lamhat(moments)

लैब पे आती है दुआ बनके तमन्ना मेरी।(Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua Banke Tamanna Meri) -  To my lips become invocation comes this longing of mine. - Allama Mohammad Iqbal This prayer is known as Bachche Ki Dua ( Child's Prayer) is written by Mohammad Iqbal . Although both the original prayer and the translation have no contribution from my side even though I have shared it because this prayer is sung in most of the Madarasas and some other schools in India. Many madarsas have modernized and teaches computers and other subjects in it. Maharashtra government's recent order to de-recognize them and consider those children is illiterate would only complicate the already delicate trust thread in the minorities. There is the need to modernize these madarsas and not to label them as terror factories.  लैब पे आती है दुआ बान के तमन्ना मेरी, जिंदगी शम्मा की सूरत हो ख़ुदाया मेरी।   Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua Ban Ke Tamanna Meri, Zindagi Shamma Ki Surat Ho Khudaya ...

शायरी - 5 ( Couplets) In my efforts to share shayari of famous or unknown shayars (poets) this time I am presenting two interesting shers(couplets) on political scenario along with their translation. हुकूमत मुहं भराई के हुनर से खूब वाक़िफ़ है, ये हर कुत्ते के आगे शाही टुकड़ा डाल देती है  - मुनव्वर राणा  Government is master in the art of filling mouths, It give a royal treat to every dog. -Munawwar Rana Above couplet by Rana highlights our corrupt system. For money officials and bureaucrats becomes dog in front of government which hides it scams and scandals with their help. These corrupt officials only required timely feeding. बर्बाद गुलिस्तां करने को बस एक ही उल्लू काफी था, यहाँ …हर शाक़ पे उल्लू बेठा है अंजाम-ए-गुलिस्तां क्या होगा? - मोहम्मद इक़बाल Only a single owl was enough to destroy the garden, Here...Every branch has an owl ,what would be the end of this garden? - Mohammad Iqbal Above couplet is by renowned poet Mohammad Iqbal ...

शायरी (couplets)  ख़ुदा तो मिलते हैं इंसान ही नहीं मिलता, ये चीज़ वो है जो देखि कहीं कहीं मैंने।  - मोहम्मद इकबाल  God can be found but not humans, this thing in this world is not very common. मस्जिद ढा दे ,मंदिर ढा दे ,ढा दे जो कुछ दिसदा, पर किसी दा दिल न ढावीं,रब दिलान विच वसदा।  - बाबा बुल्ले शाह  Break down mosque,temple and everything in sight, But don't break anyone's heart, God in it resides.  

नाम देश का लिखूँगा। - India as my identity. India is the only country in the world with so many religions and culture. We live united in spite of so many diversities and are ready to give our lives for our country. Mohammad Iqbal in " Sare jahan se achcha ",said "Kuch baat hai ki hasti mitti nahin hamari,sadiyon raha hai dushman daure jahan hamara" which means that there is something that our identity is not erasable even when world is against us in every age which is true for us. Happy Independence Day to all.Here is two versions of a patriotic poem one in hindi and other in english. मै आज कलम से नाम देश का लिखूँगा,            I will only write India as my identity, न वेश-केश,न जात-धर्म कुछ लिखूँगा।             Nor religion-caste,neither distinction heredity, मै आज कलम से नाम देश का लिखूँगा।           I will only write India as my identity. घंटी,आज़ान,गुरबाणी की आवाज़ों से,  ...

सितारों से आगे जहाँ और भी हैं।(There are more worlds ahead of the stars)- Allama Iqbal On 15th May 2013 UPA-2 completed its four years,its nine years for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In celebrating this event, after dinner party he spoke to journalists and quoted this couplet of Mohammad Iqbal, "Sitaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain"  which made me to share complete ghazal here which inspires to not limit yourself and work hard to achieve your goals. For more on this, "Inside Sitaron Se Aage" सितारों से आगे जहाँ और भी हैं, अभी इश्क के इम्तिहाँ और भी हैं। There are more worlds ahead of the stars, There are still more tests in love to surpass. तही ज़िन्दगी से नहीं ये फ़जायें, यहाँ सैकड़ों कारवाँ और भी हैं। This environment is not because of this life, There are hundreds more caravan to rife. कनाअत न कर आलम-ऐ-रंग-ओ-बू पर, चमन और भी,आशियाँ और भी हैं। Don't be satisfied with the world of color and scent, There are other gar...