Sunday, June 30, 2013

Shab Barat

the  fifteenth  of  the  holy  month  shahaiban is  the  night  of  prayers, night  of  joy, night  of  worship, known  as  shab barat, all  good  intentioned  prayers  are  accepted  , it  is  said

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Amanat

kainaz  felt  low, her  mood  was  very  off, her  father  lovingly  said  he  wanted  his  daughter  be  happy  and  full of  life  like  a  talky  doll, that  smiled  and  smiled, but  kainaz  put  down her  spoon in the  plate as  if  ready  to  discuss  a  serious  matter  in detail  , roma  was  her  friend  and  her  mother  was  against  their  friendship, a  friendship  so  pure  simple  and  straight

Bheeghi Palkon Pe

grand ma  was  happy  to  see  pari , she  was  a  great  comfort  giver, she  massaged  old  aging  joints  and   pressed  her  old  aching  limbs  , but  when pari  happens  to  notice  a  beautiful   fresh  floral  bouque  in the  room sent  by  sheheryar  she  felt  bad, grandma  consoled  her, sheheryar  was  not  what  they  had  thought  him to  be, he  was  a  good  soul

Friday, June 28, 2013

from maulana rome

once  a very  old  man  came  to  see  the  wisest of  hakims  who  gave  herbal  medicines,  the  old  man  said he  was  losing memory
the  herbal  doctor  said  it  was  his  old  age
that  he  was  losing  his eye  sight
-it  was  because  of  his  old  age
-that  he  was  losing his  strength and  felt  weak
-it  was  because  of  his  old  age
like  this  the  herbal  doctor  kept  on remarking  till the  old  man became  angry  annoyed  and  shouted  back  at  him , if he  had  any  other  reason besides  repeating  that  old  age  was  the  only  problem

--the  doctor  smiled  and  said  he  was  shouting  because  he  lost  his  patience  and  will power  and  tolerance  like  all  controls  of  body  functions  are  lost  in old  age

Thursday, June 27, 2013

from previous--

moral of  the  story -- the  faithful  have  special  ability  to influence  others,  those  who  do  not  believe  in the  power  of  god  also  can get  affected  by  the  aura of  faith, it  completes  the  soul,   faith is  more  powerful than any  other man made   thing  , for  faith has  the  divine  support

from previous--

kaisar  rome  sends  his  trusted  man  to  meet  a  revered  fakir --hazrat  umar  faruq razi  allah tali  anah, in madina  the  people  did  not  tell  where  the  hazrat  lived, they  only  laugh  out  openly  at  him for  thinking  he  had  a  palace  ,  a  woman tells  him the  fakir  slept  under  a  date  tree, the  visitor  reaches  there  to  see  the  fakir  sleeping, he  was  over  awed, he  began to  shiver, he  was  surprised for  he  was  a  brave  fighter, so may  times  he  had  faced  death, but  he  had  never  felt  that  feeling  of  love  and  fear  before  he  could  not  dare  touch him though the fakir  was  unarmed and  sleeping

from previous--

the  trusted  man of  kaisar  rome  gets  curious  to  meet  the  hazrat  who  was  feared  and  revered  but  lived  in a  hut, he asked  the  directions  for  his  hut, nobody  tells him where  he  lived, finally  a  ill reputed  woman  tells  him the  fakir   was  sleeping  under  a  date  tree,  

Maulana Rome

it  is said  once  kaisar  rome  sent  his  trusted  man  to  meet  hazrat  umar faruq  razi  alla tali anah , the  trusted  man  entered  madina  and  asked  the  community  where  the  palace  of  fakir  hazrat  umar  faruq  was  situated,   he  was  openly  laughed  at, because  though the  hazrat  was revered  and  feared  he  had  no palace  , just  a  small simple  hut  he  lived  in, 

Masumiyat

a  farmer  heard  a  sudden dumping noise  , he  came  out  to  find  out  what  was  happening, a  huge  grass pile  was  dumped  on the  ground  and  a  small boy  stood  near  by  crying, the  farmer  called  him in , gave  him food  , water  and  asked  why  he  was  still  crying  , the  boy  said  he  would  get  a  good  thrashing  from his  father, the  farmer  admitted  it  was  late  for  such  a  small boy  to  return home  , the  boy  said innocently  he  was  crying  because  his  father  was  pressed  underneath the  dump

