Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Friday, August 23, 2019
Khayal
Log aksar rawani main khubsurat batain keh jaate hain. Kal kisi ne yunhi kaha:
"Har achha khayal darasal qudrat ka irada hai"
(Every good thought is actually a universe plan)
"Har achha khayal darasal qudrat ka irada hai"
(Every good thought is actually a universe plan)
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
A poem - Noorul Huda Shah
One of the very genuine writers left in Pakistan. My loose translation afterward.
People!
Count your steps
(and) walk slowly
Gazed downwards
(to be assured)
You haven't killed anyone
You haven't smashed anyone
Wear shackle of boils in legs
Cautiously
Look behind
(again and again)
Who is chasing you
is judging your steps
(he is) no one else but
the All-Mighty
(I will theme this poem as 'insaan' ka apna zameer')
Count your steps
(and) walk slowly
Gazed downwards
(to be assured)
You haven't killed anyone
You haven't smashed anyone
Wear shackle of boils in legs
Cautiously
Look behind
(again and again)
Who is chasing you
is judging your steps
(he is) no one else but
the All-Mighty
(I will theme this poem as 'insaan' ka apna zameer')
Sunday, August 18, 2019
On Eid ul Adha (Linguistic roots)
Following came to me in a forward. It is written by a person named Abdul Khaliq Butt. I enjoyed it. it is worth sharing.
لفظ ’عید‘ کا مطلب ہے ’جو بار بار آئے‘۔ اسی سے لفظ ’وعدہ‘ اور ’وعید‘ بھی ہے۔ ان دونوں لفظوں میں لوٹ کر آنے کا تصور موجود ہے۔ چونکہ خوشی کا یہ تہوار ہر سال لوٹتا یا ’عود‘ کرتا ہے اس لیے ’عید‘ کہلاتا ہے۔
رہی بات ’ اضحیٰ‘ کی تو اس کے معنی ’قربانی کے جانور‘ کے ہیں۔ دراصل یہ لفظ ’اُضحٰیہ‘ سے نکلا ہے جو عید پر ذبح کی جانی والی بکری کو کہتے ہیں۔ یوں عید الاضحیٰ کا مطلب ہوا خوشی کا وہ تہوار جس پر جانور ذبح کیے جائیں۔
نور الغات والے مولوی نور الحسن کے مطابق ’عید الاضحیٰ‘ لکھنا درست ہے۔ اس عید الاضحیٰ کو ’بقرہ عید‘ بھی کہتے ہیں۔ ’بقرہ‘ عربی میں گائے کو کہتے ہیں اور اس عید پر گائے بھی قربان کی جاتی ہے شاید اس لیے اسے ’بقرہ عید‘ بھی کہہ دیتے ہیں۔
بے شک اس عید پر ’بکرے‘ بھی کٹتے ہیں مگر اس رعایت سے اسے ’بکرا عید‘ کہنا درست نہیں، ورنہ یہ سلسلہ چل نکلا تو ’دنبہ عید اور مینڈھا عید سے ہوتا ہوا اونٹ عید‘ تک پہنچ جائےگا۔ پھر جو غدر مچے گا اس کا تصور آپ خود کرلو۔
جانور ذبح کرنے والے کو عام طور پر ’قصائی‘ لکھا جاتا ہے، جب کہ بڑے محقق لکھ گئے ہیں کہ درست لفظ ’قسائی‘ ہے، جو قساوت یعنی سنگدلی سے نکلا ہے۔
ہندوؤں میں گوشت فروش کو ’کھٹیک‘ کہتے ہیں، شاید اس لیے کہ وہ جانور کی گردن ’کھٹ‘ سے اڑا دیتا ہے۔ واللہ اعلم
گائے سے یاد آیا کہ اسے سنسکرت میں ’گاؤا‘ کہتے ہیں۔ اسی سے ’راؤ‘ کے وزن پر ’گاؤ‘ اور ’رائے‘ کے وزن پر ’گائے‘ ہے۔ اس کی ایک تخفیفی صورت ’گؤ‘ بھی ہے۔ اسی ’گؤ‘ سے ’گوپال‘ یعنی گائے پالنے والا اور ’گوالا‘ یعنی گائے والا کی ترکیبیں بنی ہیں۔
چونکہ حرف ’گ‘ اور ’ک‘ اکثر موقعوں پر ایک دوسرے سے بدل جاتے ہیں لہٰذا ہندی کا ’گاؤ‘ انگریزی زبان میں Cow (کاؤ) ہوگیا ہے۔ اس صوتی تبدیلی کی ایک مثال لفظ ’نکہت‘ بھی ہے جسے ’نگہت‘ بولا اور لکھا جاتا ہے۔
عربی، فارسی اور اردو زبانوں میں اکثر موقع پر حرف ’ن‘ کے ساتھ ’ب‘ آجائے تو ’میم‘ کی آواز دیتا ہے۔ اسے عربی کے ’منبر‘ اور فارسی کے ’گنبد‘ میں دیکھا جاسکتا ہے۔ اس بات کو ذہن میں رکھتے ہوئے اب لفظ ’دنبہ‘ پر غور کریں نام کا مطلب خود ہی ظاہر ہوجائے گا۔
لفظ ’دنب‘ کا تلفظ ’دُم‘ ہے، چونکہ زیرِ بحث جانور کی دُم خاصی چوڑی چکلی ہوتی ہے لہٰذا اس نسبت سے اسے ’دنبہ‘ پکارا جاتا ہے۔
دنبے ہی کا ہم قبیلہ ایک مویشی’ بھیڑ‘ ہے۔ اس کے نر کو بھیڑا اور مینڈھا کہتے ہیں۔ یہ بات ہمیں بہت بعد میں پتہ چلی۔ خیر سوال کیا جا سکتا ہے کہ پھر ایک خون خوار (خون پینے والا) جانور کو بھیڑیا کس حساب میں کہتے ہیں؟
عرض ہے کہ بھیڑیا چونکہ بھیڑوں کے گلوں پر حملہ آور ہوتے ہیں لہٰذا بھیڑ کی نسبت سے اسے ’بھیڑیا‘ پکارا گیا ہے۔
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Social media, echochamber and populism
Now I am getting convinced that social media has done more harm to human societies than good.
