This is our first stop in the journey of purification of our hearts. It is by no means the worst of all the diseases that ail the heart, but it’s being discussed first is only because of the sequence Imam Mawlud has chosen in his treatise. He has gone in alphabetic order and Miserliness comes…
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Paradox
Faraway in a distant land they meet everyday one hurts, one heals one is loved, one loves one takes, one gives one talks, one listens one says, one feels one laughs, one cries one is mind, one is soul.
The Club
”Irena, would you like to share something with us” I asked the girl who looked ten years older than her age. She hesitated, but with a little encouragement from others, she was ready to open up today. She shifted a little in her chair to finally speak after a week long of silent attendance.” “It…
Delusions
You laughed, I laughed with you you cried, I wiped away your tears I laughed, you forced a smile I cried, you laughed at my fears.
Anticipation
There are two ways, I look at life, one with my eyes, that read too much, one with my heart, that cares too much. One sees what it wants to the other believes in delusions, between the two, is torn apart, in agony, pain and tears, the urge of a seeking soul.
Heartbroken
How do you mend a broken heart, she asked, the same question, everyday, since last week, the day she joined us. I looked at her, we all did, but no one could meet her in the eye. Those deep wounded green eyes, eyelashes moist, tears flowing down her snow white cheeks. She was on the…
And So I kept Living
Twenty years ago, today was the busiest and the happiest day of my life. Twenty years ago, I was the most anxious girl who couldn’t seem to contain her happiness, giving a reason to friends and family, for those teasing eyebrow raises, elbow nudges and smiles. Twenty years ago, today, I was yours and you…
A Waiting Mother
Wailing under the vast sky her tears formed little pools with a sinking heart, her eyes fixed on the door she is waiting for the apple of her eyes her only son, who is now no more! “He will come, he is running late.” She has spread the dastarkwaan with lunch waiting for the door to…
Stranger
A strange thing happened today I looked into the mirror and saw ‘not me’ I looked deeper and deeper, standing still probing into the tired eyes for sometime and then I saw a washed off soul and a broken heart with a fading smile, saying goodbye!
I killed my heart
Sometimes, in the quiet of my room, I look inside, deep inside within myself. I get scared of the darkness that I see there. It is like there never has been any light when indeed there shone, one upon a time, a brilliance of faith that illuminated my entire self. Walking blindly across the corners…
Zahrat Ash Shams 