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

from previous--

those  who  were  not  illusion nor  virtual got  separated  from me
those  who were  my love  got  separated  from me

heart  refuses to accept  they  are  my companions
those  i  loved  in all ways  got  separated  from me

Bheeghi palkon Pe

aiza"s  scream  was  heard, everyone  ran in the  direction, she  was  fallen on the  carpet, sabahat  patted  her  face, pari  called  the  grandmother  , and  rang  up  the  doctor,  faakhr  was  stunned  into  silence, adla   looked  very  worried,  faakhr  asked  what  was wrong  with her, , he  had  to  go  

Tughlaq

both  grandfather  and  grandson were  together  , enjoying  their  rasmalai sweets,  teased  the  old  man  that  his  young grand  son was  reacting  to his  comments  like  a  film heroine  of  sixties , being  melodramatic  about  nothing,  but  if  his  grand daughter  in law  comes  into  his  life  they  would  have  more  sweets  before  him , just  to  irritate  him

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Mere Khwab Lauta Do

bibi  supported  her  and  made  her  sit  in the  sofa  comfortably, then getting a  glass of  water  she  held  it to  her  lips , the  first gulp  choked  her , she  coughed  up, looking  at  bibi  with questioning  and  fearful  eyes

Ek Thi Mishal

nasim beghum was  tearful, she  said  they  belonged  to  ordinary  family, all she  had  to  treasure  was  her  dutiful  son who  took care  of  his  widow  mother  and  sister, how  could  she  get  amount  as  big  as  twenty  lakhs  ,

Monday, June 24, 2013

from previous--

alisha  and  khalid  meet  at  a  restaurant  , they  have  some  matters  to  discuss, of  property , of  personal relationships, of  professional interest, she  tells  him to  make  arrangements  for  the  shoot  , she  would  follow  him to  the  site, she  checks  her  email on cell phone  when she  feels  she  is  being  watched, she  lifts  her  head  , asud  ali  on the  next table  is  staring  at her, she  lowers  her  head  , she  hates  being stalked, her  expression makes  khalid  to  turn round  and  see  asud  who  smiles  and  waves  his greetings encouraged  at  khalid  looking at  him

Tum Mere Sath Raho

both  alisha  and  khalid  sit  discussing their  project  in a  restaurant, the  waiter  was  given their  order, they  start  an argument  , he  wanted  to know  if  she  had  discussed  it  with sarzergham, she  looked  suspiciously  at  him because  she  had  no intensions  of  revealing  it  to  anyone  else  other  than him, he  again remarked  that  sarzergham was  interested  in tabanda  was  an open secret, alisha  did  not  like  it  , but  khalid  was  aware  of  her  likes  and  dislikes , he  could  be  changed  by  her  but  not  others , she  checked  her  email  on her  cell phone  , the  waiter  brings  their  order when she  feels  being watched, on the  next  table  sat  asud  ali staring at  her, 

Mutton bahari recipe

boil mutton in salted  water, fry  paste  of  coconut powder  mixed  in blender  with  green chillies, , fry  lightly  ginger  garlic  paste  in hot  oil  , add  the  boiled  mutton , roast for  some  minutes , when dry  sprinkle  water  , add  lemon juice  and  raisins  and  roast  some  more 

Ap Ke Maisail Ke Dini Hal

for  the  problems  readers  have  to  share , wisdom of  experienced  spiritual practitioners  give  solution--for  example--a  reader"s  son is  good looking handsome  and  well mannered  , but  twelve  times  as  it  has  happened  that  his  marriage  is  cancelled  at  the  last  moment


another  reader  shares  her  horrifying  life  experience  after  marriage  , she  was  happily  married  into  a  known family  but  she  is  sent  home  and  she  has  no  future

yet  another  shares  their  daughter  is  betrothed  for  many  years  to  a  young  man  but  that  family  neither  marries  them off  nor  breaks  off  ties  , they  just  remark if  they  doubt  them or  are  in a  hurry  they  could  break off  and  marry  somewhere  else

