The gems of Pakistan’s northwest on November 30, 2022The gems of the northwest frontier province are like jewels nestled in the heart of the mountains. The roads being treacherous and non-existent, make them inaccessible, but still people persevere. Coronavirus changed the direction of tourism from foreign frontiers, to our own picturesque north. It was a boost to the local economy, but the infrastructure, […]
Woes of an otocinclus on November 11, 2018Mired by politics, fraught with undercurrents of unrest, the city of lights holds hostage a generation, that is the otocinclus, in the aquarium. This picture with a thousand ironies, sadly, has become the face of Pakistan to the outer world and within. The young man with a slightly confused and weary look, is scrimmaging through […]
The souls lament on October 20, 2018The souls lament, But man sees not Its cry in the dark, he sees not Man tick tocks like the hands of the clock, But the souls lament that he sees not It waits for the promise to be set free, From the bondage, where light it cannot see, The thought of this separation, man […]
Unchain the heart on September 15, 2018My hand writes but my heart doesn’t. My mouth challenges my heart, but my heart keeps its silence. The brain and hand are hard at work, but the heart holds silent. It seems to be on slumber mode, frozen somewhere in time, unable to snap out of it. What puts the heart to sleep. Ideas […]
My elusive friend happiness on August 29, 2018Elusive as the mist resting atop the mountains, elusive as a perfume tantalisingly familiar, elusive as an illusion performed before your eyes. You come like a naughty prankster in a mysterious disguise, and before you can be contained, you slip away again. My elusive friend “happiness”, where do I find, so I can forever, hold […]
Forgiveness on June 25, 2018Man yearns for forgiveness, the way the night yearns for day, the way the wave yearns to break on the shore, the way the parched earth yearns for a drop of rain, man yearns for forgiveness. He craves it, longs for it, and thirsts after it with an internal longing which nothing but forgiveness can […]
Of relationships and pain on May 7, 2018I once saw a gossamer among the blades of grass. Fine, fragile filmy in formation, it waved whimsically, yet sturdily. Carrying the sparkling drops of dew which clung to it effortlessly. Mesmerised, I stared at the intricate network, which so little a creature had meticulously weaved. I followed the pattern, the form, each point connecting […]
Prostration on April 4, 2018No matter how many times my head bows in sujood (prostration), I cannot thank Him enough. He, who has created me from a mere drop and into a perfect human being. He, who looks after me with every breath that I take. I am a mere speck in this vast universe, just a grain of […]
Not easy saying goodbye on March 31, 2018When it’s time to say good bye, what does your heart do? Does it skip a beat, or go on beating normally? Does it make you physically sick, or does its pounding, drown the world around you? These two simple words, so self explanatory, with touch of prayer in them, seem light and breezy, but […]
When love isn’t enough on March 9, 2018Only if love was enough. Enough to bear the weight of anger, take the agony of hurt, soothe the turmoil of loss and ease the angst of pain. Love the most complete emotion, is sometimes, just, not enough. Even though, love is, the touch of the Divine, in the human soul. The emotion that can […]