insha

Ferz karo hum ahl-e-wafa hoan, Ferz karo deewaney hoan
Ferz karo ye donoan batain jhooti hoan, afsane hoan
Ferz karo ye jee ki biptaa, jee se jordh sunai ho
Ferz karo abhi aur ho baqi, aadhi hum ne chupai ho
Ferz karo tumhain khush karne ke dhoonde hum ne bahane hoan
Ferz karo yeh nain tumharey sach much ke mai-khaney hoan
Ferz karo yeh roag ho jhuta, jhuti peet hamari ho
Ferz karo is peet ke roag main sans bhi hum pe bhari ho
Ferz karo ye joag bajog ka hum ne dhong rachaya ho
Ferz karo bas yehi haqeqat, baqi sab kuch maya ho

dekh meree jaan keh gaye Baahoo: "kaun diloan ki janey 'hoo' ?
bastee bastee sehra sehra, lakhoan karein diwaney 'hoo'
jogee bhi jo nager nager mein marey marey phirtey hain
kaasa liye bhabhot' ramaye sab k duarey phirtey hain
shair bhee jo meethee bani boal k mann ko hertey hain
banjarey jo oonchey damoan gee k saudey kertey hain
in mein sachey motee bhi hain, in mein kanker pather bhi
in mein uthley paani bhi hain, in mein gehrey saager bhi
goree dekh k aagey berhna, sabb ka jhoota sacha, 'hoo'
doobney walee doob gayee, woh ghara tha jis ka kacha, 'hoo' "

P.S: jo wasf ibne insha k qalaam mein hai, mein ney kahin aur nahin paya. aisa kharaa andaaz-e-bayan, k shairee ka gumaan nahin hota, aisee seedhi baat k jis peh sab batein khatm hojain, sach ki aisee tasalle sirf ibn-e-insha k alfaaz mein miltee hai.

insha ki batein aaj phir bohat yaad aain.

haan! khwahish hai! .....jitnee khwahish dil-o-jaan se chahney ki hai...utnee hi... shiddat se chahey jaaney ki bhi hai!
haan! maanga hai! .....koi sauda nahin, mager moujzaye qudratt!

kahin un zabbt k maroan ko ikhtiaar nahin.
kahin chhalakti nigahoan ka aitibaar nahin.
.....bai-khudi dhoondtey hain hum kesi???...

P.S. aik adhoora khayal. aik uljhan. kuch sawal, jo dil-o-dimaagh pe haavi hain... aur hum jawab k muntazir...

a poem by Iqbal Haider

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aa_iinaa hairaan hai aur aasmaa.N rone ko hai
is tamaash_gaah me.n ab aur kyaa hone ko hai
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kashtagaan-e-dard ko jaa.N kii amaa.N kaise mile
zindagii kii har duaa apanaa sar khone ko hai
[kashtagaan-e-dard = pain that starts and stops/intermittent pain][amaa.N = protection]
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niind ke maare kisii sapane kii Khvaahish kyaa kare.n
har gha.Dii mahasuus hotaa hai sahar hone ko hai
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kis ke naqsh-e-paa ko samajhe.n apanii manzil kaa nishaa.N
jhaag u.Daatii mauj aakar har nishaa.N dhone ko hai
[naqsh-e-paa = footprints; jhaag = foam; mauj = wave]
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kaash ye ko_ii sitaaraa yaa ko_ii juganuu kahe
har andheraa kah rahaa hai roshanii hone ko hai
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ai havaa-e-be-yaqiinii gul na kar ghar ke charaaG
chand lamho.n ko Thahar jaa kuchh na kuchh hone ko hai
[chand = few]

Education Against All Odds:_ Karachi, Pakistan. A community initiated school in the slums of Karachi, much like the initial school that the Bright Education Society set up, is being held at dusk in a mosque courtyard....(more ...) http://www.partnershipwalk.org/usa/content/featured_sections/faf/educationagainstallodds.html

devil's insane birthday bash

A few days ago, when we were already broken n peniless after paying the summer dues, our devil got born.
Previously, she had been playing all her dirty practical jokes on us on our birthdays, and we the angels couldn't come up with anything cruel enough to pay her back.....So, we planned to miss her birthday altogether, n pretended that we had forgotten.

Just when she got totally disappointed in us yesterday, after waiting for two long weeks, we gave her a surprise today.

We had planned for a lunch treat that turned in to a merathon celebration. Thanks to the monsoon, once it rained we couldnt wait. Bunked classes n started off with a wonderful breakfast in liberty. Enjoying our halwa puris with the drizzle outside, it was just heaven...mmm...