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Guard Ka Aghwah

sheila  was  a  railway  cerk, posted  on a  hilly  terrain for  past  six  months, her  nature  was  to  do  all the work  and  get  things  done  perfectly  under  her  own supervision or  it   did  not  satisfy her, one  day  as  she  completed  her  register  and  put  it  away  she  was  free  for  at  least  four  hours  , 13  up  had  left , but  ASM was  on leave  so  she  had  to  see  to  extra  work  like  attending the  phone, watching  the  signal, tracks, ticket  section, accounts  and  keping the  records , she  was  good  at  doing  work  on time  

Doosra Shikar

he  felt  the  case  was  very  simple  , straight  and  clear, he  tried  to  make  the  others  see his point  of  view, the  accused"s  wife  was  having  an  extra  marital  affair  with the  dead, the  husband  was  found  standing  by the  body  wearing  gloves, he  had  confessed  his  crime , but  the  two  lawyers  --prosecution and  the  defence  -both were  dragging  the  case

Penguins

jim corbett called  the  lion the  gentleman of  the  jungle  for  its  natural  dignified  behaviour  and  penguin is  the  gentleman of  birds  , it  feels  they  are  properly  dressed  up  for  dinner  and  going  somewhere  trodding  in the  snow

hasad kya hai?

jealousy  is  found  in every  creature  and  pushes  him to  compete  with others  to  prove  himself  the  best but  in some  it  is  found  in  large quantities that  becomes  dangerous  and  destructive  of  goodness  of  the  good  because  the  envious  want  to  destroy  the  good   because  they  like  it  but  can  not  have  it, instead  of  being  destructive  one  must  learn to  be  positive  and  admire  goodness

Saturday, June 22, 2013

from previous--

madam  was  the  hostess, she  signed  them all to  sit  down at  the  table,  it  was  a  polished  atmosphere, before  each  one  was  placed  a  bottle  of  mineral water, a  note pad, flower vase  and  tissue paper, he  realised  all those  present  were  dangerous  hard  core  criminals

from previous--

he  was  fidgeting  with his  new  mobile  set, trying  to  aquaint  himself  with its  keys  and  operating  system, suddenly  he  remembered  he  had  forgotten to  note  down shahid  salim"s  phone  number  , though  his  father  had  insisted  so  many  times, now  to  contact  him was  to meet  him personally  and  wait  for  the  right  time

Musafir

then he  recalled  a  scene  from his past  , when hayat khan said  to  chiragh din what  could  he  do  if  his brother  had  secretly   sold  his  lands to  fardin but  because  of  his  shame  and  pride  did  not  reveal  in nurpur  about  the  deal,  why  should  fardin be  blamed  for  it

Friday, June 21, 2013

Gazal--

he  began to  be  seen out  of  the  eyes
in the  dreams  better  than the  dreams
mirror  was  seen to  satisfy  my  soul
the  image   reflected  exact  of  me
heat, hatred, poverty, gloom , solitude
for  my  desire  what  all I  got
The unfriendly  injured  the  feet 
when someone  is  reached  the  top 
when a  smiling  person was  seen wahid
his  background  of  past  appeared  lonely 

Thursday, June 20, 2013

page 247

the  couple  waved their   goodbyes  to  the  sweet  smiling  airhostess at  their  arrival  on the  airport  safely, the  man  on a  personal  note  addressed  the  air  hostess by  her  first  name, irritated  wife  asked  how  did  he  know  her  name  , he  hesitated  and  said it  was  printed  next  to the  pilot"s , the  wife  asked  --and  what  is  the  pilot"s  name  ?

from previous--

those  were  the  days  when in kerachi  openly  any accused  was  freed  just  by  a  telephonic  message  sent  by  a  VIP  politician and  a  powerful person, though in the  staff  noone  was  an angel so  if  nobody  supported  the  accused  , he  could  find  no body  to  be  his  godfather  he  would  himself  buy his  own freedom  easily  on the  sly

Ujalon Ke Safir

he  was  the  junior  most  ASI  posted  in hyderabad  policestation, it  was  his  first  job  posting  after  he  had  finished his  police  training  at  the  center, all that  he  did  there in the  job  was  to  locate  old  case  files  and  read  them

