Wednesday, October 31, 2018
wondering aloud
He is revered universally
revered
by sunnis
shias
salafis
deobandis
barelvis
and more
and then
they go on killing sprees
in His name
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
not the fake news
not the fake news
be merry
live it up
there is no tomorrow
believe me
this is no fake news
just read the medium
this is no fake news
there is no tomorrow
you will thank me
in the hereafter
(if there is one)
Monday, October 29, 2018
ishq
ishq
hay yeh woh rogue
jo laga'aye na lagay
aur bana jata hay
achchay bhalay ko
angraizi wala rogue
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Saturday, October 27, 2018
book sale
at a two-for-one book sale
found sharing miseries
and how to love and be merry
both suggested matrimony
both suggested matrimony
Friday, October 26, 2018
smiling child, crying child and us
smiling child, crying child and us
smiling child
innocent
cuddly
effervescent
vivacious
animated
crying child
haunting
ominous
distressing
upsetting
afflicting
and we
who have deserted
the child in us
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
gliding
gliding
soaring wingless in dreams
dodging whims and nightmares
waking to a new day
not unlike the past days
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
are we there?
are we there?
are we there baba
no
are we there yet baba
no beta
we only strive
we're never there
can we stop for a cone?
yes beta
Monday, October 22, 2018
khwaab lay lo, khwaab lay lo
khwaab lay lo, khwaab lay lo
sastay khwaab, achchay khwaab
milaiNgay ab nahiN
humaiN zaroorat nahiN
in dilfaraib khwaabON ki
khwaab lay lo, khwaab lay lo
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Friday, October 19, 2018
gaslighting
gaslighting
mana kay maazi ka
woh sunhera daur thaa
mohtermi maulana
wa'qt woh beet gaya hay
gaslighting fuzool hay
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018
Sunday, October 14, 2018
ba'ad e mar'g hee kyuN
ba'ad e mar'g hee kyuN
humari nasal
zinda logON ki
taareef kernay say
perhaiz kerti hay
Friday, October 12, 2018
chaar o na chaar
chaar o na chaar
chun chun kay alfaaz jama kiyay
izhar e bayaaN kay liyay
maaloom na tha ash'k e rawaaN
lay jaa'aega youN baha kay
Thursday, October 11, 2018
indecipherable
indecipherable
over time gathered words
to be strung together
-- a musing rosary
did not know tears would
render'em unreadable
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
ka`sak
kasak
dar'd hay baaqi na ehsaas e dar'd
bhula diya jub sub ghumON ko
phir yeh kasak kaisi hay yaro
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
burying in the sand
burying in the sand
i refuse to believe
even my half-full cup
is beginning to leak
Sunday, October 07, 2018
koi ummeed...
koi ummeed...
kal guzar gaya
kal aa'ayega
aur aaj
beh'r e tazal'zul maiN
haiN hum ghota zun
haiN hum ghota zun
Friday, October 05, 2018
'perpetual', 'permanent', la faani, la zawal
'perpetual', 'permanent', la faani, la zawal
kaun samjhaye
in na danON ko
danishwaron ko
faani hay her sh'eh
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