Kuch To Baat Hai Is Dhalti Shaam Mein

Instagram: literaryperi

Dear October, please be good to me.

If you don't understand why someone has been grieving so much for so long, then consider yourself fortunate that you do not understand.

-Joanne Cacciatore

तुम को देखा तो ये ख़याल आया

ज़िंदगी धूप तुम घना साया

आज फिर दिल ने इक तमन्ना की

आज फिर दिल को हम ने समझाया

तुम चले जाओगे तो सोचेंगे

हम ने क्या खोया हम ने क्या पाया

हम जिसे गुनगुना नहीं सकते

वक़्त ने ऐसा गीत क्यूँ गाया

- Javed Akhtar

arabic poetry is so beautifully yet painfully romantic, i mean “they asked “do you love her to death?” i said “speak of her over my grave and watch how she brings me back to life" and “because my love for you is higher than words, i've decided to fall silent" could have got jane austen crying and shaking

ਬੜੀ ਦੂਰੋਂ ਚੱਲ ਕੇ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ ਹਾਂ, ਇੰਜ ਨਾਂ ਸੱਜਣਾ ਬੂਹਾ ਢੋ।

Badi duro chall ke pahunche aa, inj na sajjna buha dho

ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਨੇ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦੋ, ਜਾਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਕਰ, ਜਾਂ ਮੇਰਾ ਹੋ।

Mere kol ne gallan do, ya aapna kar, ya mera ho

I've travelled miles to come see you, please do not shut the door

I just have two things to say to you, either be mine, or make me yours.

“Ek Arzoo”

A longing

duniyā kī mahfiloñ se uktā gayā huuñ yā rab! kyā luft anjuman kā jab dil hī bujh gayā ho.

O Lord! I have become weary of human assemblages! // When the heart is sad, no pleasure in assemblages can there be.

shorish se bhāgtā huuñ dil DhūñDtā hai merā aisā sukūt jis par taqrīr bhī fidā ho.

I seek escape from tumult, my heart desires // The silence which speech may ardently love!

(Bang-e-Dra-019) Aik Arzoo - ایک آرزو Allama Muhammad Iqbal.