rab't

kaisa rab't kahaaN ka rab't is bay-zaabta zindagi ki rau maiN bay-rab'ti say hum aur aap b'hay jatay haiN

ish'q ii

i bow down

only before you my other self

sang e meel

sang e meel is safar maiN dost aatay rahay jatay raahan sang e meel nazrON say ujhal na hu'a laikin paas kabhi aaya nahiN

furqat

furqat kursi chorooN ya tujhay aye khuda yeh tazabzoob yeh kasmakush qaabil e bardasht nahiN ab MNS se maazrat ke saath

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordoftheDay #Furqat : Separation (of beloved)

shhhhhhh

shhhhhhh sky is here there and everywhere it sees in the dark knows your moves beware it is all-knowing and perhaps a god

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Papa Papa, Sky is Also Very Old... So Why is it Not Called a Monument Too?

qaabil e daad

qaabil e daad hay zab't muflisi ka zamanay ka her sit'm seh ker bhee daman e zab't nahiN choRa

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordOfTheDay #Zabt : Confiscation/Self-control

to the suicide bombers

to the suicide bombers go kill people hellbound you shall remain for the prophet (saw) has said 'kill one, kill humanity'

jahunnami

jahunnam zadoh kay naam tum maar sakhtay ho mard, aurat, bachchON ko laikin yahaaN na wahaaN tum kabhi jeet pao gay #lahoreblast

haqeeqat

haqeeqat, aye dost dil e gul say poucho fidai pe jo youN sadioN se fida hota chala aaya hay

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Flowers are Fake, Heart is True

tashreeh

tashreeh nay hee maar dala zaalim warna hum kisi say kum na thay

Rekhta  @Rekhta

#WordOfTheDay #Tashreeh : Explanation

ish'q

ishq maiN jhookooN bandOn kay aagay yeh mumkin nahiN

mumkin nahiN maiN hooN fiq't t'ra   aur tu mera

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Sometimes Surrender is Not Defeat But a Privilege... at the Sufi Shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi

hij'r ki ik aur daastaan

hij'r ki ik aur daastaan unn-gin't hijratouN per hay mubni muhajir thay hum muhajir rahay

aur mahjoor hu'aye go' safar raigaaN hee raha

Rekhta  @Rekhta

Know how three letters form a group of words, that will strengthen your vocabulary. #UrduRekhta #LearnUrdu #vocabulary

go, if you dare

go, if you dare behind the unlocked door lies the folded memories neatly stacked go if you dare unleash them

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Memories of My Old Love... Good Riddance!

zul'm o barbadi

zul'm o barbadi

itna zul'm itni barbadi her soo' chalo aaj say hum khwaab dekhna choRh daiN

elusive destination

have taken this long road and other roads less traveled in good & bad weather alone & in company but the destination remains elusive

Artful Lee @arts4lee

Into the Golden Hour, The Long Road 3 Series, 30 x 30 cm acrylic on canvas by Steven Christian Reed - profile ow.ly/rnoC30dic9s

not your regular purdah

not your regular purdah purdah jahaaN bhee ho kaheen bhee ho
a'ql per ho
jis'm per ho
souch per ho
a'mal per ho
ghalat hay ghalat hay

cross and crescent

he carried the cross until now
we the silent ones' carry the crescent with far heavier burden in these terror stricken times

pachtaava

(overheard) pachtaava aik such bola tha zindagi maiN dou bachchcON kay baad ab tak pachtava hay

impertinent signs

impertinent signs nothing lasts life love (s) living we're untouchable dead we're forgotten even signs abandon us sooner than...

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words

words

musiccannot be
(ever)
incarcerated

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Did You Hear the Music Died This Morning and The Sitar Will be Buried This Evening?

laf'z

laf'z maauseeqi qabrON ka hisar maiN kahaaN aatay haiN

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Did You Hear the Music Died This Morning and The Sitar Will be Buried This Evening?

lovers should learn patience

lovers should learn patience from these bare branches awaiting foliage and flowers

mayank austen soofi @thedelhiwalla

Garden of Sorrows

what to tell: version ii

might meet you soon and persiflage have serious talk ending in agreements or dis... requisite for friendships

what to tell

what do I tell a cyber friend whom have not met yet (but would like to someday) someday may come soon someday may not...

ish'q sab'r t'lub hay

mana kay ish'q sab'r t'lub hay laikin

garmi maiN garmi e ish'q kyun

unqaa hojati hay #maazratkessath @mazdaki @FShirin

shailendra bhardwaj @shailendra_bj

#Ishq mohalle mein ab yaaron kya koi maashooq nahin, Kitne qaatil mausam guzre, shor huey ,fariyad huey. #jauneliya #shair @rubeenaAJ

rehnay dO

rehnay dO pao gay kya zakh'm kuraid ker wohi tishnagi wohi bay hisi wohi yaad e raftagaaN rehnay dO

aarzoo

bay hissi ki ho gaee inteha aarzooON nay bhee youN achanaak beech behar chorh dya saath humara

Rekhta  @Rekhta

ग़म-ए-ज़माना ने मजबूर कर दिया वर्ना ये आरज़ू थी कि बस तेरी आरज़ू करते ~अख़्तर शीरानी #WordoftheDay

hoshiar khabardar: beware

hoshiar khabardar: beware money can buy a lot but for manners & mores worthless it is dedicated to a certain fake billionaire

touch me not

touch me not insulated aren't we from god friends neighbors and then we complain of loneliness (oh the audacity)

dreams

neatly folded dreams
at night found'em disheveled
in the morn

khwaab

khwaab teh ker kay khaabON ko jo soya sub'h dum shikan alooda paya