باغ کیا تھا گویا اللہ نے اس باغ میں جنت کو اتارا
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Urdu ka sab se taweel shyr
باغ کیا تھا گویا اللہ نے اس باغ میں جنت کو اتارا
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Apa Shamim ki aik baat
Ye 2005 ki baat thi - Khala ka Pakistan se phone aaya ke baRi pareshan hun, milne aa jao. Unke bete ki tabiyat zaroorat se zyada kharab rehne lagi thi aur ab to rozana hi mirgi ke dore paRte the. Koi dawaii kaam nahi kar rahi thi. Doctors keh rahe the ab aakhri harba dimag ki surgery reh gai hai. Main Pakistan chala gaya. Pehli subah khala se milne pauncha toh khala peeche dewRi main khare ilaqe ke khusre (apa shamim) se batain ker rahi thi.
Apa Shamim se meri purani shanashi thi. Jab tak Pakistan main raha, aur jab khala ke ghar jata, ghanto baith ke apa shamim se batain kerta - woh mujhe Pakistan main transgenders ki zindagi se wabasta nai nai kahaniaN sunati. Unke masail batati. Mere liye woh aik nai duniya thi. Apa shamim mujhe dekh kar bari khush hui, sir pe haath phera, bari duwain di. Phir khala ko dekh kar kaha:
"Achha bibi ab chalti hun. Tum pareshan na ho. Kaun jaane ye zindagi, kisi dusri zindagi ka bas aik khawab hi ho".
Apa shamim chali gai - magar un ki yeh baat yaad reh gai. Ab bhi zindagi main koi pareshani aati hai to Aap shamim ka jumla sahara ban jaata hai - Apa shamim aaj bhi hayat hain. Ghar wale batate hain ab bhi yaad kerti hain - Sochta hun ke is se pehle ye khawab jesi zindagi tamam ho, aik baar apa shamim se mil aun.
(My cousin Nasru (here) died few months later. His death was a huge jolt to me as it left a guilt that I was unable to pursue him and his family for neurosurgery. My father was very attached to him and firmly believed that his soul frequented our home as he probably committed suicide and those souls stay around - as he always seek refuge in our house if ever disturbed. God bless all souls)
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Fractured souls
I don't think all of these quotes are originally present in the book. Some are added in the movie by the script writers. (My favourites from the movie). Last four are original for sure.
“Wine is where the devil finds his darlings.”
“To a man with only a hammer every problem is a nail.”
“Crime is an anomaly. Murder is a fracture of the soul.”
“The scales of justice cannot always be equally weighed.”
“Because it’s how connected we are as human beings, how one horrific event affects many lives.”
"poison of deep grief.”
“I am not one to rely upon the expert procedure. It is the psychology I seek, not the fingerprint or the cigarette ash.”
“The happiness of one man and one woman is the greatest thing in all the world.”
“If you confront anyone who has lied with the truth, he will usually admit it - often out of sheer surprise. It is only necessary to guess right to produce your effect.”
“But I know human nature, my friend, and I tell you that, suddenly confronted with the possibility of being tried for murder, the most innocent person will lose his head and do the most absurd things.”
Trailer here
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Muhabbat ki galat fehmi
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Dr. Jamal ki kahani - Dusra rukh
Dr. Jamal kuch arsa pehle intaqal ker gaye. (RIP - ILLWIIR)
Mujhe is baat ka ilm - yani kahani ke dusre rukh ka ilm - un se aakhri mulaqat per huwa - jub woh ICU main admit the. Bohat arse se mujh per ye ikhlaqi farz qarz tha ke unki taraf se bayan ki gai kahani bhi yahan likhun. Merne se 3 din pehle, main un se milne ICU gaya. Un ki kahani un ki zabani suniye
"Saari duniya mujhe juwari samjhti hai - aur theek hi samjhti hai. Tum ise meri "misjudgement" kaho, befawoofi kaho ya kuch aur magar huwa yun - mujhe Pakistan main is baat ka ilm huwa ke Hepatitis C ki wajah se mujeh cirrhosis ho gayi hai. Ye baat main ne sab se chupa ke rakhi. Meri 2 betiyan abhi choti thi. Biwi bachhoN ke ilawa kai aur rishtedaaron ka bojh mujh pe tha. Halanke doctor hone ki wajah se meri aamdni theek thaak thi - magar mujhe andaza ho chala tha ke mai bohat arse zinda nahi rahun ga. --- aese main kisi ne juwe ka raasta dikhaya. Shuru shuru main jitna shuru kiya. Main ne socha marne se pehle itne paise jama ker lun ke biwi bachhon ko mere marne ke baad koi takleef na ho. Magar tum jaante ho. Pakistan se kese bhagna paRa.
Jab America aa ker set ho chuka to aik din mujhe khun ki ulti hui. Andaza huwa ke ab 'esophageal varices' apna kaam dikha rahi hai. Juwa kehlne ka kuch experience tha - yahi soch ke casino jana shuru ker diye.
Kai logoN ke qarz baqi hain mujh per. Kai logon ki bad-duain liye betha hun - magar dimag main yahi aik baat thi ke mere peeche biwi bachhon ko takleef na ho. Liver transplant ke liye reject ho chuka hun. Mujeh maalum hai, bachna mushkil hai. Ab Allah hi hisab kare ga".
Main kuch der unke paas betha. Unke doctors, nurses wagerah se baat ki - wapas chala aaya
3 din baad unko heart attack hua - magar bach na sake - Yun Dr. Jamal ki kahani khatam hui.
Allah unki magfarat kare.
Har kahani ka aik dusra rukh hota hai - hum kaun hote hain faisla kerne wale.
