the moment he entered the lounge, something terribly hard hit him on the head, moaning he rubbed his wound with one hand , with the other he searched for the missile that had hit him, it was a pencil heel sandle of a woman, turned on the floor after falling, he screamed who had thrown it, one young woman from amidst a group emerged sweetly smiling that it was her throw meant for her friend pari but his wrong timing to enter that moment made him the target as pari was shielded
only during sixties female writers from pakistan and india began to rise and be noticed for their calibre, gazala qamar is fortunate to have arabic teacher in father and persian scholar in mother, born in a atmosphere of educated learned family she quickly developed writing skills , her short stories --chand mera hai -is published and she is a huge success
to all the reader community of pakeeza anchal -may the preceeding month to holy remzan al mubarak the month of shaeban azam bring good intentions of preparations , the shab barat during this month is the answer to all sincere faithful worshippers,, to cleanse their body speech and mind to get closer to almighty spiritually, offering namaz
beth is shocked to see her pointing a gun at him, she presses the trigger but it was empty, snatching it from her he loads it with one round and shoots her, there was a gun shot resounding , she shuts her eyes, when slowly she opens them he was dead, becaue she had mixed a metal solution that jammed it from inside, causing it to explode into his hands when the bullet was loaded
now she thought police and public would sympathise with her for being the victim , richard als had to get rid of his wife soon
richard and jina are madly in love , they have to meet secretly in hotels, becaue both are married to others, jina comes home and prepares herself to reveal all to her husband beth, who returns home in a car, jina tells him she needs to get away from him for she loved someone else with whom she spends time privately in hotels
Q--Whose couplet is this--
When the trusted mentor lighted my house
The pillow of burning leaves fanned it more
A--Mirza Zakir hasin-shaqib lucknavi
shervil and she stood so close to each other, he felt strange looking at her,, in the eyes of the reflection he observed a dampness, that was quickly enough turned away, to hide from him,, she was rubbing fennel seeds in her palms as if very busy,, shervil felt it was his imagination,, why should there be tears in her eyes., the image turned towards the door,, shervil followed,, both very silently from the dining hall came out, then said he --life and horses taught lessons on confidence by throwing the person, every fall was a lesson learnt,
she laughed and said he was the second man who had told her so
who was the first he asked curiously and very urgently
watching a movie while flying sheher banu began thinking of shervil,specially the discussion between them, there was no sign of fear, she had blind absolute faith on him, just a coupe of hours before had they parted, and no other subject interested her to think on, he was her obsession
Heart frets --suspecting
returning takes ages
Praying for peace
Waking up when alseep
Searching for you to tell
Hiding it when you met
Meet me not so fully
That I shy away evading you
Winds win on the news
Unharnessed storms burn lamps down
You in my town feels
As if treasure unveils
what are traditions without practitioners and what society would be without them both, a story about alya a about to be new mother and her hardliner mother in law hamidah beghum , life is sometimes not fair , each one thinks its unfair to him alone, but there are happy moments so precious that all is forgotten and forgiven
zeya returns from college, very depressed she took out a cold water bottle from the fridge, speaking loudly to herself -she cursed first the heat, second the bus travel, third the young men who stared girls and taunted
jehan ara comes into the room and surprised zeya for not giving any advice, instead she tells her to change quickly and she would serve her two left over kababs from the day before, though pulpy vegie dal combination was cooked , she should learn to be patient and grateful for getting food
matirah is a hardworking honest housewife, her mother in law respects her for being obedient and very good caretaker, but her husband azer keeps criticizing her, every day she on time serves her children and him breakfast so they may not get late for school and office, after they leave the house is like a battlefield, she rearranges every bit of it , keeping every thing properly in place, all she wants is acceptance , and one day how azer changes , how this dramatic change comes in him is interesting read
No wish to lose you
Pray for my wishes
Before I lose you
My breath of life is taken away
meryam was asked what she wanted from life, why was she not getting married, she already was thirty two, youth was passing, how many suitors she thought would be waiting for her in a queue
the man;s decency matters, not his age
meryam was getting ready in the morning , covering her head with a veil she said life had other serious matters to be seen to in the busy morning hours
Mind and soul follow attributes of goodness of others
Images fade away even otherwise
Not depending on emotional wounds -mentor
Lovers choose to die by their own choice
and then rasool allah salallahoallewassalum said ---
were the wise and the fools equals"
almighty blesses the chosen ones with the understanding of righteous faith, because knowledge is learnt,
Let all those present share it with the absent
what was going on in the room, the elder phoophoo, the younger phoopoo, grandma, taya uncle, tai auntimran bhai, and adnan all were there,
