gurez

mira junoon-e-vafaa hai zavaal aamaadah
shikast ho gayaa tera fasoon-e-zebaaii
un aarzooN pe chhaii hai gard-e-maayoosi
jinhoN ne tere tabassum meiN parvarish paaii

fareb-e-shauq ke raNgeeN talism TuuT gaye
haqeeqatoN ne havaadis se phir jalaa paayii
sukoon-o-Khwaab ke parde sarakte jaate haiN
damaaGh-o-dil meiN hai vahshat ki kaar-farmaaii

vo taare jin meiN muhabbat ka noor taabaaN thaa
vo taare Doob gaye le ke raNg-o-raa’naaii
sulaa gayii thiiN jinheiN teri multafat nazreiN
vo dard jaag uThe phir se le kar aNgRaaii

ajeeb aalam-e-afsurdagii hai roo ba-faroGh
na ab nazar ko taqaazaa na dil tamannaaii
tiri nazar, tire gesu, tiri jabeeN, tire lab
mirii udaas tabee’yat hai sab se uktaaii

maiN zindagii ke haqaa’iq se bhaag aaya thaa
k mujh ko Khud meiN chhupaa le tiri fusooN-zaaii
magar yahaaN bhi ta’aqub kiyaa haqaa’iq ne
yahaaN bhi mil na sakii jannat-e-shakeb’aaii

har ek haath meiN le kar hazaar aa’eene
hayaat baNd dareechoN se bhi guzar aayii
mire har ik taraf se ek shor gooNjaa hai
aur us meiN Doob gayii ishratoN ki shahnaaii

kahaaN talak koii zindah haqeeqatoN se bache
kahaaN talak kare chhup chhup ke naGhma pairaaii
voh dekh saamne ke pur-shikvaa aivaaN se
kisii kiraaye kii laRkii kii cheeKh Takraaii

voh phir samaaj ne do pyaar karne vaaloN ko
sazaa ke taur pe baKhshii taveel tanhaaii
phir ek teerah-o-taareek jhoNpaRii ke tale
sisakte bachche pe bevaah kii aaNkh bhar aaii

voh phir bikii kisii majboor kii javaaN beTii
voh phir jhukaa kisii dar pe Gharoor-e-barnaaii
voh phir kisaanoN ke majmooa’ pe gun-mashiinoN se
haqooq yaaftaa tabqe ne aag barsaaii
sakoot-e-halqa-e-zindaaN se ek goooNj uThii
aur us ke saath mire saathiyoN kii yaad aayii

nahiiN nahiiN mujhe youN multafat nazar se na dekh
nahiiN nahiiN mujhe ab taab-e-naGhmaa pairaaii
miraa junoon-e-vafaa hai zavaal aamaadah
shikast ho gayaa teraa fasoon-e-zebaaii

Glossary:

zavaal-aamaadah = ready for failure, leading towards decline
fasoon-e-zebaai = beautiful, elegant charm or magic-spell
gard-e-maayoosii = the dust of hopelessness
tabassum = smile
parvarish paaii = raised
fareb-e-shauq = the tricks of love
talism = magic-spells
haqeeqatoN = realities
hawaadis = plural of “haadsaa”–> events
jalaa paaii = received brilliance
sukoon-o-Khwaab = peace and dreams
kaar-farmaaii = administration, supervision
taabaaN = glittering, shining
raa’naaii = beauty
multafat = politeness, kindness
afsurdagi = sadness
roo ba-faroGh = in face with all splendour and brightness
taqaazaa = urgency, demanding, pressing
gesuu = hair
jabeeN = forehead
tabee’yat = nature, disposition
uktaaii = fed up
haqaa’iq = realities, truths
fusooN-zaaii = the manifestation of enchantment (za’aii in Persian means “manifest”)
ta’aqub = Following, pursuit; persecution
jannat-e-shakeb’aaii = peace .. the heaven of peace
hayaat = life
ishratoN = luxury
naGhma-pairaaii = adorning songs, decorating with songs
pur-shikvaa = full of complaints
aivaaN = halls, galleries
taveel = long
teerah-o-taareek = obscure and dark
bevaa = widow
Gharoor-e-barnaaii = the youthful pride, young pride
majmooa’ = collection
gun-mashiinoN = machine-guns
haqooq = rights
yaafta = founders
haqooq-yaafta = those who attained their rights
tabqe = degree, ranks, orders
sakoot = silence
halqah = circle, fraternity, company, assembly
zindaaN = prison
sakoot-e-halqah-e-zindaaN = the silences of the imprisonned fraternity (or the silence inside the prison)
taab-e-naGhmaa-pairaaii = the patience or strength to decorate with songs