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Sirf Itni Si Bat

nahid  was  alone  in the  room , somewhat  busy  as  he  came  into  the  room holding  his  bags,  surprising her  enough to  jump  up  on her  feet, he  remarked  was  she  pining  for  him , she  turned  red, before  he  could  sit  by her  side  on the  bed  speaking  sweet nothings  his  mother  called  out  from somewhere  to  meet  her  , give  her  comfort   of  being the  mother  who missed  him so  much, anwar  left  the  room and  nahid  alone  as  she  sat  down thinking  whether  she  should  follow  him out  or  just  wait  for  him there

from previous--

feroza  was  married  to  a  well off  landlord  , she  sends  her  unmarried  sister  to  meet  a  family, there  everyone  was  expecting  mansoor afaq"s  arrival , whose  weakness  was  beauty, feroza  herself  had  been his  one  time  friend  but  he  had  never  proposed  to  her,  finally  when she  got  ajlal's  offer  she  quickly  and  wisely  agreed, but  now  in the  gathering  all  cursed  her  for  bringing her  sister  mah who  was  an extraordinary  beauty and  it  was  time  for  mansoor  afaq  to  arrive  soon in minutes

Muhabbat Hasil

mah nim mah felt  pathetic after  her  father"s  death,  feroza  her  sister  tried  her  best  to  change  her  attitude  , mood  and  air  , but  everyone  looked  at  her  with those  pitying  sympathetic   glances  she  hated  so  much, she  also  did  her  best  to  smile, but  she  was  emotionally  insecure  and  uncomfortable

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Jahan Zindgi

it  was  a  cold  march  night,  the  sky  was  moonless,   clouds  floated    the  wind  was  strong,  the  air   smelled of  fresh  rain, both liza  and  jeeny  felt  if  pricking  their  faces, both were  soulmates, every weekend  they  spent  time  together  shopping  , watching  movies  or  roaming

Jasoosi

he  picked  up the  receiver and  ordered the  manager  be  sent  to  room number  43 quick, in a  most  authoritative  voice, then went  up  to the  window  to  look out  at  the most  attractive   oxfordshire  scenery  visible  

Na Jane

on a  piece  of  land 
where  victory  flag  is  fixed
so  many  brave  men"s  blood
is  silently  sacrificed unspoken of
when a  beauty is  wed
hena on her  hands is decorated
so many  suitors" bleeding  dreams  
are  sacrificed 

kashkol


dara  tells  his  father  that  major  atif  was  a  good  trusted  friend  of  his  for  long  time, he  depended entirely  upon him many  times  he  proved  helpful, he  gives atif's  cell number  to  rustam ali  in case  he  wanted  to  enquire  about  them both when he  was  away

Monday, June 17, 2013

from previous--

the  young  college  girls  like  more  to  rub moisturiser on their  hands  than to  scrub dirty  dishes, phoophi  ama  came  calling  them from far  as  they  innocently  answered  , she  wanted  them to  make  for  her  kahva, as  she  turned  to  leave she  asked  if  they  know  how  to make  kahva, the  girls  said it  was  made  like  tea, they  were  told  a  piece  of  ginger  and  a  piece  of  cinamon were  added  to  the boiling water  a pinch  of  tea  leaves  was   brewed , when it was  ready  they  must  get  it  to her room, but  the  girls  forgot  to  ask  how  did  cinamon look like

from previous--

phoophi  ama  yelled  at  the  two  girls  in the  kitchen who  had  not  completed  their  task of  cleaning the  dishes, they  thought  rinsing  them was  enough but  the  experienced  old  woman smelled  each  utensil and commented  the  washing  powder  was  not  used, the  girls  thought  rukhsana  was  a  full time   uneducated  maid  why  should  they  be  bothered, but  the  old  aunt  who  was  not easy  to  please --easier  was  a  mafia  don to  catch  - she  said  college  girls  like  them had  less  sense  than a  maid  in cleaning  and  keeping  hygine  in mind

from previous--

the  two  girls  hated  doing  the  kitchen work, because  they  did  not  know  how  to  do  anything, they  grumbled  that  people  must  use  banana tree leaves instead  of  dirtying  the  utensils  for  them to  wash  , one  big  leaf  could  be  easily  used  cut  up into  small pieces  many times , there  were  just  a  couple  of  each  type  to  clean of  spoons, plates, bowls and  so on yet  they  took too long  , finally  the  phoophi  came  in yelling at them 

from previous--

mili  and  tashi  were  young  chemistry  students  in college, unmarried  and  hoped  to  enjoy  life  in a  hostel, but  they  were  called  to  a  lunch  because  phoophi  ama  :s  guest  who  had  rented  their lowere floor  were  specially  invited because  the  boy  was  an MBA, he  had  got  recently  a  very  good  job in the  ford company  as  an accountant  in finance management department 