finally it was time to disclose his decision said taya uncle, it was high time everyone knew what was on his mind, he then addressed his wife saying daughters are blessings bestowed by god himself, whereas boys are granted to those like themselves when they pray for them having five sons was a matter of pride , or was it really that they owned the entire earth , the world was beneath their feet, did that give them a right to behave as they did walking around with a stiff neck,
raising a duaghter properly is a blessing
How long your love can stay secret
Those fearful of reputation speak of it more
If not you, someone else completes my life dear
Turned down in love the loveless live alone
Separated in love believe they
As night passes , so would you come
Healed wounds of love are killing
Impossible to forget , always on my mind
Make no more promises, say no more of love
Or I shall be shamed as you regret
Stop advising for faraz is known
Who else wounded so many times would understand love better
the prison guard had never seen any inmate before akber hasin number 302 so cheerful when he was within twenty four hours about to be officially hanged, akber was very confident miracles happened, and miracle did happen, his dutyful wife bought everyone , the whole hanging was merely an eye wash , those present were witnesses of the hanging , , akber was smuggled out in an ambulance , driven towards his palatial home , under the sheet he smiled till he heard his faithful wife discussing him with someone
shakoh bad officer found a man murdered, shahbaz calls nasir khan whose son a air force employee on vacation is accused of murder, but khan rejects the idea , his son was in his mother's parental home, investigations reveal there he was just for one day, the khan is taken for a police ride, where ahmed kamal faridi helps the khan , once when faridi was a teenager had been to shamshad mehel because his father and the khan's father were close friends
- to believe one would never become weak and old
- to believe one would sin a few times to leave them later
- to not complete one"s responsibilities purposely
- not to help parents
- to spend more than one"s earnings
- what one can"t do believing others can't do it either
- to expect from others without sharing with them
the next night around elevn they drove off in their german jeep, first at shahi pur hamidah was dropped , her two married brothers lived there, next their destination was fateh pur
every one who met him congratulated him on killing his land lord, the police man asked him if he planned it or already had killed his landlord, showing signs of interest the officer produced a beautiful form to fill up, the poor man wanted to confess his guilt but noone was ready to listen why he had killed someone, where ever he went he was treated much like a celebrity
joseph entered his study, the young man sitting there smiled at him, the study was arranged in old fashioned furniture, the furnishings , curtains of all the windows and doors were worn out,, he also was dressed in inexpensive clothes, talking to the young visitor he appologised for being late as he was kept busy ,, the young man introduced himself as mr stone, joseph said he already was aware of his arrival on the island because the miami police had informed his chief of police about it
sally placed the pile of files on ted"s table,, their hands brushed slightly, a sense of quicksilver ran through ted, he felt intesely attracted by her, she did not like his staring at her, she many times expressed it very clearly to him that his staring frightened her
the road was absolutely silent, their car was speeding off smoothly,there was a crossing , the signal turned red, ignoring it they passed it, they were drunk, so the car too drunkedly swaying moved on
it is a legend that talking about snakes is dangerous for some or the other in hiding listens and appears when they are talked of, the reason people avoid such discussions , it is said the black sting is fatal, black is applied to the black cobra
The S P most enthusiastically welcomed saraj into his drawing room, saraj felt the officer was quite different in his office and very friendly in his house, saraj was asked if he had been disturbed by his invitaion, saraj said he was with his clssfellow in the lawn when he got the call it was all right with him
she had hired him from the bus station to her home, reaching her gates he demanded one hundred fifty she was an only single passenger with luggage , she gave hime a piece of her mind , she was a karate trained teacher , if he wanted the money he must help her carry her squash racket, her bags , boxes, and other items from his vehicle to the gate, she also frightened him by asking him to show her his licence,
he for some reason was behaving funny and said the licence was his twin"s who had come of age , the next year he too would and get himself one, and just ran out started his vehicle and drove off
the moment arsalan hanging his travelling bag on one shoulder and dragging his suitacase with another, entered through the open yard into the house suddenly stood unmoving , beautifully dressed young girls sat in circles singing folk songs to the beats of the dholki,
when he entered his room, on all the walls of the room were pasted katrina , karina and top indian female star posters,
instead of his old familiar bedpost were three single beds in a row,
in his cupboard his clothes were replaced with female dresses of latest fashion ,
he was confused
stepping into shabnam's flat afzal felt exactly like the man who was given a second chance to live.