har tamaashaa_ii faqat saahil se manzar dekhataa

har tamaashaa_ii faqat saahil se manzar dekhataa
kaun dariyaa ko ulaTataa kaun gauhar dekhataa 

[tamaashaa_ii=spectator; faqat=merely; saahil=river side]
[ma.nzar=spectacle/show/view; gauhar=pearl] 

vo to duniyaa ko merii diivaangii Khush aa ga_ii
tere haathon mein vagarnaa pahalaa patthar dekhataa 

[vagarnaa=otherwise] 

aaNkh main aaNsuu jaDe the par sadaa tujh ko na dii
is tavaqqo par ki shaayad tuu palaT kar dekhataa 

[sadaa=call; tavaqqo=hope] 

merii qismat kii lakiiren mere haathon main na thiin
tere maathe par koii meraa muqaddar dekhataa 

[qismat=fate; lakiire.n=lines; maathe=forehead]
[muqaddar= destiny/fate] 

zindagii phailii hu_ii thii shaam-e-hijraa.N kii tarah
kis ko itanaa hausalaa thaa kaun jii kar dekhataa 

[shaam-e-hijraa.N=evening of separation; hausalaa=strength] 

Duubane vaalaa thaa aur saahil pe cheharo.n kaa hujuum
pal kii mohalat thii mai.n kis ko aa.Nkh bhar ke dekhataa 

[hujuum=crowd; mohalat=(free) time] 

tuu bhii dil ko ik lahuu kii buu.Nd samajhaa hai 'Faraz'
aa.Nkh gar hotii to qatre me.n samandar dekhataa 

[lahuu=blood; qatre=drops; samandar=ocean]

main thak gaya hon…

bahut raat huee
thak gaya hoon, mujhe sone do
bahut raat huee

chaand se keh do utar jaaye
bahut baat huee

aashiyaan ke liye chaar tinake bhi the
aasare raat ke aur din ke bhi the
dhoodhate the jise, wo zara si zameen
aasamaan ke tale kho gayee hai kahin
dhoop se keh do utar jaaye, bahut baat huee

zindagi ke sabhi raaste sard hain
ajnabi raat ke ajnabi dard hain
yaad se keh do guzar jaaye, bahut baat huee

yaad aata nahin, ab koi naam se
sab gharo.n ke diye bujh gaye shaam se
waqt se keh do guzar jaaye, bahut baat huee

main thak gaya hoon, mujhe sone do, bahut raat huee

ulti ho gain sab tadabiren

ulti ho gain sab tadabiren, kuch na dawa ne kam kiya
dekha is bimari-e-dil ne akhir kam tamam kiya

ahd-e-jawani ro-ro kata, piri main lin ankhen mund
yani rat bahot the jage subah hui aram kiya

nahaq ham majburon par tohmat hai mukhtari ki
chahte hain so ap kare hain, hamko abas badnam kiya

sarzad ham se be-adabi to wahshat main bhi kam hi hui
koson us ki or gae par sajda har har gam kiya

aise aho-eharam-khurda ki wahshat khoni mushkil thi
sihar kiya, ijaz kiya, jin logon ne tujh ko ram kiya

yan k safed-o-syah main hamko dakhal jo hai so itana hai
rat ko ro-ro subah kiya, din ko jyon-tyon sham kiya

'Mir' k din-o-mazhab ko ab puchte kya ho un ne to
qashqa khincha, dair main baitha, kab ka tark islam kiya

hastee apnee Hubaab kee see hai

hastee apnee Hubaab kee see hai
ye numa'ish suraab kee see hai

naazukee uss ke lab kee kya kahiye
paNkhaRee ik gulaab kee see hai

baar-baar us ke dar pe jaata hooN
Haalat ab iztiraab kee see hai

maiN jo bola kaha ke ye aawaaz
usee KHaanah-KHaraab kee see hai

Meer" un neem-baaz aaNkhoN meN
saaree mastee sharaab kee see hai

English Translation.

