hamaaraa kyaa hai

hamaaraa kyaa hai ke ham to chiraaG-e-shab kii tarah
agar jale bhii to bas itanii raushanii hogii
ke jaise tund andhero.n kii raah me.n juganuu
zaraa sii der ko chamake chamak ke kho jaaye
phir is ke baad kisii ko na kuchh sujhaa_ii de
na shab kaTe na suraaG-e-sahar dikhaa_ii de
hamaaraa kyaa hai ke ham to pas-e-Gubaar-e-safar
agar chale bhii to bas itanii raah tay hogii
ke tez havaao.n kii zard maa_il naqsh-e-qadam
zaraa sii der ko ubhare ubhar ke mit jaaye
phir us ke baad na raastaa na rah_guzar mile
hadd-e-nigaah talak dasht-e-bekinar mile
hamaarii simt na dekho ke ko_ii der me.n ham
qabiilaa-e-dil-o-jaan judaa hone vaale hai.n
base basaaye huye shahar apanii aa.Nkho.n ke
misal-e-khaanaa-e-viiraan uja.Dane vaale hai.n
havaa kaa shor ye hii hai to dekhate rahanaa
hamaarii umar ke Kheme.n ukha.Dane vaale hai.n

Contributed by Afzal Khan

“The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.”

“The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living as seventy, sooner than work at anything but his art.”

“Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.”

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”

Life is not meant to be easy, my child, But take courage, It can be delightful.”

 Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.”

He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king.”

 grateful mind By owing owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharg'd.”

 grateful mind By owing owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharg'd.”

The first and wisest of them all professed To know this only, that he nothing knew.”

“Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.”

“Better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven.”

“Among the believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to their families.”

If anyone guarantees me that he will not beg from people, I will guarantee him paradise.”

- “'What rights can parents demand from their children?' He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, 'They are your paradise and your hell.'”

“Righteousness is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding out about.”

Reviling a Muslim is disobedience to God, and fighting with him is infidelity.”

“When a man makes a loan to another, he must not accept a present.”

Umar reported the Prophet saying, 'Whenever a man is alone with a woman the devil makes a third.'”

'Messenger of God, who is most deserving of friendly care from me?' He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, 'Your mother.' He asked who came next, and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, 'Your mother.' He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, 'Your mother.' He asked who came next and He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, 'Your father.'”

A believer must not hate his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her, then let him be pleased with one that is good in her.”

 “It is not allowable for a man to come in between two people without their permission.”

If anyone guarantees me that he will not beg from people, I will guarantee him paradise.”

When a woman observes the five time of prayers, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity, and obeys her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of paradise she wishes.”

 “When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.”

“If you find anyone doing as Lot's people did, kill the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.”

“No body which has been nourished with what is unlawful will enter paradise.”

 “Gold is to be paid by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates and salt by salt, like for like, payment being made on the spot. If anyone gives more or asks for more, he has dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are equally guilty.”

“The man who withholds goods is evil. If God lowers prices he is grieved, and if He raises then he is happy.”