silently he sank in a huge armchair, he thought it was like falling from a great hieght when shabnam suddenly broke his fall and pulled him back,
discharged from the hospital first time he began to see what really had happened, he was sent to trap madam, he had successfully mixed the pills in her drinks, then he had believed his boss had betrayed him , but it was his misfortune that the things did not go as he had planned
two years in prison is a long time to spend specially when one is absolutely innocent, then one day she got a letter from dying angela- confessing she was wrong and purposefully dragged her name in the case , but angela also was not the murderer, she was not ready to disclose the name of the murderer for some reason unknown, the lawyer's eyes brightened , soon in all the newspapers her pictures made the headlines , she was not guilty , she was released, some one gifted her a luxury apartment, beautiful interiors, lovely bath tubs she enjoyed soaking herself in , grateful to her anonymous admirer
marton was a top excutive in the company's manufaacturing department for years, but soon he was exposed and his company destroyed as his reputation was , his woman also betrayed him, he was at a loss, he knew all the nuances of rope making from all types of raw materials, when he thought he had lost everything he was contacted that moment , once again he found himself at the same point , from where he had begun, in a new country where he was needed as a chief hangman who would be given a luxury apartment, five lac american dollars annually for hanging at least hundreds of accused for in their own religion it was allowed but how could one kill their own brethren
Love is an island
In all seasons of love
Stays green forever
Lives there someone
Desiring to associate
All subjects are lost
Empty vacant feelings
To inhabit the dream world
In lands and skies
Free the island
Of all worries
It was martin's daily routine, to return home after office,, to go to his bedroom,,change and from the fridge get his chilled beer,, in the living room relax comfortably in a sofa, to watch TV , expecting to see some breaking news like how many americans got killed, the bulletin surpised him as it began with a top local story--tht roger who was accused of killing his wife , sentenced to death chose to die by hanging
tazmin asked safdar if he would accompany her to get her clothes from the tailor, the elder woman shouted he was older and she ought to respectfully address him as an elder brother, tazmin said they were not real siblings and she felt differently for him , more like close friends, intimate friends, , on her way to the tailor she could not stop herself from asking him if the bhabhi had succeeded in finding a suitable bride for him
she asked her lawer for a favour, she wanted to be permitted to open a beauty shop in the prison, all inmates she groomed in a private sentimental moment revealed their reason for being there, not a matter of pride the stories were never repeated, she had her own sorrows yet she listened to them very patiently showing her empathy
as quickly as it had strated their secret rendezvous stopped with ferin:s sudden death, that time she was she told her lawer was not at home, but angela had dragged in her name, it was a rainy day, they were together in the closed room, when ferin arrived in car they could not hear her coming , the door was opened to stunned ferin who saw them in compromising situation,, maria was at school, ferin beat them up and she was kicked out of her house
many things happen in our lives unexpectedly we are not prepared for, and with her too thats what happened, how soni and she came close to each other, the first time they met he had looked at her meaningfully only she understood, soon secret rendezvous started between them
wali shifted his bag from one to another shoulder then under his arm, so many homeless people were gathered around, mostly were natives, the entire area echoed with snores when he turned to look towards his right he saw a man near the wall who was an absolute stranger who spoke directly to wali --they were following him , they knew where he was, soon they would come , pointing to his bag he said they wanted the bag, the man disappeared in the dark , wali again lay down, so dixon and queeny were after him
