fariyaad

fariyaad tujh say ae malik hay shikwa na shikayat dukhay dil ki hay ik larzaaN fariyaad kisi lamha e fursat maiN ger to qubool kerlay

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Fariyaad : Plea/Supplication

laila

laila forcibly married no key could unlock her smile her lips majnoon

the desert dweller wandered unaware

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

All the Passwords Here... From Gmail Account to the Office Computer

khush fehmi

khush fehmi bana dO gira dO eent, eent rahey gi
parwah nahiN ram ko khuda ko

love eternal

love withers not beauty fades seasons change love is oblivious to change

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

I Love Her, I Love Her Not, I Love Her, I Love Her Not, I Lo...

hus'n

hus'n inkaar kisay, hus'n tera khizaN aashna hoga laikin ish'q, sada bahaar thaa, hay aur rahega

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

I Love Her, I Love Her Not, I Love Her, I Love Her Not, I Lo...

1:21am · 28 May 2017 · Twitter Web Client

mukhaatib

guzray haiN yeh char din

a'jub tazabzoob maiN

na hu'aye woh hum say

mukhaatib

na hum nay lub kholay

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Mukhaatib = Speaker/One who addresses

imkaan

b'jooz imkaan e hayat rahaiNgay beh'r e imkaan e mumkinaat maiN sada ghota-zun

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Imkaan = Possibility/Probability

fasurdagi

fasurdagi poda ghayab diya ghayab log ghayab khaali diwaraiN khali taaq khali gumla aur her soo' fasurdagi

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Elements of Native Style

peeling onion

peeling onion who'd inform the onion there are tears aplenty without peeling it

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

To Jobs That Pay The Bills

yaad

yaad kaun bata'aye ga humaiN jub ho dil ka darwaza bund phir yaad oonki kaisay chali aati hay

dabay qadmON

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Some Accounts Need No Password

kismet

kismet aaj yahaaN kal kaun janay

kahaaN

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Greetings from the World of Authentic Cuisine

umr e rawaaN

umr e rawaaN guzarti ja rahi hay umer joos'tu'ooo ik dost ki jo ghum gusaar ho hamdard ho baat dil ki sunay aur laf'z

ik na bolay

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

When John Keats, left, Taught Aanchal Malhotra, right, the Art of Doing the High Five

sadness

sadness pours forth from his eyes walls and books where are those who live & die by the word

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

His Disappearing World

12:03am · 13 May 2017 · Twitter Web Client

pee lee hay itni

for @mazdaki pee lee hay itni shauq maiN maqaam e ish'q ko peechay hum kahiN choRRH ga'aye haiN (re: iqbal's maqaame ish'q se...)

char waqfay

char waqfay may kati hay zindagi apni bachpun, jawani, buRhapa aur ishtiar* *ishtiar: tv commercial break

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Waqfa = Pause/Interval

1:04am · 12 May 2017 · Twitter for Android

manto

manto iconic intuitive insightful fearless weaver of words that prick and reverberate though dead you'll live till words are no more

Rekhta  @Rekhta

11:02am · 11 May 2017 · Twitter for Android

waq't

waq't kis ki sunta hay kub sunta hay aanay ka waa'da jo wafa hu'a na hu'a pooch lo sugan manzil ki ga'Ri say

6:28pm · 9 May 2017 · Twitter for Android

talkh

talkh? duniya halat haqeeqat zamana khalish kaavish siyasat siyasatdaan chahna bicharna aur aap ya hum mujassim e talkhi

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordOfTheDay #Talkh = Bitter

2:16am · 9 May 2017 · Twitter for Android

OBE

OBE deja vu subconscious stirring the feeling of witnessing self and wondering if others can peek into your other

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1:32pm · 7 May 2017 · Twitter Web Client

baat jo na-samjhi maiN samajh aaee

baat jo na-samjhi maiN samajh aaee kaha ustaad e mohtram nay haiN ghum e dauraaN hazaraha karo nazar andaaz, khush raho

twists and turns

twists and turns she entered the dark passage in anticipation or in apprehension and found a note 'will love you forever 'bye'

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

A Woman in Search of Lost Time

tasadoom

raq'm hay loh e mahfooz per yeh shub bhee guzar ja'ayegi phir yeh tasadoom kaisa hay

tauheen

tauheen
aap bataiN kis ki tauheen afzal hay  berter hay khuda ki paighamber ki maaN ki aap ki humari aur
agar hay tou kyuN hay bataiyay na

qurbat

kaisi qurbat  kaisa lam's kaisi hum a'hangi sub tha wah'm khud faraibi thi na aap aap thay na hum hum thay khush fehmi thi zhe'n maiN busee

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Qurbat = Proximity/Closeness

sleepless: insaan aur janwar

sleepless: insaan aur janwar sleep eludes and for hours mind wanders thinks

of the animals sleeping fitfully guilt-free

mindlessly

temporal @temporal3

#cloudsandthemoon - mo.mentz pictaram.com/media/10844354… #instagramposts

for the living & the dead

for the living & the dead a jasmine for your hair roses

o'er the grave

a garland

for the newly wed

satisfaction guaranteed

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Write a 500-Word Essay on the Job Satisfaction of a Flower Seller

her soo' andhera hee andhera

shish jehat andhera hee andhera do'oor kahiN ummeed ka diya bula raha hay paas apnay chalaiN eesay bhee aazma laitay haiN

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

A Small Tunnel of Hope

the rosary

the rosary merely beads strung together the power is in the faith moving through mind, lips and quivering fingers

Sonya Kassam @SonyaKassam

We forget that real power Lies in the thread That holds the beads together