from previous...

.....sgazya entered the main gate and her nostrils were filled with  tge aroma of briyani cooking,  her feet slowed  down,  this was tge end of tbe month,  medicines  for her parents  were  scooped out from her savings,  briyani could not be possibly  be cooking  in her house,  since father got bedridden  they had given up  whole place on rent  and themselves  squeezed  into a small living  space,  the rent tbey got was their only  source of income 

from previous....

.....she had seen  there was a  meeting held between her husband and their daughter mezab in the lounge but she had been kept busy in the kitchen  and by the time she reached the lounge the meeting  was over,  her husband  leaning  against tge back of the sofa  lay  with hus eyes shut and arms covering his face,  she shuddered with  fright,  unable to muster enough  courage to shake him up she walked towards the tighly closed   window and opened it, the outside terrifying storm quickly changed the mood of the room , he opened his eyes and asked her to quickly shut the window or tge terrific  weather will disturb  mana, she looked at her husband,  as if he had just woken up after ages sleep,  he gad used tge out name mana  after ages,  she decided to go to mezab, s room to ask  what had happened,  there 8n her room mezab was with her etes welled up offering  prayers,  she backed off silently  without  waiting  for mezab 

page 22....

......the weather outside the house was absolutely  terrible,  lightning was terrifying and rain was  falling in sheets,, clouds thundered shattering the silence of the  night,   , inside the house  it felt cozy and comfortable  in comparison to the  storm  outside,  all the windows and doors were nicely shut and the lounge was very still and  quiet,  her husband had  just minutes ago called mezab  their daughter to tge lounge 

from previous....

......amjad had chosen to reach the function hall before  the arrival of guests,  osama was standing  at the main entrance,  he looked at mezab  casually  and then welcomed amjad, looking around he ushered them both to neet his mother sitting alone in a corner  sofa, Osama  had a lot to  manage and left, his mother looked at them and was startled like they were looking at her, it was like seeing  the old images in their albums,  they had recognized each other because of their resemblances though  they had never before met

from previous....

....mezab dressed in black simple  naxi , wearing a ligh  makeup tried her best not to over do it, yet look good,, inside herself  she had a feeling  Osama  had invited  them  to  introduce  them to his parents, when holding her small  hand clutch she  emerged  anjad looked at his sister's  shining  face  ,  when did she turn  so  youthful  and grew up he  had no  idea, mom had  suggested  tbe boy and girl were  definitely in love or nobody  invited  outsiders to their  private  family  functions 

from previous....

....mezab, s  mother had recently  noticed her daughter was  talking more often  of  Osama,  as a mom she had  lived a responsible life, she was also a dutiful wife,  she had deliberately  ignored being strict to her daughter  believing  strictness  turned  one into  a rebel,   love  and friendship   produced  warmth and developed  trust, she had  seen  mezab  showing  increased interest in tbe boy but not like a  lover , how could  a mother stop  a child from discussing  topics  of their  interests 

page 19....

.....mezab excitedly  informed her mother  who was  like a friend  sister mentor guide  all in one to her that they were invited to Osama,s parents  wedding anniversary coming Sunday,  it would be fun attending  the function,  mother looked soberly into her daughter's eyes , she trusted her daughter  more than  her own life, she had observed for some  days she had been  including  Osama, s name  in her all conversations,  was there nobody else in her department  except  him to help her out in all her problems 

by ....shayra Yasmin kanwal

.....in the heart beats of all   resides your name 

...instructing  towards the correctness is your  honored  word

.....illuminated is your presence in your own  holy light

....highlighted is your  name  in the minds of followers 

....  as the soul listens and  tongue recites which

....echoes in the heart is only your  word

.....nobody    is equal nor partner  to you

.....your presence is  felt in all the directions 

....blessed is the soul who remembers you

.....day and night single minded 

from previous....

.....mezab asked asghar to get water for mom and came to sit with her brother  amjad  asking him why was he worried,  she will  definitely  bring his choice as his bride  ,  but tbe problem was  his bride, s elder sister basma who had a plain face and khala had begun  hunting a groom for  her long before she did her graduation  and now basma had completed her masters, with elder sister unmarried  both khala and  mom will never  allow  younger daughter to  get engaged to him, 

from previous.....