now he would never work in the show again, dixon mumbled to himself --that man was wrongly considering himself the best actor, but every one knows he was merely a dwarf of a person, his wife queeny asked who he was speaking to, suddenly broken his reverie he said he wanted to borrow her money
Where are you
Where to find you
What lands are you in
Under what skies
Camping
Without you
Empty vacant days-
know how
I missed you
Awakened nights
Wounded hearts
Never returning
Only in my dreams
Embracing me
To disappear
Unhappy
Entire scenario
Changes
Eyes look for you
Damp eyes
Hiding from world
Confused
Wanting your soft warmth
Tell me
What leaf i write
What place I send my letter
as safdar stepped in his house ha saw his bhabhi and bashri having their tea, nervously he said there was a party after that going to office so late was out of point so he came home, bhabhi said she had been trying to match make for him , all girls she had to reject , specially the one seen that day who was a perfect sack, unsuitable for a hansome man like him
on this occasion the agancy director himself was present , she was called for an interview, she was given last moment advices, as ferina and soni entered their office, soni a salesman spent most of his time away from home, ferin a state agent returned home quite late at night, they needed a baby sitter - cum-all round helper for their ten year old daughter and home, ferin looking at her frankly commented noone would like to keep a beauty queen like her in her own house , but she was desparate for helper as she too needed a job to support herself
Once hazrat ali was asked the difference between a true brother and a true friend, his reply was they are like gold and diamond
Next he was asked to explain the attributes of gold and diamond
gold can after melting and cutting again be joined
but diamond is uncrushable , but once broken never joins back again
If almighty forgives there is no sin commited
If he does not accept what worth is goodness
If you accept noone , know it that noone has accepted you either
Satan is considered evil for he agrees to pray but rejects God
What is the point in being , if your absence is not noticed
Its very easy to advise , and most difficult to follow it
Dreams can not be rejected, nor fulfilled only they are meant to be seen
seven years passed , zenab compared herself critically in her dressing table mirror from all angles, mother of two, , her figure had changed, her skin , complexion, tone , everything looked different from her younger freer student days, abbas her four year old , chubby rounded ran into the room trying to explan something that brought a lovely smile to her face
she decided next time she met her lawer she would ask her to get her bathing oils , they were not provided in prison but inmates could use them on their own,
she was college student , chosen social work as her subject, she loved helping the needy and reforming , one of her professor allowed her to attend his private counselling classes alone , one day he tried to take advantage of her when she like a wild cat attacked him
she also joined a placement agency , her job was to get domestic helpers suitable for clients needs, she too had applied as one but her seniors believed she was too young to handle children , but her finacial condition was so that she was also kept in mind
he was sitting in the police station lawn , waiting for ayub khan to bring his tea, when the landline phone rang in the room, a woman on the other side stated hurriedly her daughter alone in the house was injured and her son was abducted, , rashida beghum "s husband was on a ship , sakina beghum arrived in a face cover, whom the officer recognised as one of the most ill reputed woman in town , twice he had already met her in the prison, but there she was present as a mother worried for her daughter"s life and grandson"s
tabandah was extremely worried,, getting ready for her office, zergham's absence from office made her so dull, every time she was disturbed unreasonably, rawa her sister asked if she was going to office, it was her routine was there any need to ask, of course, because it was the day when their taya uncle was arriving , their father was about to decide their future , they both were to settle down some time and that was the day , not one of the regular office going day
what was going on in the room, the elder phoophoo, the younger phoopoo, grandma, taya uncle, tai auntimran bhai, and adnan all were there, 
stepping into shabnam's flat afzal felt exactly like the man who was given a second chance to live.
Love is an island
