Silence - Day 23
March 5, 2022•34 words
Stop killing innocent people. End wars. End sectarian strife.
This mad cycle needs to end, and I pray for all of us to pray for the end of this violence. Please let’s end this.
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If you're like me, someone interested in understanding Urdu poetry and literature, and improving my vocabulary in the language, because of it being largely ignored in private schooling, then I'd encourage you to join me on my #UrduParhiye journey where I delve deep into this language and break down complex Urdu ghazals and prose so that it can be more digestible for those of us that can communicate and read in Urdu, but not as deeply as in English. It's unfortunate, for sure, but I feel no shame...
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March 6, 2022•66 words
Azadi hai ye kis tarhan?
Rasta nahi hai dikh raha
My vision couldn’t see that far
So I looked for guidance in the stars
Quit smoking all that tar
And grab that guitar
Sarangi, sitar, pakro ab auzar
Celebrate life, zindagi hai gulzar
Meray dost meray yaar
Meray dost meray yaar
Izhare-pyaar nahi hai dushwar
Muhabbat ke hain tareekay hazaar
Ishq toh hota hai baar baar
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