blind spot

 blind spot

aap theek
hum theek
sub theek

laikin
laikin waikin nahiN
sub theek

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on messages

 on messages

do messages
survive vagaries of time?
think of jesus
muhammed
martin (both of them)
gandhi
and today
godse, #moditler, hitler
do they? or the lava
of hate blankets
past messages?

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existential agonies

existential agonies

topography
lineament
frozen or liberated
by mother nature
reveals existential agonies
of the past
and the present

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the highs and the lows

the highs and the lows

the high
for the firebrand
is the top of the minaret
and the low is fathomless

the high
for the rest
investigating
the black hole
and beyond

and the low
genocide
holocaust
carpet bombing
or self annihilation


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why do they smile?

 why do they smile?

infants and young children
from syria, afghanistan
iraq, yemen, austria
australia, france
brazil, ecuador
they all smile
what do they know
we adults are unaware of?

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saved memories

 saved memories

laughter and smiles
gathering dust, hiding
under the sofa
discovered while cleaning
dusted them
folded them
put them
on the pedestal
for dire emergency

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arz e watan

 arz e watan

maaNgi thee du'aiN
du'r ho zulmat ki siyahi
hazaarha wa'aday hu'aye
                tootay
rahay hum aseer e siyahi
ab tou a'jub aalam e yaas hay,
jus'tu'joo e subhe nau raigaaN huee
muntazir hay naadaaN yeh dil
phir kisi subh e nau ka

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lost in translation

 lost in translation

who decides
hermeneutics
or
exoteric?
meanwhile
we drown

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shoveling snow

shoveling snow

grim and gloomy
news reports
from all portals
decided to shake off
by shoveling snow
and dreamt of 
hot summer days
on the pink beach
of eleuthera
that made my day


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paper or canvas

 paper or canvas

words
belong to all
sages 
prophets
zarathustra 
buddha
plebeians
use the words
to convey
colors contrast distinctively
conveys differently
so the conundrum
paper or the canvas

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the incarcerated dreams

the incarcerated  dreams

frolicking, fearless fairies
flailing on the folded dreams 
floating away effortlessly
the incarcerated  dreams
not freed from their confinement

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arrogant or insouciant

 arrogant or insouciant 

hibernating hope
ideals on slippery slopes
righteous indignation
masquerading as wisdom
abnormal the new norm
carved of petrified forest
the buddha laughs

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one and many

one and many

where is the fun
if we were all one
being distinctive, different
helps to recognize
and appreciate
the living contrast
and we still stand up
              united
when the need arises

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rakht e safar

 

rakht e safar

meh'v e garq zeh'n ki tughyaniouN maiN
mauj  ba mauj takrati haiN jahaaN
ummeed aur andaishay ki chataanouN say
aur laut ker phir nikal jaati haiN
kisi goom-gushta such ki justujoo maiN

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hopetimism*

 hopetimism*

between the gray skies above
and the white shroud below
blanketing optimism
comes an exchange
of beaming smiles
both the mother and the child
lifted the murk
spreading hopetimism*

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*hope + optimism

meaningless four-letter word

 meaningless four-letter word

l     o     v     e
ghazaled, storied, maligned
shed its mystery
in these polluted times
overshadowed
by another four-letter word
h     a     t     e    

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takfiris, hindutvas, ziononazis

 takfiris, hindutvas, ziononazis

it is said we are different so we can differentiate and recognize each other but even if we were the same the same color, height, weight hatred will set us apart #tpoem comment baithuk.wordpress.com

Shaan @Shanyousaf6

Feb 2021 - 56 yr old Ahmadi, Akbar Ali sb passed away in prison. His only crime was keeping Quran & using Quranic verses. Jan 2022 - 70 yr old Ch Asghar Ali sb passed away in prison. His only crime was being an Ahmadi. May God help all the prisoners of conscience in Pakistan.

