparh... I didn't. Yaad hi nahi raha! Dhaiyaan hi seedha nahi tha mera! =p
And I know I won't be able to have these things even next time I go home.


I read a wonderful quote today: Own your feelings, do not let them own you!
I need this. I hope I can really apply this one.

Time flies by so fast. It's already December!

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Youn bhi mujhay ilm hai

Youn bhi mujhay ilm hai apni muhabbat ka tujh se

Apni zaat ki rafaqat ka sadaqat ka tujh se

Mujhay youn muztarib koi aur tou nahi kerta

Mujh mein, mujh se koi aur tou nahi ulajhta

Mast o rangee'n fizzaa'on ka bana ker mujhay musafir

Iss tarz se zamee'n pe tu ne hi tou hai patkha

Raatain hain bedaar tou bechaen subhain

Daraati hain ab tou mujhay sooraj ki bhi kirnain

Jilwat main milti hai dehshat e khilwat

Wisl ab aasaaish hai jo thi zaroorat

Tehi daaman, shikasta dil aur chalni jiggar hai

Teri hi chahat  ka tou yeh sab sammar hai

Youn bhi mujhay ilm hai......

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Dastaar hai Hussain ke sar per Rasool ki

Zainab thi pardadaar hai chaadar Batool ki

Kitnay haseen Asghar o Akbar Hussain ke

Bachpan Ali Wali ka jawani Rasool ki

Haathoun pe sheer kh'aar ka laasha liey huay

Shabeer larh rahay hain larayi Asool ki

Islam per luta tha Khadija ka maal o zar

Karbal main lut rahi hai kamaayi Batool ki

Akhtar Dar e Batool se adnaa si sheh na maang

Kam zarf tu ne khaahish e Jannat fazool ki

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It's days like these that make you re-realize that things don't matter at all, people do.
Boring. Depressing. Disturbing. Disturbingly slow and quiet. But these days are important.

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Tum itna jo muskura rahay ho

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Yeh jo hasna hasana hota hai

Ronay ko chupana hota hai

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Aaj Baazaar Mein...

For all those who are defiant against submissiveness, and tired of hypocrisy of the society, of the rulers. For You!

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Tu mujh se, main... dil se pareshaa'n... dono hain majboor

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Aik Najaf mein mera Ali(as) hai

Aik Ali(as) Iran mein hai

Humpala dono ki sakhawat

Qudrat ke meezaan mein hai

Mola Raza(as) aur Mehdi-e-Dee'n(aj) mein

Farq yehi maamooli hai

Aik Quran khula rakha hai

Aik abhi juzdaan mein hai

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"Hareesay k(e) khawaab se baasi roti behtar, at least for a starving person."

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Kuch tou Duniya ki....

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Ik shor tha Ali(as) ne jahaa'n se safar kia

Ro keh roz-e-qatl Ameer-e-Arab hai aaj

Peeto keh roz-e-hashr hai ghurbat ki shab hai aaj

Bazm-e-Azza main aa ke na rona ghazab hai aaj

Ghum se Hassan(as) Hussain(as) ki haalat ajab hai aaj

Paya jo mehev-e-bandagi-e-beneyaaz main

Talwaar rozadaar ko mari namaz main

Sajdey main Sher-e-Haq ka dopara hua jo sar

Ik baar kaanpne lagay masjid ke baam-o-dar

Ubla l'huu keh ho gayi mehraab khuu'n se tar

Ik zalzala sa bas hua naazil zameen per

Gerdoo'n pe Jibreel pukara ghazab hua

Sajdey main haq ke qatl Ameer-e-Arab hua

Pohnchi jo gosh Hazrat-e-Zainab(sa) main yeh sada

Ro ker janab Shabbar(as) o Shabeer(as) se kaha

Jao Khuda ke waastey masjid main tum zara

Kehta hai koi qatl huay Shah-e-LaFatah

Kis ne kiya shaheed Imam-e-Hijaaz ko

Baba abhi tou gher se gaye thay namaz ko

Yeh sun ke doray janib-e-masjid Hassan(as) Hussain(as)

