AZM-E-ALISHAAN

No flour
No rice
No sugar
No electricity
No water
No gas
No education
No healthcare
No jobs

Today is Pakistan Resolution Day.

While most networks opted to show song & dance performances all day----none of these sissy dancers can help us escape the plague that has stricken this country.

The only thought provoking message was by Anwar Maqsood and his play entitled ''32 March''.

But, I guess, that's the nexus of all our problems---we've stopped thinking. We've stopped realizing that we can do something.We've stopped raising our voices against this decrepit situation that is turning itself in to king cobra preparing to swallow us whole.

But, as this cobra is rearing its head--there is still time. Time to evoke our thougths and turn them into actions.

ZINDAGI

Bar tar az andesha-e-sood-O-ziyaan hay Zindagi

Hay kabhi Jaan aur kabhi tasleem-e-jaan hay Zindagi

Tu issay Paimaana-e-Imroz-O-fardaa say naa naap

Javedaan, Pehamm dawaan, Har damm jawaan hay Zindagi

Apni dunyaa aap peda kar agar zindoun main hey

Siir-e-Adam hay, zameer-e-kun fikaan hay Zindagi

Zindagaani ki haqeeqat Koh-kunn kay dil say pooch

Joo-e-sher-O-teesha-O-sang-e-giraan hay Zindagi

Bandagi main ghatt kay reh jaati hay ik joo-e-kamm aab

aur aazaadi main behr-e-bay karaan hay Zindagi

Aashkaaraa hay yeh apni quwwat-e-taskheer say

garchay ik mitti kay paikar main nihaan hay Zindagi

Qulzum-e-Hasti say Ubhraa hay tu maanind-e-Hubaab

Iss ziyaan khaanay main teraa imtehaan hay Zindagi

 

Ho sadaqat kay liyeh jiss dill main marnay ki tarrap

Pehlay apnay paikar-e-khaaki main jaan paidaa karay

Phoonk daalay yeh zameen-O-aasmaan paida karay

Aur khaakistar say aap apna jahaan paida karay

Zindagi ki quwwat-e-pinhaan ko kar day aashkaar

Taa yeh chingaari farogh-e-javedaan paida karay

Khaak-e-mashriq par chamak jaaey misaal-e-aaftaab

Taa bidakhshaan phir wohi La'al-e-giraan paida karay

Soe-e-girdoon naala-e-shabgeer kaa bhaijay safeer

Raat kay taaroun main apnay raazdaan paida karay

Yeh Gharri Mehshar kee hay tu arsa-e-mehshar main hay

Paish kar ghaafil, Amal koie agar daftar main hay

--Allama Iqbal