......amjad was  very upset emotionally  because he wanted to marry his cousin,  every mom in tbe world wants  her kids get married  to their closest knowns  family friends or relatives but his mom was the main villain  in his case, amjad had got a decent job though  his salary was not   8n extra digits yet ge was not  unemployed any more, he was ready to get engaged  but mom was not  agreeing 

page 16....

.....time was passing  and she  also got busy with her university  schedule,  like  tge first year  her second year  also was active and  she found no time  to  mix and  be social,  her friends didn't take  physics as their optional,  she had a  problem  with  a specific  numerical,  she sat down not knowing what to do and how to  figure out her numerical,  suddenly she heard herself being  spoken to, it was Osama,  with the same smile on his face,  he thought she again lost her bag , he was a bright  student of physics  , her eyes lit up, could  he possibly  help  her with  her  problem 

from previous....

..... taimur  on the phone expressed his feelings  to meena, he just wanted to be with her right away if only he could fly, but  why was her tone  so much  changed,  what made her  speak to him so overly respectfully,  she debated  there was no harm in being  extra polite  sometimes,  he laughed,  was there any  other  reason  , she had a reason  to call him up at that  particular  time  to give answer to a specific question,  the rest she would keep a suspense  till he returned,  the call was  cut off, he began thinking  he hated suspense  but what was so different  today in her tone,  so warm , there was just one question he had asked her   was pending  ....will you marry me, he jumped up with   joy

from previous.....

.....meena was  on the phone,  he was so excited  and asked the receptionist to connect him, meena was asking him about his plans,  he was ready to leave, he and khawar were to meet the arriving guests  and discuss  the play , his return  at the hotel was after two past  midnight  and back to lahore next morning  nine o clock  flight , she  didn't want to  disturb him  and would  try call  later, after all  it was his show and  it was such a meaningful  show  for his future  career 

from previous....

.....taimur was in 8slamabad , the play  half man half woman  by khawar was to be specially highlighted  premier  show,  the time  now was six in the evening and this  premier was to be at ten, but taimur was all ready and dressed  for  the special  occasion,  he was to meet some friends  and  guests  before tge show,  he was tying the  knot of his neck tie when tge phone bell  rang, he picked up the receiver  to be informed by the reception  there was a  certain  meena on line,  

from previous....

.....chambeli  refused his idea of staying with them in their place,  perhaps he was annoyed  with his people and for some time  wanted to get away from his past for a reason  but living with them was not a good solution because  theirs was not his  way of life,  

Chaniya  argued if he stopped  there for  many days  someone might come looking for him,  or he will be missed  by his loved ones 

He slowly explained there was no body  in his family left, all were dead , he needed  a shelter or b3xt time  he will be found  dead on a road side 

Chambeli got extremely emotional and  hugged his head and looked at chaniya  pleadingly,  chaniya  understood her and for the time being  allowed him to stay with them,  next she instructed  Chambeli to get a  wholesome  breakfast for the  guest

from previous....

.....morning came  and came back  Chambeli,  she saw both the stranger and chaniya were awake and  talking,  chaniya was asking him his name  but he was saying he had no name, his tone was soft but plain,  , chaniya was persuasive,  gently nudging him calling him a dear and to tell his name because  everyone had to have a name,  he also  explained to her  he had a name  earlier but now  he was nameless 

Chaniya  changed the question  and asked where did he live 

He simply  said he will from now on live there with them in their house 

from previous....

......Chambeli  returned to find to her surprise  the stranger was  already  asleep,  she asked  baji who could he be, he was not speaking  at all,  if they did it right to bring  him home from the roadside  where they found him  fearing something  or someone  might hit him dead, chaniya explained  of course he will talk, but for now he was hungry  so he  ate first, he was tired  so he went to sleep  but he will have to talk,  tomorrow  morning  hopefully,  

from previous....

.....chaniya asked him looking at his face if he 2as starving, a nod from him confirmed  he wanted something to eat,  Chamberlin who was attentively  watching the scene  standing by the door rushed out and within minutes was back  with a small food tray  , there were  rotisserie and chicken gravy,  sweetened rice,  all that he swallowed  quickly  as if he had not eaten  for several days,  chmbeli picked up the empty  tray  and left,  chaniya sat watching him lost in her own thoughts,  and he  not  conscious of her presence  at all  embraced himself and turned on his side to go into deep tired slumber 

page 13....

