mah rukh unlike her class fellows who dropped out after schooling in the village goes to city college in lahore , she meets zerya khan a new student whose family had recently shifted from faislabad with their entire business, mah rukh is invited to a wedding anniversary party at zerya "s house late night, but friends are friends and they ought to be compatible
mah rukh was home alone, descending dusk casting long shadows made the australian parrots hide their beaks in softness of their feathery furry brightly colourful wings, looking at her hens and chicks gave her immense joy, her mother had not returned , at least she could have cooked something for dinner keeping herself busy , she saw hadi -next door neighbour"s son hanging around , she believed he was born like the rest of the world to tease her, irritate her and snoop about,
the subtle difference between the good and the evil is that the good vie with each other and the evil support each other, when circumstances force a priest to fall another priest instead of pulling him up gladly hits him a few more times so the fallen would never be able to stand again, but the evil are rather protective of other of their kind and reach out to help another robber, or a criminal or a sinner
naghat completes her masters and gets a well paid bank job , for it was easy with her good looks and dressing sense and well -groomed appearance, she informs rafi sharing her joy, who had changed tracks since he met sherya a doctor from agha khan , and an american citizen, though quiet , intelligent efficient polite they were not informal , he had met her at suleman"s house warming
the best way to make a family happy is to feed them , give them a daily special treat that makes them feel wanted , pampered--mutton khada masalah, is the main dish , orange cream trifle to decorate the family table as the side dish , alu bukhara kheema biryani to accompany it, baked fish for a change, kashmiri roghan josh aroma spreading all over, and special chicken halim , read the recipes to make it a home feast
honey bee in arabic is nehel, a whole chapter in quran majid is dedicated to nehel , blessed is he who is instructed to understand and follow faithfully the spiritual lessons of holy quran
protein is like a chain composed of amino acid pearls, that help produce thirteen of twenty two yeasts in the human body to repair, digest, replace and oxegenate tissue, nineteen other types of proteins are supplemented in diet
hezrat aminah was enveloped in a celestial light, she saw an extraordinary light filling up the day, the entire atmosphere was glowing, she heard some strange musical female voices she could not recognise as belonged to hashim and quresh tribal women, she remebered the name they repeated muhammed sallalhoallewassulum
azimaabaad-the name given to patna in bihar associated to ashoka - the -great, by urdu writers , is an ancient historical place where she had spent her past twenty two years , done her schooling from a convent and passed her medical entrance test
pakeeza anchal introduces a new entrant in the world of urdu literature, illuminating her style , highlighting as always new yet indispensable writers through regular interview -a special corner soon after opening lines by the editor
anniversary issue proved a huge success, every milestone in time measures the distance covered and how far one still must go, hoping pakeeza anchal will cover many more milestones celebrating urdu
there was just one local official TV channel, on public demand more channels were allowed to operate privately, channel one showed boring official statements the man switched on to channel two , an official in uniform pointing his gun at him demanded to switch back to channel one
from rooh ke aiyne se- a book on khalil gibran
Khalil gibran in 1906 borrowed some money to arrange an exhibition of his paintings, there he met miss mary who later helped finace his trip to paris, the letters he wrote her were to be sorted out before publishing but went into anonymity ,they are heritage that belong to lebanon
The wise give useful advise
The supereme victory is over the self
Enemy in friend"s guise is most dangerous
Never underestimate your foe
Antidote to foolishness is to practise wisdom
Don"t be sorry for failures for they are the cause of another's success
Greet others so that you are remembered
Lack of determination bring misfortune
Be practical as you aim high
Perhaps you regret throwing me out
thoughtfully I thus returned to the gathering
Reaching him travelling takes time
Will he be patient till then
I never blinked even once
Amazing how my passion dream changed
Your one glance changed lives of others
If possible look at me just once
One more year passed by without you
With you by my side entirety was mine
Past year I feared losing you
Now I pray never meeting you
Had I believed only in myself-won"t be so crazy
Lowering my neck won't be sacrificial altar
Since long - eyes clouded with dust
Seas stopped flowing-clouds not floating
Present world defaming
No mud lamps soot blackening
Had each soul been content
Forests of mortals not grown in towns
Nations grow starvations in fields
The hungry cook no grains at home
Destined to stay in the shadows of gloom
Smouldering torches never illuminating
Goodness compacted words of muzaffer
All gatherings create not ever good
a newly wedded bride crying on her friend"s shoulder tells that since her return from the honey moon Henry had not cared to speak to her, the good friend advises her to give henry a divorce,
It is impossible to give him a divorce
-Why?
