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hum the bhi ki hum the bhi nahi

[tasavvuur]

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes

[mournfulroses]

Mahmoud Darwish, from a poem titled "The Land of the Stranger, The Serene Land," featured in Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Poems

[mournfulroses]

Ōtomo no Yakamochi, from a poem featured in From the country of Eight Islands; an anthology of Japanese Poetry

[anxietyproblem]

[tasavvuur]

Happyyyyy birthdayyyyy youuuuuu🌻

Thank you!!!! ✨

[tasavvuur]

Are the stars out tonight? I don’t know if it’s cloudy or bright

[tasavvuur]

ishq hai ishq toh ek roz tamasha hoga

aap jis munh ko chhupaate hain dikhana hoga

- Zaheer Dehlvi

[tasavvuur]

awaaz de ke dekh lo shaayad vo mil hi jaaye

warna ye umr bhar ka safar raayegaan to hai

- Munir Niyazi

[tasavvuur]

Back in February, I took this photo (the one on the left) and shared it with @anotherabsurdbeing because I thought it was a great shot. I never expected her to paint it but she did. @anotherabsurdbeing , I know a thank you isn’t enough, but it’s all I can offer right now. As for the book you borrowed (can also be read as stole/looted) from the library, I’ve kept it safe. Given that I’m now an accomplice, I suppose there’s no turning back.

If this post doesn’t quite do justice, there’s a ChatGPT-generated text below as well. Keep painting!

[tasavvuur]

I put three daisies in the notebook

And watched the petals all fall out

It made a mark upon the paper

A mark that could not be rubbed out

[tasavvuur]

Wherever you go, Whatever you do

I’ll be right here waiting for you.

[tasavvuur]

Alone on this way, I stood there unmoved as I buried the day

[tasavvuur]

Shaban-e-hijran daraz chun zulf, Wa roz-e-waslat cho umer kotah.

Long like curls in the night of separation short like life on the day of our union.

Sakhi piya ko jo main na dekhun, To kaise katun andheri ratiyan.

My dear, how will I pass the dark dungeon night without your face before.

-Amir Khusrau

[tasavvuur]

ya-rab woh naa samjhe hain naa samjhenge meri baat,

de aur dil un ko jo naa de mujh ko zabaan aur

-Mirza Ghalib

[tasavvuur]

main jo kehta hoon ki hum lenge qayaamat mein tumhein,

kis raoonat se woh kehte hain ke, hum hoor nahi

- Mirza Ghalib

raoonat: arrogance

[tasavvuur]

woh dushmani se dekhte hain, dekhte toh hain,

main shaad hoon ki hoon toh kisi ki nigaah mein

-Ameer Minai

shaad: happy

[tasavvuur]

Young and full of running, Tell me where is that taking me? Just a great figure eight Or a tiny infinity?