Zindagi Khak Na Thi

natasha  was lovingly  called  tashi  and  komal mili, both  were  invited  by  phoophi  ama  to  stay  with them  , chemestry  students  in a  college  both  were  modern and planned  to  enjoy  life  with  friends  in a  girls  hostel, but  from islamabad  they  had  to  come, in the  kitchen rukhsana  had  cooked  a  good  meal  and  served  the  guests  now  it  was  rukhsana"s  turn to  rest  with  phoophi  ama  and  their  turn  to  do  the  dishes

Sunday, June 16, 2013

from previous--


mike  hope  of  scotland yard  was  his  close  friend  and  teacher  , he  learnt  a  lot  from him , but  then he returned  to pakistan because  his  father  died  , he  had  no  other  family  , siblings  or  relatives , in pakistan there  was  no  job  for  him permission and  licences  are  not  given to  private  detectives  but  he  was  granted  special permission and  to  earn money  from his  clients officially  as  a  special case

Adhoori Sazish

when his  father  was  young  he  migrated  to  london, he  settled  down there  , he  told  he  was  thus  born in london but  because  of  their  pakistani  background    and  culture  he  was  raised  like  one, 

andaz e fikr

the  wise  spend  their  wealth to  find  peace, the  unwise  acumulate  wealth  to  find  joy



experience  does  not  come  easy, it  needs  time  and   age  to  mature  it


silence  is  deep  and  secretive

from previous--

during  french  -german war  everything  disappeared  quickly  from the  market, food  clothes  and  prosperity, all that  was  left  was hunger  starvation fear  and  poverty, people  feared  going  out, weekly  bazar  supplied  rations  and  it  quickly  sold  out  groceries  and  cheap  stuff

Kharaj Jang

it  was  a  beautiful  day, the  sky  was  clear, the  weekly  market  was  crowded  with  shoppers, the  stalls were  decorated with  fruit  vegetables, cheap  stuffs, second hand  clothes  meat  butter  cheese, the  war  had  brought  hunger  stravation and  poverty, people  were  afraind  of  going  out  , fearing  bomb  strikes  from flying  planes

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Ehsan Ibadat

a  man  was  a  regular  , religious and  never  missed  his  prayers, one  day  the  wicked  devil put  an idea  in his  mind  that he  was  the  best  worshipper  of  god  , no  other  in the  world could  equal  his  faith, the man  became  proud, but  if  amighty  wishes  to  guide  someone  noone  ca  misguide  him,  quick  enough the  pride  was  removed  and  goodness  took its  place--moral  of  the  story  is--goodness is  worship, pride  has  a  fall

Ehsan

a  man  with his  goat  were  seen walking  ,the  goat  followed  its  master  everywhere, a  passer  by  happened  to  notice  it and  remarked that the  beast  was  following because  it  was  chained, the  master  untied  it  still it  followed  the  master  because  it  is  fed  and  taken care  of  , the  gratitude  is  a  trap  unseen   and  very  strong

Friday, June 14, 2013

from previous--

mrs  farzana  was  shown in, the  lawyer  had  seen this  woman  waiting  in the  hall when he  had  come  , she  asked  him what  kind  of  cases  he  specialized  in, it  was  a  strange  question to  ask  a  lawyer, he  asked  her  what  type  of  case  was  hers, she  wanted to be  free from her  husband, married  just  a  couple  of  months she  found  she  hated  her  husband  and  wanted  professional help

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he  was  a  practising  lawyer, he  finished  his  case  in the  court  , returned  to  his  chamber, he  felt  strongly  that  death and  clients  were  unpredictable, they  could  come  any  time  any where, his  secretary  shabana  informed  him that  one  mrs  farzana  waited  for  him