the reason was Henry was not her husband
The footprints that lead to destination are missing
Traces of heartaches I search for
Hatred so is spread everywhere
Being in it I look about for kabah
Specimen of truth no longer found
Now I look for stone heartedness
Life each moment cuts itself up
Yet I hope for a moment of joy
This life presents many obstacles
Dreams of a life sans troubles
Faith is erased from where it was etched
Those shores are wiped off forever
The face hidden from the world
My face islost in the world
Search not for what you lost
For all that i had of you is lost
Desires for earthly lusts
Pure celestial love is lost
Not a iota remains of him
Zaya someone is completely lost
adding regularly a handful of green, purple, red, black grape to the meal helps check cancer and fights diseases, makong the food healthier , fresh grape skin is full of resvertrol---a research
the vital differences between the west and the east -
in the west each family member is a separate independent entity, the nation a complete entire whole
in the east families are together and states segregate
a professional must learn all the tricks of his trade, become an expert, taking it to the ultimate heights , understanding all its nuances, potentially giving his best, putting in his fullest , the narrator is a robber good at his skill suddenly disgusted gives up his professionalism
the two of them were friends, michel and danny, one was senior supervisor, the other her assistant, recession period finds them jobless, not enough left of their savings they apply for a similar job at lake city, driving through the new short cut route michel gets annoyed and dumps her friend with her baggage on the lonely remote road, she herself finds her car was out of order she could not fix, by the end of the day they meet again , harrowing experiences they go through make them realise they were both best of friends and richer
he was hiding in the darkness, in the thickets, a car stops nearby, he was a professional, successful for he took from life, and good at his work for he gave meaning to his principles that made him the best killer, honesty in work, the wife pays to kill her husband and on the rebound what can happen is shere drama
the spanish prisoner gives a dying statement that the cell he was in was insecure, he was made to somehow by a night guard seventy year old brought up to an out post passing through at least four security check posts that were inpenetrable,
ajmel looks at the food served on the table, so inviting, so tempting, not hungry yet he felt thirstying for the wines he could never afford in his life, presentation of the table was impressive, evetremely rich expensive and royal , he kept on emptying wine bottles till his head started spinning, his head felt light , his heart heavy
what is the real definition of progress, advanced countries have evolved so much , constructed hi-tec weapons to destroy the whole world in just ten minutes, if computerised error leads to the ultimate devastation who would survive, supposing a few do, where would they go, how would they live, where could they get their food to sustain them, what would be the after effects of such scientifically triggered advanced world on the planet earth is an eye opener
the criminal lawyer salha abadalkarim was extremely busy, tight schedule pressurised her , still she gave time to shagufta who approaches her to solve her brother 's case who was kidnapped for ransome and murdered, she hinted it could be the business partner
rafiq gets trained for kerachi roadways , how he deals after joining his duty on the first day when he also had to collect passengers"s fare shakes the readers with spontaneous laughter
hazrat Abu--better to stay alone than in the company of wicked friends, better to be in good company than be alone,
better to stay quiet than speak evil, better to speak good kind words than stay silent
a teacher had hung a couplet on his main door-
There is no hope of any result from the rulers
Yet we are commanded to pull the chains-
when asked why he like it so much that he had stuck it on to the entrance he replied it was because he wanted to hang the creator of the couplet too, the explaination given brings a huge smile to the reader"s lips
Patience and gratitude combined together produce strebgth of high character
Like old wine, like good quality rice grain, some people believe staler the joke better fun it gives, such jokes are narrated usually in lecture form , long enough , more than fifteen minutes that the flavour of humour is completely killed
the narrator was surprised to see the mirza so soon, the gold plates were worth at least forty lac rupees. the mirza wanted them back, he even looked at them doubtfully, were they real authentic ones or replicas , like his family roots
Heart desires to blossom
If you stay on longer
As moon hides in clouds
Her face in hair swept down
Wanting desparately to meet me
Glow of full warm flame
In my dreams sometimes
Caressing silently