The psychological attestations from 'likes,' comments resonating similar view, suggestions on whom to follow and background play of profiling and grouping of humans is a dangerous phenomenon. It very quickly throws a human into an unseen cult, turning them blind to the outer world. These dangerous echo-chambers convince a group of humans that other humans are wrong.
These echo-chambers of social media are playing a considerable role in mass-shootings in the USA. Since the last ten days, I have a pleasure of watching Indians and Pakistanis going nuts over each other after new Kashmir events, losing all lines of decencies. Unfortunately, these social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms have put humans blind to humans on another side of the aisle/border.
Nothing concerns me more today than this form of cult-ness culminating into black nationalism and populism creating a digital neo-nazi within each individual. The sad part is that it is making humans to justify war, killings, and harm to other humans in their head.
You may browse many articles on this. Here is one https://bit.ly/2Dqli6c
The psychological attestations from 'likes,' comments resonating similar view, suggestions on whom to follow and background play of profiling and grouping of humans is a dangerous phenomenon. It very quickly throws a human into an unseen cult, turning them blind to the outer world. These dangerous echo-chambers convince a group of humans that other humans are wrong.
These echo-chambers of social media are playing a considerable role in mass-shootings in the USA. Since the last ten days, I have a pleasure of watching Indians and Pakistanis going nuts over each other after new Kashmir events, losing all lines of decencies. Unfortunately, these social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms have put humans blind to humans on another side of the aisle/border.
Nothing concerns me more today than this form of cult-ness culminating into black nationalism and populism creating a digital neo-nazi within each individual. The sad part is that it is making humans to justify war, killings, and harm to other humans in their head.
You may browse many articles on this. Here is one https://bit.ly/2Dqli6c
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
We meet people for a reason
Log kehte hain: We meet people for a reason
Log hamari zindagi main aate hain, aur chale jaate hain - jese tum meri zindai main aaye
- magar ab tum ho bhi to kiya, na huwe to bhi kiya
- pehle tum mere liye sab se ziyada zaroori the
- aur ab be-maani ho!
Ab sochti hun - tum meri zindagi main do wajah se aaye
- Aik to mera M.Phil mukammal ho jaaye
- dusre mujeh fajr ki namaz ki adat ho jaaye
Tum se wese hi library main mulaqat ho gai. Tum mujeh mere M.Phil pe mashware dene lage, jo khub kaam aaye. Main jo M.Phil se bilkul dilbardashta ho chali thi, phir aik naye josh se apni paRhaii kerne lagi. Tum jesa 'kathor dil' kabhi nahi deka. Main ne tumhe seduce kerne ki lakh koshish ki - magar tum shayed saari manziloN se pehle ki guzar chuke the. Ye anaa' ki haar thi ya kuch aur, main raaton ko be-khawab ho gai. Amma ki subah ki azan ka alarm bajta to main ne bhi fajr ki namaz paRhna shuru ker di.
Phir mera M.Phil mukammal ho gaya..
Saari namazain bhale qaza ho jaain magar insaan agar fajr ki namaz paRhna shuru ker de to rab ke bohat jaldi qareeb ho jaata hai - poora din us ke naam ho jaata hai
- Aur phir tum mere liye be-maani hote chale gaye. Ab mere liye tum sirf aik 'existence' ho.
Tum hi ne aik dafa kaha tha na: "Ishqe haqiqi main kamyabi ki bunyadi kaleed ishqe mazaji main nakami ka bunyaadi tajarba hai".