.....pale light bulb casting its  faded mello light in the room failed to illuminate it and instead made it look more mysterious,  crouching with hus both legs  joining at the knees on a cot covered with a white sheet the nan chaniya turned to look at the khwaja with unseeing  eyes,  he was still there collapsed in a chair  motionless  , still cold in the dancing girl,s red dress  , not only  his  face but also his eyes were  absolutely  blank  devoid  of any emotion 

from previous....

.....taimur  had become  a star actor overnight,  the drama was a great hit, the title  of tge play  half nan half woman  proved a huge success,  its storyline and  theme  impressed the spectators,  taimur was recognized as a talented actor  and a rising star,   the air was lit up with  discussions on his performance  but he was away all alone  with neena proposing  her to  be hus life long  companion 

from previous.....

.....taimur  was ready to  grab the precious moment by  his brilliant performance,  he was to perform on the stage as a dancer, his make-up was done  perfectly to  match his role,  he  was dressed in bright red and the moment he reached  the stage  the audience  had  a glimpse of his  complete  changed look and  they were  mesmerized and enthralled by the figure that stood in tbe center and a loud sky shattering  cheer broke the silence  in the hall

from previous....

....for the drama festival  actors  arrived from far and wide, from  inside and outside the country,  it was a global  galaxy of artists  gathering, , each one was eagerly waiting for  Khabarovsk,s  play,  his presentation was extraordinary  and admirable,  taimur  could use this cha to build  a secure future for himself 

page 12....

.....both  began liking each other and spent more time  together,  , more  meetings  and more dating and taimur realized he was falling  in love with the woman with  beautiful gazel eyes, he didn't even bother to hide his feelings and  one day expressed his feelings for her to her,  meena in response  neither   rejected nor accepted  him  and simply  explained she had  stopped  expecting  good things can ever happen in her life again 

from previous....

.......meena now lived alone with her staff in her model  town house,  nobody knew  sge was separated and single,  all her beauty  condensed  in her eyes and attracted others, taimur also  found  her eyes mesmerizing, he tried to rediscover himself in her eyes, so far there was just one  main aim in his life and it was to become  a star celebrity  actor 

from previous....

.....meena s story was absolutely different from taimur,s she had actually  done  a course in performing arts , that was her chosen line, she aspired to  join  such professional  courses abroad  but was now very busy  getting  theater   jobs  , she was married and quite young,  her marriage was a complete  failure 

from previous....

.....he performed  well  for his first  performance,  he had just  fifteen minutes to  go on stage  for the second scene and he learned  tge lines in that slot , he was admired appreciated  and liked,  it was then he decided  acting will be his future career,  taimur  didn't get any more offers of acting  after this performance  but he pursued  acting,  attending  all  dranas on stage,  watching  the scenes  carefully,  observing  the acting  of the performers 

page 10....

....she asked him what made him look so serious,  it was his dream come  true,  he was getting what he wanted,  he was working  tirelessly on his aspirations,  but he felt  empty, devoid of all satisfaction,  as 8f this was different  from  what he had asked  for, as if he was aspiring for a different  goal and getting  something else 

from previous....

.......Tamur  waited for her to finish her tea , she strongly  believed  he must think  seriously of his future,  her car was in the parking  , she left as the driver drove her away, taimur stood watching her disappear and took out his FX and headed home wards, , an undefined  sadness  was settled  in his heart, he lived in a  small compact cottage located in gulbarg

from previous....

.....Tamura asked  meena cheerfully  what was her future plan,  sge was to reach the television  station next morning  , tgere was an offer, 8f tge agreement was mutually signed  she was certain of  getting a  handsome  package,  

And what about him sge asked 

He had nothing  to look  forward to

He must wait till another  project  came up 

from previous....

....the shakespearean  play Othello  was a huge success,  the director gave a treat to all the performers,  all the invited  complimented  taimur and mona  for their  successful  performance,  , the director applauded them and declared  if they pursued  they could  soon become tge shining  stars  in tge acting  field 

page 9.....

......the red heavy curtain fell  on the stage drawing  a thick  partition  between the audiences and the stage and the activity on the stage  increased,  actors, characters  began  running around as tge set was re constructed  for another act, tailor and Mona were there taking positions,  every time he looked in to  her shiny eyes a  strong  strange  feeling of sorrow  filled up his heart

from previous....

