Saturday, 17 November 2012
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Monday, 29 October 2012
Aksar shab-e-tanhaii mein, kuch der pehle neend se
Guzri huwi dil-chaspian, beete huwe din aish ke
Bante hain shama-e-zindagi, aur daalte hain roshni
Mere dil-e-sad chaak par
Woh bachpan aur wo saadgi, woh rona woh hansna kabhi
Phir woh jawaani ke maze, woh dil lagi woh qehqahe
Woh ishq woh ehd-e-wafa, woh waada aur woh shukriya
Woh lazzat-e-bazm-e-tarab, yaad aate hain ek ek sab
Dil ka kanwal jo
Guzri huwi dil-chaspian, beete huwe din aish ke
Bante hain shama-e-zindagi, aur daalte hain roshni
Mere dil-e-sad chaak par
Woh bachpan aur wo saadgi, woh rona woh hansna kabhi
Phir woh jawaani ke maze, woh dil lagi woh qehqahe
Woh ishq woh ehd-e-wafa, woh waada aur woh shukriya
Woh lazzat-e-bazm-e-tarab, yaad aate hain ek ek sab
Dil ka kanwal jo
roz-o-shab, rehta shagufta tha so ab
Us ka yeh abtar haal hai, ek sabza-e-pamaal hai
Ek phool kumlaya hua, sookha huwa bikhra huwa
Ronda paRa hai khaak par
-- Thomas Moore (translated into Urdu by Nadir Kakorvi)
Us ka yeh abtar haal hai, ek sabza-e-pamaal hai
Ek phool kumlaya hua, sookha huwa bikhra huwa
Ronda paRa hai khaak par
-- Thomas Moore (translated into Urdu by Nadir Kakorvi)
You've no idea how hard
I've looked for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right!
What's the point of bringing gold
to the gold mine,
or water to the ocean?
Everything I came up with
was like taking spices to the orient.
It's no good giving
my heart and my soul,
I've looked for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right!
What's the point of bringing gold
to the gold mine,
or water to the ocean?
Everything I came up with
was like taking spices to the orient.
It's no good giving
my heart and my soul,
because You already have these.
So - I've brought You a mirror
Look at Yourself and remember me.
-- Rumi
So - I've brought You a mirror
Look at Yourself and remember me.
-- Rumi
Friday, 26 October 2012
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Saturday, 13 October 2012
Friday, 21 September 2012
How to treat a woman - Bob Marley
You may not be her first, her last, or her only ...
She loved before she may love again ...
But if she loves you now, what else matters ???
She’s not perfect ...
You aren’t either ...
And the two of you may never be perfect together ...
But if she can make you laugh,
Cause you to think twice,
And admit to being human and making mistakes ...
Hold onto her and give her the most you can ...
She may not be thinking about you every second of the day ...
But she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break ...
Her heart ...
So don’t hurt her ...
Don’t change her ...
Don’t analyze ...
And don’t expect more than she can give ...
Smile when she makes you happy ...
Let her know when she makes you mad ...
And miss her when she’s not there ...
Sunday, 9 September 2012
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Friday, 29 June 2012
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Monday, 4 June 2012
Destiny...
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Friday, 11 May 2012
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Monday, 7 May 2012
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Thursday, 19 April 2012
We need to be ready...
Howling winds and shattering window panes,heavy raindrops hitting the tin roofs in patterns, causing it all together to sound like a vicious melody. Romantic weather or a pure sign from God? Time for lovers to miss each other or for every being to clasp their hands and bow their heads in prayer? The hourly changing weather nothing but another step towards the end of this mortal world, yet people seem to be engrossed in their ignorance. The reality shines with utmost clarity,yet their eyes seem to act as mirrors;reflecting it all away. Evil from beyond has played its part with precision. Managed to tie an invisible blindfold around each and every one of us impeccably, leaving us with an ability to view,but depriving us from the power of observation. We see the atrocities, yet we fail to realise the truth. We know the facts, but are devoid of the much needed belief. I look around myself and, although I'm in no way superior than the other, I feel that every single being rushing by me is hollow. Its as though I can see right through them,and not see a soul in any one of these walking bodies. And this weak soul in every one of us is what lets the powers succeed in their villanous mission. I see people quench their thirst with water, fighting their hunger with food, and I think to myself : is their anyone out there capable and convincing enough to explain to them that food and water only aid in suppressing physical needs? The soul needs much more than that; it needs belief,a belief so strong it gives the all-knowing master up above no other choice but to make you succeed,it needs devotion, and lastly it needs the pure truth; not a customized view of the world to make it seem pleasurable and immortal.