5:56pm · 15 Jan 2022 · Twitter Web App

such kehdooN aye brahmin

 such kehdooN aye brahmin

kehta hay covid
saal ko kaho na
bura na achcha

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Raza Ahmad Rumi

@Razarumi

ایک اور برس۰۰۰ دیکھیے پاتے ہیں عشاق بتوں سے کیا فیض اک برہمن نے کہا ہے کہ یہ سال اچھا ہے مرزا غالب نہ شب و روز ہی بدلے ہیں نہ حال اچھا ہے کس برہمن نے کہا تھا کہ یہ سال اچھا ہے احمد فراز جس برہمن نے کہا ہے کہ یہ سال اچھا ہے اس کو دفناؤ مرے ہاتھ کی ریکھاؤں میں قتیل شفائی

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wajah e raat-jaga

 wajah e raat-jaga

kabhi is karwat
kabhi oos karvat
so na sakha shub bhar
yaad e raft'gaan?
ish'q e butaaN?
nahiN dost
woh kumbukht
thee ik chipkali
wajah e raat-jaga

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all about...

 all about...

books, treatises, talks
the headings 'all about...'
misleads
who can harness
the frontiers of knowledge
we must add
"a little about..."

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on a wintry day

 on a wintry day

with the temperature at -8c
(feels like -16c)
i spotted a snowflake
lazily floating in the air
i smiled, the snowflake
smiled back and said
'have a good day
i have to leave you now
for my destination
is beckoning me'

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aaj ki mukhtasir naz'm muqeem e bani-gala kay naam

 aaj ki mukhtasir naz'm muqeem e bani-gala kay naam

ka'aba
tum
kis
moon'h
say
jao
gay

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those were not the days

 those were not the days

time softens the blows
lessens the anguish
enhances the joy
enriches the stories
and we relish with friends
merrily recalling
the days that really
weren't those days

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murree deaths: expat's woes

 murree deaths: expat's woes

lucky? no
insensitive? no
karma? no
besides charity
can we do more? no
prayers ineffective
cry? no
(tears dry up)
so what can we......

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https://www.geo.tv/latest/392222-tourists-stranded-as-heavy-snowfall-blocks-roads-in-murree

khichri: aka veiled truth

 khichri: aka veiled truth

conjecture
presumption
postulation
myth
conviction
belief
faith

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not all smiles are innocent

 not all smiles are innocent

the tired traveler
in a faraway land
in a crowded bazaar
saw a fair one smile
        and he smiled back
 that short distraction
        was enough
to part with the wallet

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on being a hermit

on being a hermit

wonder if
belloc's onion eater*
was a hermit
an eremite
a banjara
or an ascetic?
am torn
banjara?
ascetic?

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*http://fullonlinebook.com/essays/the-onion-eater/rhab.html

 

people, events, images

 people, events, images

salman taseer's murder
father and son fired upon by the zionists
gaza bombing, bhopal kashmir victims
refugee child washed ashore
abbottabad school massacre
images that create havoc
ulcer and restless nights
till they fade away
and you and i forget
till another incident
rekindles the image

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welcoming cup

 welcoming cup

capricious weather
temperamental people
unpredictable traffic
chameleon covid
washed with a welcoming cup

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kaam, na-kaam, tamaam

 kaam, na-kaam, tamaam

kuch ish'q kya hum nay kuch kaam kya
kaamyaab hu'aye kabhi na-kaam hu'aye
faiz* youN waq't nay qissa tamaam kya

*faiz
https://www.rekhta.org/nazms/kuchh-ishq-kiyaa-kuchh-kaam-kiyaa-kuchh-ishq-kiyaa-kuchh-kaam-kiyaa-faiz-ahmad-faiz-nazms?lang=ur

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spoiler alert

 spoiler alert

it is a living secret
not to be shared
today is another day
like days past 
we indulge 
in the same chores
eat, drink, laugh, sob
today is another day
like days past 
let us wrap it
under official secrets act

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