Our life (existence) is temporary (fragile) just like a bubble,
This exhibition (of the colorful world) is an illusion like mirage.

How can I express the softness of her lips,
They are just like rose petals.

I rush to her door again and again (in hope of having a glimpse of her),
My anxiety has reached its peak.

When she heard my voice, she said,
“This voice is just like the voice of that wretched man (the poet)”.

O Meer! The drowsiness in those dreamy eyes,
Is just like that of wine

Kabhi hum khubsurat thy

kabhi hum khubsurat thay
kitaboan man base khushbu ki manind
sans sakin the
buhat say unkahay lafzoan say taswerain banatay thay
parindoan kay paroan per nazm likh ker
dur ki jheeloan main basnay walay
logon ko sunatay thay
jo hum say dur thay laikin
humaray pass rehtay thay

nayey din ki musafat jub kiran kay saath
angan main uterte the
to hum kehtay thay
humain mathay pay bosa do
keh hum ko
jugnuoan kay, titliyoan kay dais jana hay
hamain rangoan kay jugnoon
roshni ki titliyaan awaz daite hain
nayae din ki musafat rung main doobe hawa kay saath
khirkee say bulate hay
hamain mathay pay bosa do
hamain mathay pay bosa do.............

One's Heart

A person's world is only as big as their heart.

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 We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. .

forgiving and forgetting.

I would like to hear your opinion on forgiving and forgetting. When people hurt you: do you forgive and forget? Or do you just forgive but don’t forget?

People who tend to be seen as good – usually forgive and forget. But I don’t think that this is a question of being good or evil – I think the point is about being just. So maybe the tendency to forgive and forget those that have hurt us is not necessarily a good thing. Because if we don’t do anything to people that hurt us – they will probably continue on hurting others.

This is the way I see it and I would like to hear you about this subject and also your own experiences.

Its us, not anyone else

We wait all these years to find someone who understands us, I thought, someone who accepts us as we are, someone with a wizard's power to melt stone to sunlight, who can bring us happiness in spite of trials, who can face our dragons in the night, who can transform us into the soul we choose to be. Just yesterday I found that magical Someone is the face we see in the mirror: It's us and our homemade masks.

 

Grief

Some are able to release grief far more quickly than others. However long it takes, it is always the re-connection with the power of the heart that moves you past grief. When the heart is enlivened again, it feels like the sun coming out after a week of rainy days. There is hope in the heart that chases the clouds away. Hope is a higher heart frequency and as you begin to reconnect with your heart, hope is waiting to show you new possibilities and arrest the downward spiral of grief and loneliness. It becomes a matter of how soon you want the sun to shine. Listening to the still, small voice in your heart will make hope into a reality.

 

Sara Paddison, Hidden Power of the Heart

Hate as a complement

If you hating me then I’ll take it as a complement.
Because hate will arise from three reasons only.
1. You expected that I am very flexible and willing to change according to your mood and then disappointed you.
2. You loved me so much. You never thought I can act or speak in way that might hurt you. So the intensity of hatred is equal to the love and affection you had towards me.
3. The third reason to hate me is just because you thought I am equal or higher than you I am becoming an obstacle in your way.
Philosopher when I don’t have money.

Sawat k liye

Twitter: Building Businesses Tweet by Tweet

Entrepreneurs are finding the fast-rising microblogging site to be a useful tool for reaching out to customers

By Jeremy Quittner

 

Here's what happened when Chris Savage, the chief executive of Wistia.com, searched for the phrase "private video sharing" on Twitter, a social networking site. One post he found read, "A teacher requested a private 'video sharing' Web site so that specialists can observe student behavior—can anyone refer one?"

That got Savage's attention. He e-mailed back: "Still looking for a private video sharing site?"

Minutes later came the reply: "YES! It's the first request for one—thought I'd hit up my tweets before [I] go digging."

