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on March 29, 2011

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from the book of Salaat and Food:

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Under the veil of abstraction

I don't know if anybody is reading these at all .... Let me try transliteration: firaq (separation) kee gharee (time) aab qareeb aya chahay yaar say rakhna door hamain kiyoun yeh dunya chahay jatay jatay kaash kay woh milta ja'ey dil bhee ab ik zakhm (injury) naya chahay kinaray lagtay lagtay barha (manytimes) yeh kashty dooby iss shakasta'e dil (heart-broken) say na janay khuda kia chahay ho sakay to kabhee humain piyam (message) karna yeh jism-e-beyJaan (lifeless body) bhee apny ahyaa (The act of making alive) chahay bey-wafaa hum unhay phir bhee na kahain gay kuchh hamary khata (mistake) thee, baqee jo tu khudayaa chahay jantay hain kay woh majboor hay phir bhee yeh dil toofan main jalanaa ik diya (lamp) chahay woh gaya Salik, tu bhee ab kooch (depart) kar iss shahar kay dar-o-deewar uss kee yaad dilaya chahay

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Student Biryani comes to Dubai

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