Once it started, it dint stop there. Afterwards, we also watched a new movie; meera's "koi tujh sa kahan" ;) window-shopped all the boutiques n gift shops in fortress, harassed people, got to ride that 3d roller coaster at sindbad, stuffing ourselves with occasional junk; shami burgers, fries, salads, paratha rolls, icecreams, waghera waghera...ultimately we ended up being kachra-shakes ourselves.

ohhh! that was exhausting!

P.S.:

(not to mension, all retards bought a few yucky things from there, too. like stinky sprays, rubber thingies n this icky squishy mouse whose been sneaking around my things,since then. *ahm*.....Its disgusting, I know.)

(webcam images)

knock! knock! ...I there?

Ive spent the whole last week, doing nothing. Just couldnt get to work...made a few useless sketches, but just coudnt get to draw anything seriously. the time is running out, I know. I cant afford being my sloppy self this time, I know. Its my last shot, I know. But, knowing is one thing and realizing is another. isnt it?

Its like Im wandering in another space, while life still there on earth. Im stuck up some place else.....hmmm... do i know of it?.....

But thats not the issue, the problem is.....im happy there. :-[

May God Save My Soul!

The Clue to Real Life & IQBAL's Poetry. II

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mann ki daulat haath aatee hai tou phir jaatee nahin

tann ki daulat chhaoo[n] hai aata hai dhann, jata hai dhann

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the wealth of soul is never lost.

the wealth of body, is like a shade; money never stays.

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mann ki dunia mein na paya mein ney afrangee ka raaj

mann ki dunia mein na dekhey mein ney sheikh-o-Berhaman

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in the world of soul, I dint find any British rule

in the world of soul, I dint see any Sheikh and Brahmin.

(The soul’s world has no place for tyrants & subjects, for clash between the so-called nobles & humbles; no wealth, no power. the only standard of greatness; humanity)

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paani paani ker gayee mujh ko qalander ki yeh baat

tou jhuka jab ghair k aagey na mann taira na tann

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qalander embarrased me by saying:

incline to a stranger; you lose your soul, you lose your body.

(lose yourself, become his slave)

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qalander= The dauntless, the free thinker.

jhuka=bowed, submitted, inclined. ghair=the outsider, the third person, unrelated person, the stranger, one who does not know you.

The Clue to Real Life & IQBAL's poetry

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apney mann mein doob ker paa ja suraagh-e-zindagee

too ager mera nahin banta na bann, apna tou bann

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take the plunge, in to your soul, and seek life.

dont be true to me; be true to your self.

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mann=heart, soul, mind. suraagh= trace, clue, seek, discover. zindagee = life.

God has given every individual has a soul, that can reason and feel whats right and whats wrong. Dont listen to what others say, listen to your self. it will guide you your way. Self-respect, originality & individualism are the only ways to a true life.

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mann ki dunia? mann ki dunia soz-o-masti, jazb-o-shauq

tann ki dunia? tann ki dunia sood-o-sauda, makr-o-fann

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The world of Soul?...its the world of agony, ecstasy, absorption and passion.

The world of Body?...its the world of profit & loss, purchase & bargain, deceit & craft.

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soz = , burning, grief, misery, suffering. masti = intoxication, ecstasy. jazb = absorption, trance, contemplation. shauq = yearning, passion

tann = body, material, carnal, temporal, mundane, profane, secular. sood = interest, advantage, profit n loss. sauda = bargain, perchase. makr = artifice, craftiness, cheating, pretence, fraud. fann = art, skill, craft.

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P.S.

The above two couplets are one of my all time favourites from Sir IQBAL's poetry. They are taken from his book "Bal-e-Jibril" (Gabriel's Wing). Actually, a few days back I heard Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan singing these verses in an old PTV concert, and it brought back all the spirit of IQBAL to me. It was wonderful!

Every time, its a rediscovery of meaning and thought. i have just translated them word to word, so that anyone can make his own understanding. There are also some links to art works here, you may find them intresting... at least i did :). I'll be posting some more of IQBAL soon. Till then, inhale!...

must say...

to my friend...

we both are different, we're both difficult
we're both fragile, we're both tender
_we'll hurt each other!

you expect something, i expect someother
i need one thing, you need another
_we'll disappoint each other!

still
i'll respect you, n you'll respect me
i'll forgive you, n you'll forgive me

that is our bond. this is our strength.
...to let you know.

we both have "hearts", we both know that
we both are "pure", thats all we know.
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from your friend...

we're poles apart, our lives have changed
we've lost touch, we've grown apart
but
my heart's still there, still there for you
to remind you again, so, i must say;

no matter i get it, or get it not
i "listen" anyway.
i'll listen _ tell me!

no matter it helps, or helps it not
i "help" anyway.
i'll help _ call me!

you'r not ok, you need to say,
i need to know
please_ trust me!
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P. S. (...Beens ! i miss you...worried about you, i'll see you soon, InshaAllah. _ flick_)