....he asked casually if khala had come alone,  or someone was with her

Basna or saim, she was alone  visiting them , mother could    feel  the change in tone as he controlled himself mentioning  one particular  name,  khala explained she was there because  a matchmaker  had suggested a match  near by for basma so she was checking out at her  level,  amjad sat up hearing  the name of basma

from previous....

.....khala cheerfully explained to him she was a regular visitor only his timings  made him miss her, how was his job experience,  his face fell, he was on internship in a multinational company,  he was unable to get a job 8n his  respective field,  , on his father's  advice  he was gaining  more work experience,  , mother  caressed his head  trying to comfort him 

from previous....

.....sibling rivalry  is  natural tendency in all children  , every child 8n every family  tries to  be tge center of attention,  a had was happy relaxed and  felt blessed as his mother  kissed him on the  forehead,  though  it was believed  mother adored mezaab  but only mothers can tell how important their firstborn to them is,   parents can read what is running  in children's  minds but children can never find out what is  in their parents mind 

page 15....

.....amjad had entered the house exhausted from the whole day's  work  to find  khala sitting with his mother  in the lounge,  his tired face lit up, he greeted them enthusiastically  before joining them,  his khala had come after a long time,  slipping out his shoes  he made himself  comfortable and rested his  head in the lap of his mother 

badlee hai rut....

.....she was surrounded by them all, it was her first day in college,  her seniors  surrounded her  interrogating was their  attitude,  laughing at her , she was the first year fool who forgot her bag in the class  and left the room, they were experienced and  waited for her to come back for her bag  now she was answering their  questions,   what was her name 

....mezaab

...what alphabet her name started with 

....letter M

....capital Mor small m

...her identity card was inside her bag they could check it 

....how could she prove it it was her bag and belonged  only to her

....she was about to break into tears but she didn't want to cry she threatened to complain to the chairman  sir

...why , did the chairman  sir recognize  her bag

Pudina, the mint

.....mint is refreshing cool green herb mostly  used now  to add flavor to south Asian culinary cuisine  , it was very popular  ingredient  in the  centuries old civilizations as a body odor spray  , the greeks  used it therapeutically and the Romans used mint as a room freshner

gazal....

.....strange is the way weird  was the deception 

....each word I used  descended from heaven 

....shining in the eyes like light it is

....the precious moment  that was spent with you 

....saw the seas rubbing off their eyes

....heard when the sun rose at night

....there prevailed  darkness in the houses of the rich

.....but sparkled  pearls in the eyes of the poor 

from previous....

....audience was getting  crazy seeing their   star dancer Tina on the stage, the silhouette of tine was stunning,  like a staue  there stood tina  with ger arms slightly raised over her head and remarkable figure  thrilled tge noisy audience to a complete silence,  tge music changed on tge soundtrack and Tina  broke tge silence  by her beating feet rhythmically,  enthralling  tge audience and the pace increased and she plucked  her veil covering her face throwing it  away, tge fans began dancing with tina, the laws were  made to be followed just by the performers  not by the audiences,  they came closer to the stage, tina was dancing  , face uncovered,  the law was not broken  because  tina was not a woman 

from previous....

.....the theater  was  a house full , audiences were cheering  tge performers  who were entertaining them, three performers  just disappeared  off stage now it was Tina the dancer ,s entry  amidst  eartearing  applause and earthshattering whistles, a song began  playing on the heavy soundtrack system  loudly , tge lights dimmed and Tina dancing  girl  stepped  on to tbe stage , the audiences turned crazy and their  roaring  shouts  drowned the loud song  

from previous....

.....and then on one eid day a new commercial drama was played,  though  there was nothing much  in  the show  except  a dance performance  , dances were banned because  they were  vulgar garnishing  on tge dramas without any sensible  storyline, but the producer got a flash of a brilliant idea and included a dance sequence  without breaking the rules  and without offending  tge sentiments of tge community,  this dance performance  was the  main ingredient that tge show became a great hit celebrating  its golden  jubilee 

atishzerpa....

.... the lahore theater was buzzing with hyper noisy activity,  there was  to be a commercial  comedy  play show  celebrating  its golden jubilee, this was the first time ever that any commercial comedy  could reach that  point and the theaters were  left in the dark ignored, thus particular theater was getting all the lime lights  for having  arranged  many a  art dramas bringing  life of the theater to another level  , their presentations   helped the audiences  to become more involved 

from previous....

