آج آئینے میں اپنا عکس دیکھتے ہوئے احساس ہوا كے خود کو کسی اور کی نظر سے دیکھو تو اپنا بے رونق چہرہ بھی خوبصورت لگنے لگتا ہے . انسان خود خاص نہیں ہوتا کسی کی نظر اسے خاص بناتی ہے . ایک طویل عرصے كے بعد وہ اور میں آج ایک دوسرے كے رو … Continue reading
ارادوں سے وقت بدلے جاتے ہیں بدلتے وقت کے ساتھ ارادے نہیں. وہ اسے زمین پر چلنے کے آداب سکھاتے رہے جو آسمان کی اونچائیوں میں اڑنے کیلئے بنا تھا. جسکی منزل چاند ہو وہ زمین پر آخر کیونکر ٹھوکر کھائے گا Continue reading
Words are lost, Tears dried up, All that is left, Are the mementos, Of the illusion, I called, Love. Continue reading
My daughter, my princess, Open your eyes, Please speak to me, Don’t make your Baba cry. Not long ago, I had welcomed you in my life, It’s not your time to go, O please wake up! Don’t make your Baba cry. I hold your lifeless body, As the Israeli airstrikes, Continue to … Continue reading
He tucked my hair behind my ear and gently stroked my cheek. “You can tell me anything love… ” “Anything?” I asked. “Anything.” He smiled. I turned around and walked towards the window. Quietly, I stare at the sky. I can feel his gaze.. feel the unspoken questions that linger in the room. I have … Continue reading
وہ کسی آشنا کا چہرہ نہیں دیکھنا چاہتی تھی . پر اِس وقت وہ اسکے سامنے تھا . آخر نظر انداز کرتی بھی تو کیسے ؟ اسے آج بھی یاد ہے جب وہ ملے تھے . وہ ایک معصوم کلی کی سی تھی اور وہ سورج کی کرنوں کی طرح اسکی زندگی میں آ کر اسکے … Continue reading
I cannot move forward, And cannot head back, Stuck in time, You were all I had. Continue reading
(OST Man-O-Salwa based on the original ghazal by Parveen Shakir.) Chaand ke saath meri baat na thi pehli si, Woh meray saath tha, raat na thi pehli si. Aap ki yaad se hoti raheen har shab baatain, Roz miltay thay, mulaqaat na thi pehli si. Yun teri yaad mai nam rehnay lagi theen aankhain, Ashk … Continue reading
Every night he would stand here, staring at the city lights below. The world was at his feet but she had never seen a man look and feel so empty. To the world he was powerful, wealthy but to himself, so helpless. Money couldn’t buy him that which he desired. “You are thinking about her … Continue reading
What if, Everytime you hurt someone, A gash was to appear, On their heart, The deeper they were hurt, The deeper would go the cut, Would you then, Recognise the wounds, That you gave? Or attempt to mend the broken? Or atleast be ashamed, Knowing, Because of you, A part of them bled out, They’ll … Continue reading
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee filled the air. Over the hum and grind of the machines, people chattered away nonchalantly enjoying their steamy cup of joe. Our meeting was bland and dark. It’s hard to believe there was a time I used to talk his ear off. We were together ages ago and when … Continue reading
They were there, the pieces. They were always there and they just wouldn’t go away. She tried to ignore them. She really tried. Sometimes, she sat for hours and stared at them until it was no longer possible. And one day she knew it was time. So, she started putting them back together. One by … Continue reading
It was the blessed night of 27th Ramadan last year when you left us. They say your face was so peaceful, shining like the moon and you looked beautiful, an angel. I can’t believe a year has passed already! It was August 2nd, 2012 when you last visited us with your father and elder brother. … Continue reading
They say you shouldn’t live in the past, But I visit often, For hours I debate, The rights and the wrongs, I fantasize about the life I will not live, No choices were there I had to move on, In the chaos of my decisions, I sit till darkness engulfs me, But no longer it … Continue reading
Jo zubaan se na ho sakay bayaan, Dil ki woh veeraniyan, Jab na dost ho, na ho charagar, Tanhayi mai ye saath dain, Ye sun bhi lain, Aur keh bhi dain, Lafzon ki ban kar zuban, Chupke se ye marham banain, Jab beh chalain, Aansoo banain woh daastan, Jo zubaan se ho sakay bayaan … Continue reading
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