...We need to be ready for the here-after, and we need to start right away before its too late to redeem ourselves.
Courtesy: SBee
...We need to be ready for the here-after, and we need to start right away before its too late to redeem ourselves.
Courtesy: SBee
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Monday, 2 April 2012
Passage from Maktub by Paulo Coelho
A man was hiking through a valley in thePyrenees , when he met an old shepherd. He shared his food with him, and they sat together for a long time, talking about life. The man said that, if one believed in God, he would also have to admit that he was not free, since God would govern every step. In response, the shepherd led him to a ravine where one could hear -with absolute clarity -the echo to any sound.
“Life is these walls, and fate is the shout that each of us makes,” said the shepherd. “What we do will be raised to His heart, and will be returned to us in the same form. “God acts as the echo of our own deeds.”
The master said: “When we sense that the time has come for a change, we begin -unconsciously -to run the tape again, to view every defeat we have experienced until then. “And, of course, as we grow older, our number of difficult moments grows larger. But, at the same time, experience provides us with better means of overcoming those defeats, and of finding the path that allows us to go forward. We have to play that second tape on our mental VCR, too. “If we only watch the tape of our defeats, we become paralyzed. If we only watch the tape of our successes, we wind up thinking we are wiser than we really are.
“Life is these walls, and fate is the shout that each of us makes,” said the shepherd. “What we do will be raised to His heart, and will be returned to us in the same form. “God acts as the echo of our own deeds.”
The master said: “When we sense that the time has come for a change, we begin -unconsciously -to run the tape again, to view every defeat we have experienced until then. “And, of course, as we grow older, our number of difficult moments grows larger. But, at the same time, experience provides us with better means of overcoming those defeats, and of finding the path that allows us to go forward. We have to play that second tape on our mental VCR, too. “If we only watch the tape of our defeats, we become paralyzed. If we only watch the tape of our successes, we wind up thinking we are wiser than we really are.
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Friday, 23 March 2012
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Monday, 19 March 2012
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
"Salam was primarily a scientist, but science writer Nigel Calder recalled Salam’s other motives: his controlled fury – ‘cosmic anger’ – about the injustice of a world where lack of opportunity can handicap even the most gifted students; and his indignation at the decline of science in the heritage of Islam. It was a ‘wonderfully romantic story’ that needed to be told, of a young lad from a market town in the Punjab who became a leader of science and earned a Nobel Prize, but who also emerged as a champion of the world’s poor."
http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Anger-Abdus-Muslim-Scientist/dp/0199208468#reader_0199208468
http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Anger-Abdus-Muslim-Scientist/dp/0199208468#reader_0199208468
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Friday, 2 March 2012
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Monday, 20 February 2012
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Friday, 17 February 2012
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Abdus Salam chair in LUMS...
Really proud of LUMS. For once they got out of the darkness of religious intolerance, so rife in our society to recognise the greatest minds of Pakistan. Please click on the link and donate generously...
http://lums.edu.pk/show_story_detail.php?xyz=%7C%40~ROU1DWn~h%401E5TUNa~GFXUTlNQ1p1WlhkemFXUTlN%40Gsw
http://lums.edu.pk/show_story_detail.php?xyz=%7C%40~ROU1DWn~h%401E5TUNa~GFXUTlNQ1p1WlhkemFXUTlN%40Gsw
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Friday, 10 February 2012
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Friday, 3 February 2012
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Jo Tum Kaho - Deep Blue Version
Dedicated to you. Yes you. You know who you are. The promise still lives on. With a new resolve. Rest your heart in peace. Someone loved you truly, Khuda ki kasam!