Savage: "Cool. You may want to check out Wistia.com. Full disclosure, I'm the CEO; -)"

While this exchange may seem a bit cryptic, Savage is one of a growing number of business owners to whom it makes an awful lot of sense. Savage frequently trolls Twitter looking for sales leads for his five-person, $1 million company, which makes software that facilitates video sharing through a private network. Although Savage has been using Twitter for only a year, it's already helped him find 12 new clients for his Lexington (Mass.) company. "This is a no-cost way of marketing," he says. Because Twitter provides a public forum, each post becomes a form of promotion as other users follow Savage's posts. "You are building a reputation; people can go back and look at your Web site and the quality of your content, and you are becoming part of the community," Savage says. Other business owners are using Twitter for market research and to keep an eye on customer service issues.

BREVITY'S BRAWN

Twitter distinguishes itself from MySpace (NWS) and Facebook by relying less on picture-laden profiles and more on posts of fewer than 140 characters, referred to as "tweets" or "microblogs." Twitter's simplicity is paired with a powerful search function that allows users to mine others' updates in real time for useful nuggets. "Twitter lets you stay on top of what is happening within your client base," says Chip Lambert, owner of Network2Networth, a business development consultancy in Phoenix. "You can look at conversations and reposition yourself, your products, and your services in a way that appeals to the market you are reaching out to."

An estimated 5 million people use Twitter, according to Cambridge-based Forrester Research. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says businesses "that are not quite big enough to make an impact on the Web, or to spend resources there," have been some of the earliest users of the site. He says some San Francisco-based coffee shops and bakeries have sent tweets to tell their customers about specials or products they may be out of that day. One Los Angeles taco truck uses Twitter to tell customers where it will be that day. "Businesses use this as a hybrid between marketing and customer service," says Stone. "They use the Twitter Search to track mentions of their products and services and as a way to begin a conversation."

Like any online forum, Twitter may not be for everyone. Its immediacy and conversational nature make it a boon to those whose products and services may take a bit more explaining or back-and-forth. And it can be a time suck. "One of the major drawbacks is that [Twitter] is very addictive," says Savage, who has 800 followers and in turn follows just as many. He uses a popular add-on called Tweet Deck, which lets members organize messages by category.

GETTING STARTED

Joining Twitter is easy and free. You create a user name and password, then log onto the site. (You can also sign up to have tweets delivered to your mobile phone.) Once inside, there's a big box at the top labeled "What are you doing?" While you could start by typing something as mundane as "I am drinking my coffee and checking out Twitter," you'll see tabs on the right that say "following," "followers," and "updates," enabling you to follow others whose posts you find interesting. Once you've been posting for a while, people follow you too. A certain viral element takes over, and soon you may wind up in the middle of a Twitter community with common interests.

You'll also find thousands of irrelevant posts. "It is easy to get lost and sidetracked," says Lambert, who suggests entrepreneurs think strategically about how they might use Twitter. A mortgage broker, for example, could follow discussions people are having about new tax credits, learn what advice they're getting and which sites they're linking to, and then compose a suitable message to address them.

The viral component of Twitter has helped Andra Watkins, founder of Positus, a consulting firm based in Charleston, S.C. She joined Twitter about six months ago, and at first found it a bit daunting. "I did not grow up using these tools and it has taken me time to develop the voice and approach," she says. Still, she has built a following of 600 Twitterers—friends, colleagues, bloggers, and potential customers. She in turn follows about 600 other people, including a group from her home state of South Carolina—85% of whom she figures could help bring in business. She also follows influential bloggers and those with large Twitter followings, in hopes of establishing a dialogue with them, and keeps tabs on her competitors. Watkins sometimes sends out tweets that have nothing to do with her business, such as a few complaining about exercise. "It makes me more approachable," Watkins says. In the past six months, she's found 10 new paying clients through Twitter.

Other business owners, like Michael Coffey, chief executive of BlueCotton in Bowling Green, Ky., are using Twitter to enhance customer service. The 25-employee, $4 million company lets customers design their own shirts online. For the past two months, two of Coffey's factory workers have used iPhones to snap pictures of completed shirts, and then to send photo tweets to customers right before shipping. "Customers have some anxiety when they purchase shirts online," Coffey says. The tweets help alleviate those concerns—and have won new customers who spot the designs on Twitter. "Having people follow BlueCotton is a feather in our cap," Coffey says. "It helps create real fans of the company."

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