पूछते हैं वो तेरे दामन में क्या है ज़िन्दगी

पूछते हैं वो तेरे दामन में क्या है ज़िन्दगी

हँस के कहती है कभी ये राज़ जाना किसने कहीं ???

मैने कहा :

मुझको मिलती है मगर दिखती नहीं क्यूँ ज़िन्दगी ?

बात सुनता हूँ सभी से, पर बोलती नहीं क्यूँ ज़िन्दगी ?

गुदगुदाती है कभी और मुस्कुराती है कभी ...

हर कदम हर पल नए नित रूप दिखलाती है क्यूँ ये ज़िन्दगी ?

सर चढ़ती है कभी और धुल चट्वाती कभी ..

चलने लगता हूँ जो मै कभी , तो दौड़ जाती क्यूँ ज़िन्दगी ?

ज़िन्दगी ने कहा

 
तू मुक्कदर का सिकंदर है और फकीर भी,

है कभी राजा कहीं का और फिर दरवेश भी ,

मै तो चंचल मनचली हूँ , टेहरना जानू नहीं ,

राज़ कैसे मै बतादूँ .....मौत पीछे है खड़ी !

Gone past the Clock and Calendar

We are running against the time and the dates,

Clock keeps reminding three aspects of life,

Age, emotions and gains,

Age settings are default, it will always increase.

Emotions swing like pendulum between content and discontent

Gains are our account showing what we earned in this life and for hereafter.

We all want to go past the clock and calendar

Although they keep us reminding of our existence, life around and blessings.

How fortunate we are to be with it or unfortunate not to be?..For you to decide!

Well, I am gone past the clock and calendar and waiting for others to join…

This waiting is a long waiting since I have no deadlines to meet, no targets to achieve and no goals to attain.

All my waiting is for the final call by Almighty ……He will summon and we all will obey,

This clock and Calendar kept me so busy all the time that I hardly got time to imagine without them.

Now when they are not around I realize that all my body movement have stopped,

Heart beating no more, mind exploring no more, eyes see the unseen, ears hear new sounds,

Stomach lying flat and want no food, Veins passing no blood and all emotions gone.

Dust, we all hate it , isn’t it ! We wear cloth; shoe to protect ourselves isn’t it!  I am part of it now.

I am with those, I hated the most. All stand still like sky, like standing tree or a rock, motionless.

Images of what I did in this world is passing by , showing me good deeds and bad deeds ,

Which I did knowingly or unknowingly, I have no control, whatsoever, to amend it.

Further I have no power even to push even tiny little creature like ants and termites,

 They are eating my body, the body I loved so much, I cared so much even a little pimple or a dimple or a cut would take away my sleep and make me restless, Is now at the mercy of those creatures.

I do not hear what people say about me nor do I get any information which I use to get with all those  gadgets, even mobiles are alien to me now and outer world I wonder whether I lived there ?????

I spent 60-70 years adjusting to the tunes of world and its culture, society and other norms and all gone now , all pleasures ended with a bubble burst . Only the values I inculcated in my offspring is never ending reward for me so long they do good deeds.

Take some time out and visit your final place of resting and find out how you see them from your world which digress you from the right path.

Secret Power

In a small office cabin, on the edge of my table, I was wondering what could be the secret power we all human posses in general and I in particular.

Resting my back on high end chair and stretching my legs under the table and holding my hands together I went into deep thoughts and suddenly I realised a Voice around me and asking me "Why this grim look?"

When silence embraced me further... I closed my eyes and went in semi unconscious state!

Voice whispered...............................

"Come over here and look at this world around you, people around you and Gods' creation around you, See this world around for millions of years and never has it been sad for one moment. Why are you worried don't you like to learn this secret, don't you want to know the greatest gift any human can possess, In order for you to know this you must first complete a mission which I will present to you.... I know today is your birthday... Well you must keep this smile on your face for one year without moan or groan. You shall find me around in my invisible form. Whenever you feel the aroma of a breeze on your face, you will sense my presence. Remember, if you stop smiling and start moan or groan I will disappear forever and you will never know my secret power that will pass over to you next year. You will lose the greatest gift on earth and will be just like all the other mortals that live a wretched unhappy life.”

I felt tears rolling down on my cheek like a waterfall cascading down a mountainside.  "Voice whispered:

"Get rid of all your tension and unhappiness. Remember you have but one life on earth and you cannot afford to spend one moment of it in misery, sorrow and self destruction. From this moment on you will be conscious of the smile on your face and you will understand that if the smile fades for just one moment, you will lose contact with me and the secret power that I will bestow on you in a years’ time, will be lost, like a snowflake in a fire."

And suddenly I realised a radiant smile beaming brighter on my face. Suddenly a strong wind blew me up. When the wind subsided, the Voice was gone.
I felt rejuvenated and although all the worries and problems still existed, but I started looking at them quite differently.

Every morning, upon awakening, I would go over to the mirror and make sure I do have a smiling face and slowly and gradually I realised it started to get bigger and brighter every day... As the smile grew brighter, my demeanor, conduct and manner improved. Everyone remarked how different I am looking and behaving. Some mean spirited people tried to change my smile into a frown, but none could. By now it was engraved on my face like an exquisite incandescent photo.

At the end of the year, the Voice suddenly appeared from out of the blue and declared...

Your disposition and nature has been extraordinarily noticeable.

Your luminous smile lit all lamps in the heart of all those whom you met.
 
I will now share with you the greatest secret power in the world that you and all other humans possess.
 
In excitement I held my breath to listen, like a lamp post.

The truth of the matter is... there is no secret powers more potent than the one you possess now A SMILE.