Nights spent waking
Days pass by waiting
If stopped lovingly
Serhedi remains forever yours
sermed misses romana , who had been absent for many days, for some reason one day she had shown where her house was located, he decides to visit her, he near the bus stop meets the parrot man the fortune teller, the card reads --keep your mind focused on your real goal to successfully achieve it-strange sermed thought , he gets down from the bus to walk a stretch up to romana"s place, nadir ali her uncle informs him she was in canada , where whe would complete her education and get married , and refuses to give him her address in canada, staggered he turns back
Why he looks a picture of loss
That changes his countenance completely
Pulling down dream castles in wakefulness
Why reconstructed they are in dreams again
My defeats are my choices made
Why my fleeting destiny blamed
Remove if possible my carved image from your mind
Why throw out my presence from your room,
Unreal dreams are non existant
Why looking for traces of beams of desirous joy
sajjad tells nayaz khan outside the room where sattu in bowls is served , that sanya could become the best stage queen , she was not real authentic genuine sanya she claimed and also was not an established confirmed actress of repute like the woman serving sattu in bowls inside ,
the gypsy fortune teller creates a circle of light and shows bill what was stored in future for his wife jessica
Bill an engineer , his new wife jessica an attractive young woman both stopped where ever they wanted to , this time in virginia carnival on their way back to washington , they gambled, ate , drank tried out new things and enjoyed life and had lots of fun
lal Kitab--the red book is not simply just a book, its not an ordinary text book, it is not even a new type of atom bomb, it is like an x-ray machine that reveals all secrets of life , past , present and future times of the person whose moon sign is read--explained sayed ali murad to the narrator
tales of the innocent , and of the accused narrated by the advocate writer, he reached the courts , in the parking he remembered that he was to get ali murad's - an astrolger"s red book he was reading but forgot , the real name --heavens speak truth-- was a book based on research work on moon signs, binding was in red , there was not enough time to go back to get it, it was going to be a busy day
manzur and nighar were in their room, they had married for love, their daughter twelve watched TV in the other room, life rusts away when desires are not fulfilled, life seems to fly past , desires play havoc, they wanted to get above themselves who can not cope with circumstances, competitions in life challenge them but should every challenge be accepted, is it important to run every race , to give a new name to an old decaying relationship that is not working out, anglicising things won"t in any way transform its value or perspective
annie was baking cookies in the kitchen , her speciality , her husband was late, but the masked man who claimed was a professional killer not sick was there for the husband to return, he asked annie to behave herself , not letting the kids know who came by asking for treats on halloween that he was hiding , to greet them smilingly, he even admired her cookies , eating the one on which she had with icing asked the child to call the police, but the story ends with drama , treat or trick is the theme
it was the night of thirty first october, the night of halloween, he had planned to carry out his scheme that night when it was easy to pass as one in the crowd dressed up in odd fancy costumes and face mask, nobody he knew would be recognisable , noone would look at him a second glance , nobody could doubt his intentions
maria"s hands were tied up with a sari she burns it with the candle flame burning in the room, and frees herself, she was tall heavy weight and huge , she is bought new pair of gents garments
the elderly couple had just moved in the colony, they were childless, married for many years, the wife was a simple woman and plain looking housewife, who ws not allowed to mix much with others, the man was "Uncle" for the children of the locality, one day he notices a sixteen year old boy quietly sitting on the park bench , his expression so depressed that tha man asks him if he was missing his dead father, killed two months ago, though the boy was worried about what his sisters and mother and he would eat if the ring was not sold off , he nodded he was remembering his father
huma digest represents good health, good will , and wellfare of urdu language, hoping the reader community would bear the price rise
Amazingly surprising--the man an insignificant creature -one of innumerable creations is thankless, forgets to show his gratefulness to the all powerful almighty who never forgets to sustain him
the difference between a mystic -sufi and a lover is that the mystic is indifferent , unreactive to the world laughing at his passion and obsession