Sach kehte the tum!
Log hamari zindagi main aate hain, aur chale jaate hain - jese tum meri zindai main aaye
- magar ab tum ho bhi to kiya, na huwe to bhi kiya
- pehle tum mere liye sab se ziyada zaroori the
- aur ab be-maani ho!
Ab sochti hun - tum meri zindagi main do wajah se aaye
- Aik to mera M.Phil mukammal ho jaaye
- dusre mujeh fajr ki namaz ki adat ho jaaye
Tum se wese hi library main mulaqat ho gai. Tum mujeh mere M.Phil pe mashware dene lage, jo khub kaam aaye. Main jo M.Phil se bilkul dilbardashta ho chali thi, phir aik naye josh se apni paRhaii kerne lagi. Tum jesa 'kathor dil' kabhi nahi deka. Main ne tumhe seduce kerne ki lakh koshish ki - magar tum shayed saari manziloN se pehle ki guzar chuke the. Ye anaa' ki haar thi ya kuch aur, main raaton ko be-khawab ho gai. Amma ki subah ki azan ka alarm bajta to main ne bhi fajr ki namaz paRhna shuru ker di.
Phir mera M.Phil mukammal ho gaya..
Saari namazain bhale qaza ho jaain magar insaan agar fajr ki namaz paRhna shuru ker de to rab ke bohat jaldi qareeb ho jaata hai - poora din us ke naam ho jaata hai
- Aur phir tum mere liye be-maani hote chale gaye. Ab mere liye tum sirf aik 'existence' ho.
Tum hi ne aik dafa kaha tha na: "Ishqe haqiqi main kamyabi ki bunyadi kaleed ishqe mazaji main nakami ka bunyaadi tajarba hai".
Sach kehte the tum!
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Article 15
I was very impressed by how this movie was made!
From the title song (first scene) to end of the movie, the director kept the grip on the movie and never let it fall or stray away. This movie was a classic example of how people in rural areas of any third world country are at the mercy of the police, politician and religious leaders mafia.
Kiya India, kiya Pakistan, Kiya Africa aur kiya shumali amrika
Poor men suffer at the hand of the class system - religious, cultural, social or economical
How courageously director addresses the religious class system in today's nationalist and unfortunately Hindutva India - made me actually surprised! It gives me hope for India. She is such a great country but unfortunately, it's fast turning into a fascist and a nonsecular democracy. Sometimes it makes me sad. I have witnessed religious extremism destroying the whole fabric of Pakistani society and mindset. I say in my heart - not again!
MulkoN ke batware hote rehte hain
sarkarain badlti rehti hain
samaj ke rang badalte rehte hain
chehre badlte rehte hain
From the title song (first scene) to end of the movie, the director kept the grip on the movie and never let it fall or stray away. This movie was a classic example of how people in rural areas of any third world country are at the mercy of the police, politician and religious leaders mafia.
Kiya India, kiya Pakistan, Kiya Africa aur kiya shumali amrika
Poor men suffer at the hand of the class system - religious, cultural, social or economical
How courageously director addresses the religious class system in today's nationalist and unfortunately Hindutva India - made me actually surprised! It gives me hope for India. She is such a great country but unfortunately, it's fast turning into a fascist and a nonsecular democracy. Sometimes it makes me sad. I have witnessed religious extremism destroying the whole fabric of Pakistani society and mindset. I say in my heart - not again!
MulkoN ke batware hote rehte hain
sarkarain badlti rehti hain
samaj ke rang badalte rehte hain
chehre badlte rehte hain
bus nahi badalti to - gareeb ki qismat!
Trailer with closed captions
Sunday, August 04, 2019
Willful rebirth
Reincarnation itself is a very controversial subject. Few beliefs in it with vigor, few don't. Some are like me - agnostics.
I found it very interesting lately browsing articles, writeups, books, and videos - and particularly discussing with a spiritualist, I get connected while in Canada - a concept of willful rebirth!
Some people elevate themselves so high, and synchronous with the universe so well - that after death, they decide - if they want to get birth again, and where, and for what work they desire to help other humans.
While commenting on one of the posts: I recalled a Persian phrase which one of our school teachers used to say all the time: هر انسانی برای یک کار مقدر است
Every human is destined for one work in life. I assume some choose their role willfully!
I found it very interesting lately browsing articles, writeups, books, and videos - and particularly discussing with a spiritualist, I get connected while in Canada - a concept of willful rebirth!
Some people elevate themselves so high, and synchronous with the universe so well - that after death, they decide - if they want to get birth again, and where, and for what work they desire to help other humans.
While commenting on one of the posts: I recalled a Persian phrase which one of our school teachers used to say all the time: هر انسانی برای یک کار مقدر است
Every human is destined for one work in life. I assume some choose their role willfully!
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