Ya Khuda !
Dua mein
uthe ye do haath
aur jhuka hua ek dil
teri rehmat ke
muntazir hain
..
ke kabhi
in aankhon mein bhi
woh sailaab de
jo yoon nam kar de
is dil ki
banjar zameen ko
..
ke mein bhi
phir uga sakun
is nam mitti mein
teri ibadat ke
kuchh phool..
Rachanhaar ne khel rachaaya
Is qaynaat ka roop sajaaya
har zarre par pyaar lutaaya
pyaar ka sabak hamein sikhaaya
waqt beeta aur insaan bhatka
duniyaa kii maaya mein atkaa
paap baRha is duniya mein phir
dukh kii badlii barsi ghir ghir
zindagi ke syaah falak par
insaniyat ka chaand tha khoya
Paap basa jab dil ke ander
beghar pyaar bohot tha roya
wo baRa rahim-o-karim hai
to ye dua bhi atta karey
jab dil nawaaza khud rab ne
Ye dil pyaar se saja rahey
andhiyaari shab ke aanchal par
pyaar ke chand sitaary jadien
uskii nawazishon ke sadke se
gham ke andheray door karien
pyaar ke deep jalaaney waaley
auron ko mehkaaney waaley
rab ke dil mein baste hain
pyaar ke nagme gaaney waaley
lafzon ke khwabon se jagkar
pyaar ka chaman aabaad karien
karo karo to bohot keh liya
meher karo kii pyaar karien
meher karo kii pyaar karien
Tu bacha bacha ke na rakh issey
tera aaina hai wo aaina
ke shikasta ho to aziz tar hai
nigaah-e-aaina saaz mein
"KarooN vinanti suno mere meeta
sant tehal kii vela
Ihan khat chalo har laha
aage basan suhela"
Amal se zindagi bantii hai jannat bhi jahannam bhi ,
Ye khaaki apni soorat mein na noori hai na naari hai ..
if you are not striving to go up ... gravity will pull you down
sometimes ignorance is blissAgar kisi ko kisi baat ka ilm hi na ho to muafi maangi jaa sakti hai .. ilm ho , gyaan ho ... to insaan ke paas nafarmaani ka ... amal na karne ka excuse bhi nahi hota ....
boloN ke nakshoN mein amaloN ke rang bhar de
"Dont only talk your talk but Walk your talk" ...
And an old priest said, "Speak to us of Religion."
And he said:
Have I spoken this day of aught else?
Is not religion all deeds and all reflection,
And that which is neither deed nor reflection, but a wonder and a surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone or tend the loom?
Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations?
Who can spread his hours before him, saying, "This for God and this for myself; This for my soul, and this other for my body?"
All your hours are wings that beat through space from self to self.
He who wears his morality but as his best garment were better naked.
The wind and the sun will tear no holes in his skin.
And he who defines his conduct by ethics imprisons his song-bird in a cage.
The freest song comes not through bars and wires.
And he to whom worshipping is a window, to open but also to shut, has not yet visited the house of his soul whose windows are from dawn to dawn.
Your daily life is your temple and your religion.
Whenever you enter into it take with you your all.
Take the plough and the forge and the mallet and the lute,
The things you have fashioned in necessity or for delight.
For in revery you cannot rise above your achievements nor fall lower than your failures.
And take with you all men:
For in adoration you cannot fly higher than their hopes nor humble yourself lower than their despair.
And if you would know God be not therefore a solver of riddles.
Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children.
And look into space; you shall see Him walking in the cloud, outstretching His arms in the lightning and descending in rain.
You shall see Him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving His hands in trees.
CHAPTER#3 MARRIAGE
Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
CHAPTER #4 CHILDRENAnd a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children."
And he said:
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.
Dukh Mein Simran Sab Kare, Sukh Mein Kare Na KoyeOn the similar thoughts, there is a beautiful couplet by Mughal emperor Baadshah Bahadur Shah zafar
Jo Sukh Mein Simran Kare, Tau Dukh Kahe Ko Hoye
translated to:
(In anguish everyone prays to Him, in joy does none
To One who prays in happiness, how sorrow can come
"Zafar aadmi usko na jaaneya ga
Ho voh kaisa bhee sahib-e-fahm-o-Zakaa
Jisey Aish mein yaad-e-Khuda na rahaa
Jisey taish mein kaauf-e-Khuda-na-rahaa.."
kisi ne iska english mein bohot hii khoobsurat rhyming tarjuma kiya hai ...
"Zafar, know him not as man
However, wise, sage or benign
Who in his pleasures forgets his God
And in his anger, wrath divine."
In Gurmukhi this state is called 'sehaj bhaav' .. In Islaam its called 'Taqwaa' .. Or you can just call it 'Consiousness of God'.It is to be constantly aware of God's omnipresence and a reminder of our relationship and responsibility to God as his creation.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
"You will not achieve any tru goodness, untill you give from what you love"
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant..
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a Tivo (DVR), tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, "My purpose is to ____ today."
5. Live with the 3 E's - Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.
6. Watch more movies, play more games and read more books than you did in 2006.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, taichi, qigong and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend more time with people over 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less foods that are manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and planty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day.
13. Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest you enery in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that apprear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more.
18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
19. Life is too short to wate time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idead what their journey is all about.
24. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy linderie (not you guys). Don't save it for a special occassion. Today is special.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In 5 years, will this matter?"
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. What other people think of you is none of your business.
29. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family & friends will. Stay in touch.
32. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
33. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
34. The best is yet to come.
35. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
36. Do the right thing!
37. Call your family often.
38. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: "I am thankful for ____." Today I accomplished _____.
39. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
40. Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so mate the most of it and enjoy the ride
There are two days in every week we should never worry about,
two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
One is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its aches and pains, its faults and blunders.
Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday.
We cannot undo a single act we performed, nor erase a single word we've said. Yesterday is gone.
The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow, with its impossible adversaries,
its burden, its hopeful promise and unknown performance.
Tomorrow is beyond our control.
Tomorrow's sun will rise either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds ...
but it will rise ... and until it does.
We have no stake in tomorrow, for it is as yet unborn.
This leaves only one day: TODAY!
Anyone can fight the battles of just one day.
It is only when we add the burdens of yesterday and tomorrow that we break down.
It is not the experience of today that drives people mad.
It is the remorse of bitterness for something that happened
yesterday, and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.
Make TODAY the best day it can be,
and live one day at a time!
samaa'atoon ko naveed ho....
ke hawayien khushboo ke geet le kar
dareecha-e-gul se aa rahi hain!
Raat abhi tanhaayi ki pehle dehleez pe hai
aur meri jaanib apne haath badhaati hai
sooch rahi hoon
unko thaamoo.n
zeena zeena sannaaToon ke teh-khaanon mein utroon
ya apne kamrey mein Thehroo.n
chaand meri khidki par dastak deta hai!
