Jab Bhi Ik Shaam

Jab bhi ik shaam yaad aati hai
Jesay duniya theher si jaati hai

Ik taraf dil hain, ik taraf duniya
Aur yeh scene kaainaati hai

Yoon bhi hota hai sher, baaz auqaat
Jesay bijli si koond jaati hai

Maut se hamkalaam honay ke
Zindagi raastay dikhaati hai

Haar hoti hai aarzi, us ko
Bay-dili, mustaqil banaati hai

Haadsay aik pal nahin ruktay
Zindagi hai keh chalti jaati hai

Is ke dam se hain raunaqain saari
Yeh jo duniya ki bay-sabaati hai

Baat koi samajh nahin aati
Baat itni samajh mein aati hai

~ Amjad Islam Amjad

Yaddasht Bakher (Nostalgia)

I hope all is well with everyone reading this. Bohot arsay se apnay is blog ke baaray mein soch rahi thi. Un dinon ke baray mein jo bohot khushgavar bhi thay aur mushkil bhi. Apnay abbu ke ghar mein, apnay kamray mein beth kar is blog ko update karna aur comments ka muntazir rehna bohot accha lagta tha. Tab mein aur ab mein bohot farq hai. Ab main aik shaadi shuda ghareloo aurat hoon, jo ghardaari aur apni bacchi ki zimmedaariyon mein aisi ulajh gayee hai keh kabhi kabhi to khud ko bhool jaati hai. Ghar, shauhar, beti, susraal, parhaayee (main Master's kar rahi hoon; on a break this semester), internship (I counsel adolescents with substance abuse issues; on a break this semester), aur bas, yehi meri duniya ban gayee hai. Per aik kami si, aik adhoora pan sa mehsoos hota hai, khaas ker is liye bhi keh mera shauhar ko shaairi se kuch khaas lagaao nahin hai. Un chand logon ki pazeeraai yaad aati hai jo aik zamanay mein meray blog per baqaidgi se apni raaye detay thay: Raheem Shahzad, Abid, Rida. Khuda karay aap sab jahaan hon, khush hon. I miss you all.