Wednesday, November 08, 2017
On "Friends"
My reply was: "Any person who goes out of his way, schedule and routine to do something for you is your friend. If someone is willing to spare time for you - and as time is the most precious commodity of any human's possessions - a person is actually giving a part of his life for your sake. He is your valuable friend. All others are just in 'working relationship' with you."
Whenever and wherever there is a discussion on friendship, I can't stop myself from thinking of Hazrat Ali's quote. "Bad-naseeb hai woh shaks jise achhe dost na milain - magar us se bhi ziyada bad-naseeb hai woh shaks jo achhe doston ko kho de".
Monday, November 06, 2017
On 'Sharp Dressing'
(You may find the following post very superficial - but hey! We all have to deal with it).
Typically hailing from a lower middle class in a third-world country, almost all my life, I carried the flaw of 'not having a good sense of sharp dressing.' I was aware of my fault for not understanding the difference between 'branded products' and regular wear stuff. I never understood the difference between an untucked shirt and a tucked-in shirt. I always wondered about a men's suit's right shoulder width/length. I had my share of moments of embarrassment in gatherings. And the list goes on with shoes, jeans, sweaters, jackets, perfumes, hairstyles/gels etc.
- But I never let this take over my sanity, psych, and life. I often rudely ignored some advice from friends/cousins even if they were appropriate and suitable.
As I grew in my profession, I had to learn the proper dress for different occasions. Eventually, I had to concur with many of my GQ friends' opinion that 'sharp dressing keeps your brain sharp and optimist.' And right or wrong, you may have to give some importance to the myth or social notion that - if a person is a shabby dresser, he may also be shabby in his relationships and life goals! (I think this is a hefty-handed statement).
Disclaimer: I am neither a metrosexual nor desire to be.
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Friday, November 03, 2017
The Rabbit Hole of Red Pill
This is one article - showing the dark side of internet/technology - that how it is screwing up many minds! The video and the content in the article may be graphic for some just as like picture below but required to send the full gist of article.
Link to article : Divided We Code (http://money.cnn.com/technology/divided-we-code/#/?page=red-pill)
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Kabhi (abhi) hum Khubsurat the (hain)
Ahmad Faraz wrote a similarly beautiful reply to Ahmad Shamim.
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/4pWbD5X_7MM
ہمارے جسم اوراقِ خزانی ہو گئے ہیں
اور ردائیں زخم سے آراستہ ہیں
پھر بھی دیکھو تو
ہماری خوشنمائی پر کوئی حرف
اور کشیدہ قامتی میں خم نہیں آیا
ہمارے ہونٹ زہریلی رُتوں سے کاسنی ہیں
اور چہرے رتجگوں کی شعلگی سے
آبنوسی ہو چکے ہیں
اور زخمی خواب
نادیدہ جزیروں کی زمیں پر
اس طرح بکھرے پڑے ہیں
جس طرح طوفاں زدہ کشتی کے ٹکڑوں کو
سمندر ساحلوں پر پھینک دیتا ہے
لہو کی بارشیں
یا خودکشی کی خواہشیں تھیں
اس اذیت کے سفر میں
کون سا موسم نہیں آیا
مگر آنکھوں میں نم
لہجے میں سم
ہونٹوں پہ کوئی نغمۂ ماتم نہیں آیا
ابھی تک دل ہمارے
خندۂ طفلاں کی صورت بے کدورت ہیں
ابھی ہم خوبصورت ہیں
زمانے ہو گئے
ہم کوئے جاناں چھوڑ آئے تھے
مگر اب بھی
بہت سے آشنا نا آشنا ہمدم
اور ان کی یاد کے مانوس قاصد
اور ان کی چاہتوں کے ہجر نامے
دور دیسوں سے ہماری اور آتے ہیں
گلابی موسموں کی دُھوپ
جب نو رُستہ سبزے پر قدم رکھتی ہوئی
معمورۂ تن میں در آتی ہے
تو برفانی بدن میں
جوئے خوں آہستگی سے گنگناتی ہے
اُداسی کا پرندہ
چپ کے جنگل میں
سرِ شاخِ نہالِ غم چہکتا ہے
کوئی بھولا ہوا بِسرا ہوا دکھ
آبلہ بن کر تپکتا ہے
تو یوں لگتا ہے
جیسے حرف اپنے
زندہ آوازوں کی صورت ہیں
ابھی ہم خوبصورت ہیں
ہماری خوشنمائی رفِ حق کی رونمائی ہے
اسی خاطر تو ہم آشفتہ جاں
عشّاق کی یادوں میں رہتے ہیں
کہ جہ اُن پر گزرتی ہے وہ کہتے ہیں
ہماری حرف سازی
اب بھی محبوبِ جاں ہے
شاعری شوریدگانِ عشق کے وردِ زباں ہے
اور گلابوں کی طرح شاداب چہرے
لعل و مرجاں کی طرح لب
صندلیں ہاتھوں سے
چاہت اور عقیدت کی بیاضوں پر
ہمارے نام لکھتے ہیں
سبھی درد نا آشنا
ایثار مشرب
ہم نفس اہلِ قفس
جب مقتلوں کی سمت جاتے ہیں
ہمارے بیت گاتے ہیں
ابھی تک ناز کرتے ہیں
سب اہلِ قافلہ
اپنے حدی خوانوں پر آشفتہ کلاموں پر
ابھی ہم دستخط کرتے ہیں اپنے قتل ناموں پر
ابھی ہم آسمانوں کی امانت
اور زمینوں کی ضرورت ہیں
ابھی ہم خوبصورت ہیں