.....it is strange but absolutely natural that weaknesses  old age and death related problems  can  be kept   at bay if  mankind  practices  cultured  spiritual and mental  emotional  and physical  discipline  keeping  sinfulness  away

asool zindgi....

........man,s body is a living machine  built by the ultimate  engineer  of the world,  tge body machine is designed to  work automatically  , all functions are smoothly  performed,  simple are  the methods and ways to keep this machinery  working properly 

from previous....

.....in another book of Hadish is said  the version varies from others saying  angels also protect  and support  those who eat seheri,  blessed are those who  partake  of seheri, they live long and prosper  well

seheri o iftari.....

.....during the month of holy ramzan is said to start the fasting  day  with  seheril tbe early pre dawn  meal that is useful and helps the fasting day to pass  easily,  the amount eaten is irrelevant  , it can be just a drink of plain water but tge token of having some thing  at that time is the first  proper  step  mindfully  taken  towards  fasting 

page 309....

.....faridi asked tge three servants  who was that woman 

They blankly looked at him gaping and 3chied what woman, 

...now it was faridi  s turn to look surprised,  he asked if there was a robbery  case , Shakur frightened replied  there was no robbery  then overcoming his fears he asked who 2as he and how did faridi come in, the master had asked him to call the police 

....faridi trying to explain them how he came in walked to the end of the corridor,  he stopped and turned to see 8f the three of them were following him but they sat unmoving  rooted to the spot

..faridi noticed the gardener  became  hysterical and the others joined their voices  matching in his, angry  faridi walked towards them but the tgree of them fell down unconscious 

....was this really  happening or was it all an eyewash the three servants  faking  unconsciousness 

page 397....

......seargant hamid tripped over in the dark, hus fall was saved, faridi turned to flash his torch light on him, ham8d sat down to rub tge stone that hurt him,  farid8 irritated asked what was he doing,, he explained he  didn't want to  be annoying, faridi was not finding it funny, naturally  stones don't  feel  bad nor get offended  and gave no feelings 

from previous....

.....parvez stared angrily at the clock on the  mental piece   for a long while and then picking up the paper weight from the table aimed at it to let the clock  fall down crashing into many pieces,  

....outsidei in the corridor  footsteps were heard and his old man servant  passing  by  halted at the door with a jerk

begunah Mujrim....

.....parvez was started  when in his  hands  the glass  bottle  of ink got crushed,  he dropped the crushed glass on to the floor,, he began wiping his hands  of 8nk on the corner of the table cover,  there was nobody around,,  the clock on the mental piece   it seemed  to him sounded clicking  to express  its sympathy  on his pitiful  condition 

page 301....

......o, zafar  now for how long  sultanate  remains 

.....after you  no trace of delhi sultanate  shall  remain 

....life brought  along with  it difficulties moving along 

....not invited  it stays not nor moves along

....o, zauq !! Whose  loss shall be  moaned  by us

....when  we are to be gone forever soon  too

....zauq life is a boat on the sail all life long

....wherever it  stops  journey ends there

gazal.....

.........now scared,   its felt death is more welcome .

.......after death if peace  not found what could  be done 

.....if you  are stubborn decided go elsewhere 

.....change of mind in me will change  me forever 

.....many cures  were tried to cure discomfort 

.....but wounds are such that won't  ever cure

.....let fiery  sighs shine llike   lightning 

.....certainly  it will  take life  out of frightening 

...but I am not the one to accuse you of my killing 

......if God asked himself  i shall deny the fact 

.....fires of hell shall turn to cold  water  abashed 

.....when  my tears  will float away  unleashed 

.....reputation of teaching centers  is come to  the low

.....bring them all to the drinking table  to learn more 

from previous....

.....delhi was still unaffected and  danger seemed  nowhere near,  life was normal  there,   every evening  in jama masjid   was held guzri fair where all types of things were bought and sold from clothing to others, by the river  jamuna the fair  was held  emptying the  fort town and crowding the banks of the river 

from previous....

.....east India company  came forward  like a clever fox to help the blinded old emperor,  promising to give him one million pound yearly allowance,  but the emperor was dead,  it was then amidst the falling walls  that akbar  shah was crowned, , he demanded  all the benefits the blind old emperor was promised,  all the perks  that he was entitled to as the British and shah alam had  signed up  the written treaty

from previous....

