hasin dhoka

...that man stood in the northern railway line crossing through albama  in the middke of the bridge , his gaze glued to the twenty feet below  clear flowing  blue waters , his hands  in the military style at ease relaxed behind him clasoed ,, his erists were tied up with thin but string silk  strings , a rope noise round his neck , the other end if the rope was tied to the bridge railing up above his head the rope s length was  extra long  therefore  rested in spiral in hus shoulders , he was  surrounded with two ex  army soldiers  standing on the beams to finish their duty , at some distance an officer in uniform watched the developments ,  his stars on his uniform showed his rank was  of a senior captain, on both sides if the bridge  two armed gunmen pointed their guns at him  perfectly pisitioned  and still, behind one of the guards the railway track  dusapoeared completely into the thick forest

gazal : fahmi badayuni

..i am merely asked how i am

But it was easier to take care of me

The eye of the hunter is sharp enough

It tells the condition of the prey

I am kept busy in work  always

The passion keeps going always

Pray send me some helpalmighty

I cant hold on the crown anymore

I am the king of love 

No laws can keep me bound  anymore 

page 105

....mom he is already engaged, if he does not care for his fuancee how could he be any more caring to me 

Dear , you are beautiful, well educated  , more qualified  girl and she is a homeless father less girl ,there is a  huge difference  between you two explained sheihla

But mom  i cant marry warish , it was final decision if shumaila

I am not forcing you to get married to him  but its you who sings his praises all day long , shehlas voice was saturated with bitterness

Come on my dear mom,  , shumaila fondly kissed her mother on her cheek , i do it because  he us a real wealthy catch

muszfir

...larry was dead tired today  when sge returned home from the university, preoaring for the exams  she was spending sleepless nights in a long row, muffling her wide yawn with her hand  she put her bag aside and clutching her mibile she slid into her bed, switching on her net messages started pouring in, , hi how are you,

Fighting fit and you

Swiftly replied larry

You have compketely  erased me out from your mind  tyoed back annoyed fiza her quick message with a red annoyed smiley sticker that brought a guggle to  larry s face

Madam its you who has forgotten  , after you got engaged you did not whstsapp your fiance s picture

It was a rightful complaint fiza realised, larry had demanded a picture on her engagegment day and it really skipped her mind to send her one

gazal

...who says i am dead  when death comes

I am that mud lamp that floats on seas

Where else can i be except  be at your doorstep

To be tied emotionally to scatter in deserts

If i leave your side its difficult because

I will have nobody else by my side

I come to your town as a traveler

 to pass unknown unidentified unwanted

Your presence  prevents me from drifting 

Or i would have  disappeared   any time long ago

Different i am from others in a way

They are destroyed but i am carved out with each blow

Khurshid drowned ages ago 

To find him search is created  in remote

Life burns like a flame

Turning me to ashes but lighting up the world

page 25

...carrying zikkialla on her shoulder , holding saifalkah by hand , she dragged herself forward , is everybody s life so miserable or its only her life destined to be so  lifeless

This was the fifth house she was rejected from work , nobody wanted a woman with two  children in their house , where could she leave her children anyway ,  the lifeline  she depended on completely  everytime where she used to turn to had handed her ten thousand lawful meher with a firever goodbye and divorce , ten thousand was the  reward given her as payment for serving them five years of her youthful days, taib had not kept anything  of hers and paid her fully as was agreed on their contract

page 17

... it was a message of gratitude for gulnain that she was expecting, she had conceived, , it was her last hope  her husband will come back to her , she gathered  the crunch of her emotions and her scattered ego, , she smiled after a long time to give this piece of good news to taib, just before sunset she  carefully got ready , going around  merrily  her steps had  a natural new bounce, her mother in law gave her all her blessings noticing her happiness spilling around, her blessing was  a fearful prayer may  taib also be filled up with light and joy as you on hearing this good news