Kargass Jaati ke Shudar!

I think, Raja Gidh (King Vulture) is the biggest novel ever written in Urdu literature. I had many moments in life where I took this book out and always found it mesmerizing.

One interesting read from it. - "Hum dono kargass jaati ke shudar the..."

sare aa'ina mera aks hai!

One of my favorite ghazal of Salim Kausar. I posted it earlier (here , here ). Now found on youtube, sung beautifully by none other than Master Nusrat Fateh Ali

 

On Yusuf!

People think Yusuf has a place in history because he was the most handsome man ever existed on this planet. This is a very shallow approach to that Qasas (story). Lust and seduction of Zuleikha for a handsome man happened millions of time in human history and would continue to do till  estrogen (and testosterone) is flowing!

So what exalted Yusuf in human history? It was not his beauty! Actually it was his strong commitment to his core value of 'not to cheat'. Yusuf was brought from Egypt's Bazaar as a slave but treated like a son by his Master. Master's wife Zuleikha seduced him and offered to sleep with him. Yusuf found it inappropriate to sleep with wife of his father like master. In revenge, Zuleikha was able to put him in prison for long time but Yusuf remained steadfast for what he believed! It was the strength of character. Despite having mind blowing grace to get any woman in a blink - he refused to succumb to seduction, lust and basic fatal instinct.

Alag!

Ye 'Amreeca' se aake sachai ka bhashan dena bohat asan hai.

Kabhi tumhare baap ne Husainabad main 'corn soup' ka thela lagaya ho to tumhe malum ho!

Kabhi tumhari ma ne gharoN main maasi ka kaam kiya ho to tumhe malum ho!

Kabhi tumhara saara saman makan malik ne bahir phikwaya ho aur tumhare khandan ne saari raat khule aasman ke neeche guzari ho to tumhe malum ho!

School jaate huwe kabhi paon main purani bo'seeda ghisi peeti chappal hoti to tumhe pata chalta!

Tum to kal 'emirates' ki flight pakar ke American passport lehrate yahan se rawana ho jao ge - Dil main socho ge ke yahan ke to log hi kamine kaam chor hain - magar '2-D' ki bus main latkte huwe to ghar hame hi aana pare ga...

Apne iPhone se is bad-naseeb shahr ki tasveraiN khenchte raho ke kal facebook pe post kerni hogi - chai ka ye cup piyo - aur khuda ke waste hame hamare halat pe chor do, ke - hamari sachahioN aur hamari khushioN ke aabgeene tum se bohat alag ho chuke hain.....

Sir! We are 2 different species now!! We belong to different nuclei!

Dil!

Ye kese ho sakta hai ke - aap kisi ko bohat yaad karaiN aur woh aap ko yaad na kare? Aesa nahi ho sakta - aesa nahi hona chahiye - aur agar aesa hota hai - to insaani rishte be-maa'ni haiN!

Dr. L

Lets call him Dr. L

When I was a senior resident, life was way difficult. We use to work like an attending with in house call. I use to freak out if I get a pregnant patient with major complication! Dr. L was a maternal-fetal senior resident in our hospital. An extremely hardworking, well liked, mild mannered nice fellow! He always bailed me out!! I met him accidentally couple of times since I left residency and always noticed that he has lost weight - but didn't pay much attention.

Last week I was in a medical conference. As I was walking to a lunch corner with my colleague, I saw him on wheelchair. First, I thought he may have broke his bone but it was worse than that. We recognized each other. He has lost most muscle mass. He had hard time talking. His wife was pushing his chair. He has developed ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). I chatted with him for few minutes. He told me that he is now disable but he attend meetings to get out of home...

As I walked away, my friend said his favorite words: "Life is a Bitch." I replied with my favorite line: "Yaap! so F*** her before you lose it."