.....unseen events were happening,  all that was  happening that  had never happened before,  conspiracies  of tge British  were designed to destroy,  many insiders  joined them, gulam qadir  took over the fort and ruthlessly  destroyed  them, shah alam  stole their treasures and dug out every inch of their soil to find precious gems,  the old emperor's  eyes were  dug out

zauq e sukhan.....

.....the  mighty mughal empire had reached  the threshold  of its journey, s  last stretch of decline, the  royalty  was a shadow of its own  original dignified image dying a slow death,  high walls of  their splendor were quickly becoming weatherbeaten ruins, narrowing  them to a squashing squeeze  as the British  empire  unfolded its  power taking over  their  lands 

gazal....

.....why  do love you show  , then stabbing pain you give 

....personally gifting flowers  you scatter thorns  around 

....you burnt down the whole  campus of settlement 

....why do tears roll down  your  eyes now on my destruction 

....if you  are not  in love  what kind gesture is it

....why new excuses  you make to visit me every day 

.....times do change  from  time to time 

....the reason  you enjoy my  pathetic  condition ...

.....  I  attempted to face  challenges  with a smile 

....of what consequences  you threaten me  every day 

zara sochiye...

.....f you don't have  footwear 

.....if you don't have  kitchen utensils 

....on your body there  were  no  clothing 

....if you had no cleaning facilities 

....if there were no stitching  tools

....if there weren't any hair cutting  salons 

....how and what will your  personality  be

.....respect them who help cultivate  your personality  

...

gazal.....

.....though the  life feels empty

....yet tge heart s desire is fulfilled

....not fallen on the doorstep  of beautiful 

....his hidden wish 8s to see  you

....uncaring yet  so warm at times

....your each move is familiar to me

....what do you  grow  with your own  blood

....there is a  aretaker in our own garden

....evidence is easy to find

....but beloved stole their sleep

....come, let me groom your tresses 

....for you have destroyed my life

....both so unmoving lifeless and silent 

....one  winged bird the other attached  branch  of tree

from previous....

.....Jessica mentioned  sharu his  friend  was driving by road out of Berlin,  en route  they were stopping to eat  in various restaurants, both were behaving as if a couple  from Berlin  Germany  was  driving towards France,  this was the only safest way  for sharu to  cross the borders,  though  time consuming  but certain  that she will reach Marseilles  safely 

from previous....

........Jessica  speaking to ali  said he was absolutely right   she didn't  sleep for several  hours and needed a  complete  rest to recover, her  energy before the  next action night  in Sahara,  , it was to be one of the most crucial  nights of their mission,  , she wanted to confirm if he was too reaching the Sahara,  , she had asked him earlier to be there to destroy  the underground   experiment  site

page 262...

.....he deliberately  didn't tell katya  the society was  had engaged a sniper  to shoot her, , if she knew it she would  not be able to   focus, she may be was a strong  woman  but  fear of death influences many a  ruthless  killers too, she was to emerge from the Russian embassy at three and on her way at a certain point the sniper was waiting,  

from previous....

....so now what should be done  asked  james  in a worried manner , delphia  pondering  silently  took a moment  before  giving out further instructions,  they must get back to their respective  tasks,  the two  things james had to get done from  Edward  were to  reach Berlin and take ali,s  bag from  Edward  with al, the contents , then send Edward instead of james to  go further to deliver the  bag to its destination 

from previous....

.....Delphi  spoke venomously that ali had entered slouse  Park clinic and threatened the  two doctors  both Joseph and adolph  disappeared since, she continued   with more poison in her that tge second time  ali entered the special wards where Robert was being treated  and what did ali do to him  is all   known , their security failed  twice,  Cctvs turned blind dumb and deaf

page 256....

.....delphia said  what did James mean by having bought a studio apartment,  if it was correct  then ali owned one

He began explaining  he had secretly  bought a  serene  secluded  place in Gibraltar for himself  but one  turn in tge shifting time exposed his plans, now it was no longer a secret and no longer safe to be there  , skulls and bones  knew of it now

haqooq naswaa......

.....a disgruntled woman asked a wise old man if almighty had not instructed  women to obey their husbands,  if it  was not wrong  done to women kind

.....the wise old man smiled and asked if she had children 

The woman had three sons 

The wise man explained  that woman  was instructed to obey just one man  but she was given authority over her sons , the tgree could  never  rebel  against her for  their life was sad to be under her  center though she had an option  to get a divorce from her husband  in  circumstances  where she didn't want to spend  life with him 

gazal...

.....if only desires could speak for themselves 

....o lord let the beloved remain silent and  glances speak 

....the world  has become  an expression of self interest

.....ordinary stones  behave like precious  gems 

.....come spring  when autumn  was gone 

.....flowers bloomed  fluttering and trees  chirped 

....

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from previous....

....almas thought for a quick moment,  najma her mother  was a professional matchmaker and accepted  a certain amount for arranging  suitable  matches,  but clever people  after finding  their right choices  refused to pay her, almas asked him to deposit two  thousand advance  as matrimonial  match  making , he readily pulled out  the fees 

from previous....

.... almas opened  the gate to mahnaj who was ashamed of his last time, s rudeness,  he didn't know  almost was not tge mother of the naughty boy who had hit the ball on his head when he was  in the Kane on his bike, he now asked  almas to call najma her mother  who was a match maker and took money for arranging  suitable matrimonial match

from previous....

.....najma reached the gate and asked in clear yet  low voice who was there

! ! The well groomed man  announced himself  as manhaj, his  hesitation  was  visible  for the last time they had met it was not a very pleasant  experience, she scowled  because the voice seemed very familiar, recognizing him she asked if he wasn't the same who had  been so rude , he actually confirmed nodding he was the same person 

page 219...

.....he walked into the lane rather well dressed and nicely groomed,  stopping a small boy he asked the directions to najma aunty,s house, the house was covered with blooming  bougainvillea,  hesitating he banged the gate, najma was in the kitchen busy cleaning up tge dishes, putting the plate aside on the counter she speaking to herself  who could  it be this time of the day  crossed the courtyard  to reach the main gate, 

page 219...

.....the watch showed twelve noon, , he entered the house  closing  the main door after him, loosening  the tie knot he  removed it , he was feeling  uncomfortable,   probably it was a fever,  , with his hand he  wiped the sweaty moisture  from his forehead,  , he must arrange for something light and quick,  he rubbed his  belly , he was starving,  , he dragged  himself his feet  feeling heavy to the kitchen,  , somehow  he  managed to add rice and  lentils in the pressure cooker  and put that on tge stove to cook and went to change his clothes,,  he then came to sit down in the lounge,  picking up the remote  he began channel  surfing,  

from previous....

....she was trying to make tea in the kitchen,  she added water and tea leaves  in the kettle and placed it on the stove to boil,  she opened the  sugar container  , it was empty , just a scratch of  sugar that she mixed into the tea put on the boil and thought there was no rations and no groceries   the grocers were not  ready to give   anything without  payment  

from previous...

....he turned the corner  to reach his house  but the street was blocked   because  a community  banquet was arranged there  he turned  his bike in another  direction  and  the street before him was quite long , he drove looking  down at the  puddles,  bumps and jumps and  ditches  avoiding them  , he managed to cross a dirty water ditch and stopped  hearing a scream, a young woman  stood horrified  looking at her clothes  now dotted with that ditch water, almost looked up at him in shock ,she knew him, what was he doing in her street

page 216....

....the near by doctor from the clinic  visiting  her mother informed her to get medicines from the shop, her mother got a stroke of paralysis  , her BP was shot up , she fell down and broke her leg, she was given injections and was advised a complete bed rest, 

She became extremely emotional   , parents  outdid themselves  to buy all comforts for their children , she came closer to see her mother whose leg was plastered  and she was unconscious   and  resting in bed

from previous......

......almost took the heavy burqa away from  najma begh and asked her if she had  been visiting  Mrs sgafiq, did she get any advance from her,  how tired and defeared she looked, almas hung tge burqa on the line, grumbled  najma the rich  were wealthy financially but not generous,   never  did they like giving a pence out from their stingy pockets 

from previous....

.....sge was watering tge plants they had grown in the side of the courtyard  when  tge gate was heard opening,  she put tge  bucket down  and walked towards the  gate, it was bajma begh  standing there looking  exhausted   holding her burqa,  a thick round  spectacles on ger eyes, she was an elderly lady with graying hair starting from her temples, 

page 215...

....first of he had no rest no spare time and he was kept so busy  he was ironing his clothes when he heard the door bell, sure it was yassar come   again to trouble him, turning tge iron off ge opened tge door screaming  at yassqr but there stood Shannon holding a tray covered with a tray cloth , she looked gorgeous 

from previous...

.....yassar laughing asked his friend manhaj what treasures were kept in his bachelor's  home that domestic workers  tried to dig out,   yassar was instructed  dryly to prove himself  a true friend  and give him a helping  hand, tge true friend shamelessly  said he had told him to get married  and hiw else can he help him,  not moving an inch the argument was  presented,  marriage?  Screamed  Manhattan in false alarm , was that a good advice,  adding another problem  without resolving tge first,  

from previous...

...manhaj holding a broom, clutching a wiper ganging a cloth duster on a shoulder  cleaned the lounge where his father was watching him and his friend Yasser who did nothing except watch  television,  Yasser had brought so many nails and domestic helpers for hus bachelor friend   but  finding him alone and single  the helpers cheated on him and mangaj would  discharge them  and so now he was himself  busy cleaning mopping  dusting  as his friend enjoyed  no help from there

from previous...

....recalling  how  that biker approached her and complained her son had hit him, sge asked arslan to beware  and more careful  if tge biker knew his house would've  reached his house and arslan, s father must have  punished  him, on arslan, s  worried   pleas she let him go  on a gentle note after giving him a warning,  she opened her book  tge biker was a fool to think the boys were her sons

page 213...

......she was investigating the yesterday's  street level cricket  ball crime done by Arslan, muhabbet and naiman, if they had hit someone on the head while playing in the  side street,  she was glaring at the three of them, their faces  turned  worried,  stammering   naiman  began to explain  it was none if hus fault but  arslan s  fault  who was showing off tricks , muhabbet  in self defense  shifted all the blame on Arslan  whose ball hit the biker uncle 

from previous...

....he stepped inside his  home extremely tired,  when he reached tge lounge something  hit his  foot  and slipped  away, he stopped   short to see what could that be, , looking around he saw tge lounge wasin  a perfect disorder,  it was not done since morning,  the dishes on the table were not picked up,  clothes lay scattered around on the sofa,  sighing deeply he picked up his packed food  packet and walked towards the kitchen 

ek teri neri baat....

......as he took a turn  on his bike a ball hit him on his temple,  the hit was so hard the speed of the ball so fast  he lost hus balance  but his fall was saved, tge children of  the  neighborhood had turned tge tight narrow  street to a cricket  stadium,  frowning he got down from the bike  and before he could take  a step forward  tge street was empty  and all tge children disappeared 

fun e zaiqa....

....veg with cheese

....kheema Kachina

.....fish kebabs

.....spicy lip smacking drumsticks 

.....Chinese rice with chicken white  sauce 

....chicken and vegetables  with white sauce 

....special  kebabs 

..... Mumbai .mix   chicken 

....dehli gosh

Lockdown  gives everyone enough time to  do something   

pakeeza anchal tips...

....to me more creamy rich tea add condensed milk

....rub iced cube made from  mashed sliced  papaya on the face to brighten it

....for quick results  mix half heated and half cold milk in a saucepan pan  to  make curd and let it set in a warm place 

....to keep milk khiya from spoiling  add sugar to it before putting it into the freezer 

....melon seeds included  just a small spoonful  every day to your diet  keep eye sight good

....lemons kept in warm water half hour before use  are easy to squeeze 

....mangoes and jaggery help digestion and check headache and  increase  eye sight

....coriander  leaves and  green mint leaves rot in the fridge,  to keep them fresh wrap them in brown paper without  washing  them 

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....spoketh  thus imam gazali....

...all people are dead  until  they are educated.

....all the educated are in  inertia  until they practice their life 

....all practitioners are in loss until they are purified

.....all  the purified are in grave danger  until they stay away from  haughtiness 

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behtarin shakhs.....

......the prophet said ....

Amongst you all the best one  is he who  recites and teaches the holy quran....

....some practitioners  of faith are financially backward and looked down upon , hadish  explains they are the blessed 

....practitioners of faith must analyze  the self and live according  to their means,  self dignity and honest  lifestyle  is  they must follow lleaving  their all burdens to  their creator

.....nabi explained  when a boy is born  he is expected to grow up strong and wise to support his father 

But when a girl is born almighty  becomes the life support of her  fatger