Dekha keh ro rahay hain namazi ba shor-o-shaen

Aur khoo'n main apnay lot-tey hain Shah-e-Mashraqain

Sar apna peetney lagay Zehra(sa) ke noor-e-ain

Gham se kalaijey dono ke seenoun main phat gaye

Chilla ke haaye Baba kaha aur lippat gaye

Hazrat ke gird jama thay ashaab bawafa

Farmaatay thay har ik se aansu baha baha

Tum se Wasi Rasool(saww) ka hota hai ab juda

Woh pooch levey aaj jisay jo ho poochna

Ghum main hamaray khaak saroun per urrao ge

Kal kh'vish-e-Mustafa(saww) ko na duniya main pao ge

Ki uth ke Sa'sa bin Sehbaa'n ne arz tab

Khatir mein kuch maslay hain ya Sheh-e-Arab

Jab chaha is ko poochoun tou maana'a hua adab

Detey hain hukam aap tou kerta houn arz ab

Khaadim umeedwaar hai is ke jawab ka

Adam(as) ka martaba hai siwa ya janab ka

Sar ko jhuka ke Sher-e-Khuda ne diya jawab

Aata hai mujh ko apni sana kerney se hijaab

Gandum ke khaanay se wo huay murid-e-ataab

Main ne baghair mana, kiya us se ijtenaab

Faaqoun main shuker haq se zabaa'n aashna rahi

Naan-e-jawee'n hamesha Ali(as) ki ghiza rahi

Ki arz us ne ro ke keh Aye Shah-e-LaFatah

Rutba zyada aap ka hai ya keh Nuh(as) ka

Farmaya jab keh ummat-e-sarkash ne ki jafa

Ki haq main un ke Nuh se saabir ne badd-dua

Baandha sitamgaroun ne gala resmaa'n se

Main ne dua-e-badd na kabhi ki zabaan se

Aur dosray saeed na tha Nuh(as) ka pisar

Kaafir raha sada na hua dee'n se behrawar

Merey pisar Rasool(saww) ke hain para-e-jigar

Yeh dono laal arsh-e-Ilaahi ke hain gohar

Sardaar-e-Ahl-e-Khuld hain aali maqaam hain

Nana nabi hain baap imaam aap imaam hain

Phir us ne arz ki keh ghulaam aap per nisaar

Qadr aap ki siwa hai keh Musa(as) ka iqtadaar

Farmaya unko jab hua yeh hukam-e-Kirdgaar

Firon paas ja ke karo haal aashkaar

Ki arz khauf yeh hai keh jeeta na aaon main

Ger hukam ho tou bhai ko bhi le ke jaaon main

Mujh se Rasool(saww) pak ne jis dam kahi yeh baat

Haan ja ke Ahl-e-Kaaba main parh Surah-e-Baraat

Thay jama waa'n bohat se sitamgar badsifaat

Laya baja main hukam-e-Shehnshah-e-Kainaat

Surah parha Baraat ka iss izz-o-shaan se

Aati thi marhaba ki sada aasmaan se

Jab toor per assa hua Musa(as) ka azdaha

Musa issay utha le hua hukam-e-Kibriya

Woh dar gaye yeh tha bashariyat ka iqtaza

Ghair az Khuda kisi se kabhi main nahi dara

Haider laqab mila mujhay tifli ke ehed main

Do ungliyoun se cheera hai azder ko nehed main

Essa(as) ko us ne poocha tou Mola ne yeh kaha

Maader hai unki Hazrat Maryam(sa) si paarsa

Jab dard waz'a-e-hamal unhain Kaabay main hua

Aayi nida-e-ghaib keh baahir yahan se ja

Yaa'n koi amr gher ibaadat rawa nahi

Taa'at ki yeh jagah hai wiladat ki jaa nahi

Aur waqt aaya meri wiladat ka jis ghari

Maader meri dua ke liey Kaabay mein gayi

Baahir se Fatima(as) ko sada yeh kisi ne di

Aa ander aa tu Kaaba ke Aye Maader-e-Ali

Maryam se martaba bara iss dam ziyaad hai

Tu hai kaneez khaas Ali(as) khana zaad hai

Rotay huay widaa huay Sheh ke doostdaar

Zainab(sa) balaaein leney lagi ro ke zaar zaar

Baitoun se tab yeh kehney lagay Shah-e-Zulfiqaar

Aao merey qareeb keh hai waqt-e-ehtzaar

Yeh sun ke rotay rotay dam unkey ulat gaye

