Haqeer Faqeer

Loitering with some Intent

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Aap kehte the ke rone se na badlenge nasib

Ishq mein ghairat-e-jazbaat ne rone na diya

Varna kya baat thi kis baat ne rone na diya

عشق میں غیرتِ جذبات نے رونے نہ دیا

ورنہ کیا بات تھی کس بات نے رونے نہ دیا

Aap kehte the ke rone se na badlenge nasib

Umr bhar aap ki is baat ne rone na diya

آپ کہتے تھے کے رونے سے نہ بدلیں گے نصیب

عمر بھر آپ کی اس بات نے رونے نہ دیا

Rone walon se kaho un ka bhi rona ro lein

Jin ko majburi-e-halat ne rone na diya

رونے والوں سے کہو ان کا بھی رونا رو لیں

جن کو مجبورئ حالات نے رونے نہ دیا

Tujh se mil kar humein rona tha bahut rona tha

Tangi-e-waqt-halaat ne rone na diya

تجھ سے مل کر ہمیں رونا تھا بہت رونا تھا

تنگیٔ وقتِ ملاقات نے رونے نہ دیا

Ek do roz ka sadma ho to ro len fakir

Ham ko har roz ke sadmaat ne rone na diya

ایک دو روز کا صدمہ ہو تو رولین فقیر

ہم کو ہر روز کے صدمات رونے نہ دی

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Par Kaise Jae Koe

Paneon Pay Angaray, Angaray

Jis Zindgi Ko Chaha Tha

Us Zindgi Ne Mara Hai

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Hook

Tu jaane naa jaane

Main ne teri baatein ki hain

Tujh ko pata bhi nahi hai

Kharaab yeh raatein ki hai

Jab hoti hain shaamein

Teri yaad bulaa leti hae

Haste hasaate mujhko

rulaa deti hae

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Friends! Never before was there a darkness such as this,

Though we too have seen the lamplights tremble,

Never before did the winds put out the sun

Ada Ja'far | Pakistani Poet

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ae arz-efilastin! main bhi hazir hun! O Land of Palestine! I, too, am yours!

Habib Jalib (1928-83), Pakistani poet

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Mar kay jahaun bhi jaoun

Honga main wahain dafan

Apna khudh say waada hai

Khayi hai yehi Qasam

Ab tou martay dum tuk

Sajaounga yehi chaman

Jilawatan

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"be strong," i whisper to my wifi signal.

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Many tried, but have failed to replicate how begum akhtar brings this enigma Kajri to life.   

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Umeed

kaash bin kahay dil ki baat unkhay dil tuck pooch jayain.

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intezaar

Mujhe Ajj bhi intezaar hai un duaon ke qubool hone ka jo kabhi hijr main maangi thi, Ajj bhi intezaar hai un khwabon ke poora hone k jo khuli ankhonse dekhe thee, Ajj bhi intezaar hai un baton ke hone ka jnki li umeed hi nahi hai, Ajj bhi intezaar hai bas usse nazre karam ka jo par jaya tu haqeeaqt aur qismat sab badal saki hai

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Malouma Mint Moktar Ould Meidah,Mauritanian singer extraordinaire. I first heard her music many years back. After all this time; I stumble into this desert blues jam again today watching “The Mauritanian".  

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Sawal Jawab

 Aasa kasay hoosakta hai kay main sawal karo

Aur wo lajawab kay pass jawab na hoo ?

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Excerpts from Mantiq ut-Tayr

When the birds hear the description of these valleys, they bow their heads in distress; some even die of fright right then and there. But despite their trepidations, they begin the great journey. On the way, many perish of thirst, heat or illness, while others fall prey to wild beasts, panic, and violence. Finally, only thirty birds make it to the abode of Simorgh. In the end, the birds learn that they themselves are the Simorgh; the name “Simorgh” in Persian means thirty (si) birds (morgh). They eventually come to understand that the majesty of that Beloved is like the sun that can be seen reflected in a mirror. Yet, whoever looks into that mirror will also behold his or her own image

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And I know having gazed at the stars awhile That we looked at them as gods; you and I.

Afanasy Fet

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I Saw Ramallah

The fish Even in the fisherman's net Still carries The smell of the sea.

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Joona

Aur kitna pyaar se main kahun na, Sub kuch day diya tum ko Joona bol kar.

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The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person

Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters