The Sword of Kings

"Dushman maray tay khushi na kariye, sajnaan vi marr jaana

Deegar tay din hoya Muhammad, tay orukh noo doob jaaraan"


Do not be pleased if our enemies were to die, Our Beloveds too will go deaths way.

After sunset, comes the day oh Muhammad (Baksh), and the lifeless will drown


Jis dil andar ishq na rachda kuttey us tin changay
Malik day ghar rakhii karday, saavay phukaay nangaay

Whos hearts have no love, dogs are better than them
For they guard their masters house, alone, hungry and naked

Neechan di ashnayi kolon, fez kisey na paaya
Kikar tey anguur charaya, tey har guccha zakhmaya

For the love of Low, no one has gained
On a tree, grew grapes, and every bunch stained

Translations by myself.


Hazrat Mian Mohammad Baksh
The Rumi of Kashmir

http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00002221&channel=leafyglade%20inn&threshold=1&layout=0&order=0&start=10&end=19&page=1

Backpacking Part I (Singapore)

After i left Japan, i didnt at all feel sad at what was coming in the future. I knew one day i would go back and this feeling never made me emotional about leaving Japan.

Arriving at Singapore on the 3rd Oct, i didnt have a clue about the people of Singapore, the culture, food or anything. I knew that they had gained independence from Malaysia in the past, so i had gathered that it must be a mixed country. And indeed it was, there were Malays, Chinese, South Indians and of course other races but the latter three dominating.

It was cheap to Japan standards and i enjoyed meeting and talking with many people there, mostly Nepali's, who i'd communicate with in English first and switch to Urdu later. I found these people the most friendliest, even before i spoke to them in Urdu. I enjoyed conversations with them very much. They are hard-working people, often working 10-12 hours. I thanked them for their hard work.

After a stay of 2 days, i headed off to Malaysia by bus from Singapore.

Alone, determined and excited.

Useless shit

Sometimes, we delve into matters so trivial and useless that we forget simpler things in life. Extensive research being taken into useless matters - you can look at the BBC or their pal Yahoo for this - there is always some useless report to show. Individuals too are seeming to join this flock.

An Answer

Feelings cannot describe the stillness;
the talking of minds,
the silence of lips.
whether you give an answer to any of my questions,
the silence upon silence in your eyes, is an answer, to all my questions.