The smile you have on your face right now is the greatest power in the world.

Once your face radiates with joy, you are empowered with the greatest gift any human can possess whilst they live on earth.

Now that you have experienced that power, I know there will be no going back to your old worried frown."

"On my next birthday "I wondered if I have been dreaming so long," ... just then, a shivering ran down my spine like a mild electric current... This lit my face further...

THINK/ PONDER

IF AN EGG IS BROKEN BY AN OUTSIDE FORCE..A LIFE ENDS.

IF AN EGG BREAKS FROM WITHIN,LIFE BEGINS.

GREAT THINGS ALWAYS BEGIN FROM WITHIN .

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WHEN YOU TRUST SOMEONE TRUST HIM COMPLETELY WITHOUT

ANY DOUBT. AT THE END YOU WOULD GET ONE OF THE TWO :

EITHER A LESSON FOR YOUR LIFE OR A VERY GOOD PERSON

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LIFE IS NOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO ACT TRUE TO YOUR FACE,

IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO REMAIN TRUE BEHIND YOUR BACK

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SOLDIER : SIR WE ARE SURROUNDED FROM ALL SIDES BY ENEMIES ,

  MAJOR : EXCELLENT WE CAN ATTACK IN ANY DIRECTION NOW ....

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IT IS BETTER TO LOSE YOUR EGO TO THE ONE YOU LOVE

THEN TO LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE, BECAUSE OF YOUR EGO

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The Angel Of Death & A Person

The Angel Of Death & A Person

It was early in the morning at four,
When death knocked upon a bedroom door,

Who is there? The sleeping one cried.
I'm Malakul Mawt, let me inside.

At once, the man began to shiver,
As one sweating in deadly fever,

He shouted to his sleeping wife,
Don't let him take away my life.

Please go away, O Angel of Death!
Leave me alone; I'm not ready yet.

My family on me depends,
Give me a chance, O please postpone!

The angel knocked again and again,
Friend! I'll take your life without a pain,

This your soul Allah requires,
I come not with my own desire.

Bewildered, the man began to cry,
O Angel I'm so afraid to die,

I'll give you gold and be your slave,
Don't send me to the unlit grave.

Let me in, O Friend! The Angel said,
Open the door; get up from your bed,

If you do not allow me in,
I will walk through it, like a Jinn.

The man held a gun in his right hand,
Ready to defy the Angel's stand.

I'll point my gun, towards your head,
You dare come in; I'll shoot you dead.

By now the Angel was in the room,
Saying, O Friend! Prepare for your doom.

Foolish man, Angels never die,
Put down your gun and do not sigh.

Why are you afraid! Tell me O man,
To die according to Allah's will and plan?

Come smile at me, do not be grim,
Be Happy and feel proud to return to Him.

O Angel! I bow my head in shame,
I did nothing to take Allah's Name.

From morning till dusk, I made my wealth,
Not even caring for my own health.

Allah's command I never obeyed,
Nor five times a day I ever prayed.

Ramadan came and a Ramadan went,
But I find no time to repent.

The Hajj was already FARD on me,
But I would not part with my money.

All charities I knowingly ignored,
Taking usury everytime more and more.

Sometimes I sipped my favorite wine,
With flirting women I sat to dine.

O Angel! I appeal to you,
Spare my life for a year or two.

The Laws of Quran I will obey,
I'll begin SALAT from this very day.

My Fast and Hajj, I will complete,
And keep away from self-conceit.

I will refrain from usury,
And give all my wealth to charity,

Wine and wenches I will detest,
Allah's oneness I will attest.

We Angels do what Allah demands,
We cannot go against His commands.

Death is ordained for everyone,
Father, mother, daughter or son.

I'm afraid this moment is your last,
Now be reminded, of your past,

I do understand your fears,
But it is now too late for tears.

You lived in this world, two score and more,
Never did you, your people adore.

Your parents, you did not obey,
Hungry beggars, you turned away.

Your two ill-gotten, female offspring,
In nightclubs, for livelihood they dance and sing.

Instead of making your offsprings Muslims,
You pushed your child to follow non-Muslims.

You ignored wilfully the Mua'dhin Adhaan,
Nor did you read the Holy Quran.

Breaking promises all your life,
Backbiting friends, and causing strife.

You hoarded goods and huge profits you made,
And your poor workers, you always underpaid.

Horses and cards were your leisure,
Moneymaking was your pleasure.

You ate vitamins and grew more fat,
With the old and sick, you never sat.

A pint of blood you never gave,
Which could have atleast a little baby saved.

O Human, you have done enough wrong,
You bought good properties for a song.

When the farmers appealed to you,
You did not have mercy.

Paradise for you? I cannot tell,
Undoubtedly you will dwell in hell.

There is no time for you to repent,
I'll take your soul for which I am sent.

The ending however, is very sad,
Eventually the man became mad

With a cry, he jumped out of bed,
And suddenly, he fell down dead.

O Reader! Take moral from here,
You never know, your end may be near

Change your living and make amends
For heaven, on your deeds depends.


Fabi Ayyi Ala E Rabbikuma tukajjiban - فَبِأَيِّ آلاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny? "We do not deny any of our Lord's bounties/favors upon us."

Farmer’s Daughter – Moral Story

A young man wished to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and said,  “Son, go stand out in that field. I’m going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

 The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull.
The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate.

 The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting, slinging slobber as it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pasture, out the back gate.

 The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment.

He grabbed… but the bull had no tail!

Moral

Life is full of opportunities. Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult. But once we let them pass (often in hopes of something better), those opportunities may never again be available. So always grab the first opportunity.