Bara pisar Ali(as) ke qadam se lippat gaye

Roay Ali(as) Hassan(as) ko galay se laga laga

Aur haath un ke haathoun main nou baitoun ka dia

Abbas(as) naamdaar ke haq main na kuch kaha

Chupke kharay thay saamnay aur rang zard tha

Paas adab se baap ke kuch keh na saktay thay

Maa'n unko dekhti thi woh moun maa'n ka taktay thay

Ummul Baneen(sa) qadam pe giri kholay sar ke baal

Ki arz Ya Ali(as) Wali Sher-e-Zuljalaal

Abbas(as) se hai khaatir aqdas pe kuch malaal

Loundi houn main ghulaam hai Hazrat ka mera laal

Rehta na khidmat-e-Hassan-e-khush sifaat main

Haath iss ghulaam ka na diya un ke haath main

Ummul Baneen(sa) se ro ke Ali(as) ne kahi yeh baat

Deta Hassan(as) ke haath main kionker main unka haath

Sheeda terey pisar ka hai Shabeer(as) khush sifaat

Aur aashiq-e-Hussain(as) hai Abbas(as) naik zaat

Shaan-e-Bahaduri hai terey noor-e-ain main

Is ka azal se haath hai dast-e-Hussain(as) main

Abbas(as) ko bula ke galay se laga liya

Haath uska de ke haath main Shabeer(as) se kaha

Aye laal yeh ghulaam tumhara hai bawafa

Meri tarah se pyaar issay kijiyo sada

Aafat ka din jo tujhko muqaddar dikhaaye ga

Us roz yeh ghulaam bohat kaam aaye ga

Abbas(as) se kaha sun aye merey nou nihaal

Tu hai Ali(as) ka laal woh hai Mustafa(saww) ka laal

Rakhiyo hamesha khaatir Shabeer(as) ka khayal

Is ka malaal Ahmad-e-Mursal(saww) ka hai malaal

Pesh Khuda buzurg hai rutba Hussain(as) ka

Mujhko bhi paas rehta hai iss noor-e-ain ka

Bachoun samait jab yeh watan se karay safar

Pehley merey Hussain(as) se tu baandhiyo kamar

Pohnchay jo Karbala main yeh sultaan-e-beher-o-bar

Khaimay ki choki shaam se tum dijiyo ta seher

Roz nabard maarka araayi kijiyo

Paani ho iss pe band tou saqqaayi kijiyo

Yeh sun ke saari beebiyaan roti thien zaar zaar

Aur lot-tey thay khaak pe Zehra(sa) ke gulezaar

Do din talak Ali(as) rahay bister pe beqaraar

Farzandoun ko galay se lagaatay thay baar baar

Aansu bhi rawaa'n thay kabhi labb per aah thi

Ikeesvee'n shab aayi tou haalat tabah thi

Ik baar ghash se chonk ke baitoun se yeh kaha

Baghloun mein haath de ke uthaao mujhay zara

Aatay hain merey lainey ko jannat se Mustafa(saww)

Yeh baat keh ke ghash huay phir Shah-e-LaFatah

Kuch raat baqi thi keh jaha'n se guzar gaye

Ghul parh gaya keh Haider-e-Karrar mar gaye

Kehta tha koi mar gaya Ahmed(saww) ka janashee'n

Kehta tha koi toot gaya aaj rukun-e-dee'n

Dam se Abu Turab ke thi ronaq-e-zamee'n

Afsoos be charaagh hoi bazm-e-mominee'n

Aalam ke sar ka taaj zamanay se uth gaya

Hadi hamara aaj zamanay se uth gaya

Us shor main yeh Fatima(sa) ki aati thi sada

Bachay merey yateem huay wa museebata

Waris na koi Zainab o Kulsoom(sa) ka raha

Maa'n mar chuki thi aagay hi Baba bhi ab mara

Bachoun ko thaamtey hain jo maa'n baap hotay hain

Kaisay bilak bilak ke merey laal rotay hain

Bas aagay aye Anees nahi taaqat-e-raqam

Hai ashk raiz safha-e-qirtaas per qalam

Taari hai shiaan-e-Ali(as) per hujoom-e-gham

Ker tu dua yeh haq se keh jab tak hai dam main dam

Jaari zubaan per na koi aur harf ho

Maddahi-e-Ali(as) main meri umr sarf ho

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