The Quest, the zest and the manifest

HazaaroN KHwahishaiN 'eisee...

2006-11-27T17:16:00.000-05:00

hazaaroN KHwahishaiN 'eisee ke har KHwahish pe dam nikle
bohot nikle mere armaaN lekin fir bhee kam nikle

nikalna KHud se aadam ka sunte aayaiN haiN lekin
bohot be-aabru hokar tere kooche se ham nikle

mohabbat meiN naheeN hai farq jeene aur marne kaa
usee ko dekh kar jeete haiN jis kaafir pe dam nikle

KHuda ke waaste parda na kaabe se uthaa zaalim
kaheeN 'eisa na ho yaaN bhee wohee kaafir sanam nikle

kahaaN maiKHaane ka darwaaza 'GHalib' aur kahaaN waaiz
par itana jaante haiN kal wo jaata tha ke ham nikle....

Credits goes to Jagjit Sing for this beautiful song, and also to kanchan from whom I got the lyrics.

Care to listen to the song ??? .......... Click ~~~~> HERE

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- aSk
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Reporting Live from my JOB

2006-08-09T23:41:00.000-04:00

This is yours tuly a'S'k , reporting live from W.... F.... B...., Downtown Minneapolis Minnesota, after the 2nd day at work.

Life is good, too much work
Life is easy, too complicated is the job
Life is fun, 2 days at work and dint got the time to eat lunch
Life is amazing, overwhelmed with 8 meetings and 2 one-to-one sessions in 2 days
Life is crazy, PM expects a lot out of me
Life is smooth sailing, PM has already assigned their toughest project to me
Life Sucks, only 2 guys in a project team of 15 and rest all Ladies
Life is beautiful, all the ladies are married.

aaj ki taaza khabar lekar ye the aapke liye aapke hi jaane pehchane, har dil azeez Mister a'S'k.

Baaki khabaron ke liye intezaar kijiye, ham phir waapis aayenge agli mail ke saath.

Namaskaar!!!

Happy Friendship's Week

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- aSk
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I Think ......

2006-05-08T18:30:00.000-04:00

hmm... I think (yea Think ) he he he

Ok Ok... I pretend that ... *I think...*

okay aSk.....Happy now ????

So,

I think that am getting to know U,
There is a pattern I need to Show U.

Its creative and it came out of U,
But to tell u, am sill Not sure of U.

Life takes U to the good and the bad,
But unless U move on, it seem to be sad.

I saw that, i felt that when I went through ur mind,
I noticed and I admire, that U r one of ur kind.

I must say this I must convey it,
U just cant ignore life, "Oh, its $hit".

U gotta stand U gotta realize,
To move up it life u gotta be wise.

Dont take me serious and O! pls, dont take me wrong,
Its just me :-) , I like to say it strong.

life unfolds, and never gives U ropes to hold,
U wobble, U topple, U go down , U come Up.

Its U who just went through, no one can but only U can know U,
So don't pretend, and just Do what a (wo)MAN is supposed to DO.

These words came out without intension,
these words might never get any mention.
One might think, So what is the USE ??
Hei U...
Am the writer, U better check ur FUSE :-P

Dont aSk... do this make Sense ??
U'll go crazy, I just said .... "I pretend..."

he he he...

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- aSk
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one of my FAV songs (aap par arz hai)

2006-04-27T12:52:00.001-04:00

This Song is the proof of my romanticism  ---> Hopeless

I used to listen to the whole album minimum of 4-5 times every day
and evertime this song came up, i had to repeat it 5 times atleast.


Hmm hmm
Aap par arz hai laakhon karodon arbon salaam
Aap na hote to yeh dil, jaane kisko deta dua
Hm hmm hmm hm hm hm hm
Aap ki inayatein, aap ki hidayatein
Aap ki yeh bande nawazi, aap ko woh sharmila pan
Lehratey jaaon, muskatey jaoon
Dil to main apne samjhatey jaoon
Aap par arz hai laakhon karodon arbon salaam
Hm hmm hmm hm hm hm hm
Hm hmm hmm hm hm hm hm

Shaam savere na aao nazar
Kudrat ki dhoondho main aisi dagar
Kis ko sunaaoon mein haal-e-jigar
Tadpa hoon main to saari umar
Chalta hi jaaon, rukne hi paaon
Dil to main apne darr late jaoon
Aap par arz hai laakhon karodon arbon salaam
Aap na hote to yeh dil, jaane kisko deta dua


- Singer : Lucky Ali - Album : Sunoh

If U feel Like Listening to this Song, Click --------> HERE

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- aSk
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this has been lingering on my mind for some time now.

2006-04-27T11:13:00.000-04:00

labh pe aati hai dua ban kay tamanna meri

written origionally by "M. iqbal" in Urdu

(urdu version)

Labh pe aati hai dua ban kay tamanna meri
Labh pe aati hai dua ban kay tamanna meri
zindagi sham ki surat ho khuda ya meri
zindagi sham ki surat ho khuda ya meri
Labh pe aati hai dua ban kay tamanna meri

ho mere dum se yuhi meri watan ki zeenat
jis tarah phool se hoti hai chaman ki zeenat
zindagi ho meri parwan ki surat ya rabb
ilm ki shamma se ho mujhko mohabbat ya rabb

ho mera kaam gharibo ki himayat karna
dard mando se, zaifo se mohabbat karna
mere Allah, burai se bachana mujhko
Neik jo rah ho us reh pe chalana mujhko
mere Allah, burai se bachana mujhko
Neik jo rah ho us reh pe chalana mujhko

(English Translation)

My longing comes to my lips as supplication of mine
O God! May like the candle be the life of mine!

May the world's darkness disappear through the life of mine!
May every place light up with the sparkling light of mine!

May my homeland through me attain elegance
As the garden through flowers attains elegance

May my life like that of the moth be, O Lord!
May I love the lamp of knowledge, O Lord!

May supportive of the poor my life's way be
May loving the old, the suffering my way be

O God! Protect me from the evil ways
Show me the path leading to the good ways

This poem has been lingering on my mind and lips for quite some days now, every time i recite the first two lines, it reminds me of my school days.
The innocent time , the beautiful time , and the time where we used to recite it in our morning prayer session.

At that time we just used to recite it in the prayer session, the questions I may ask today to myself are:
- did I knew what it meant at that time ?
- did i knew the context of this poem?

I doubt...

but what intreagues me now, when i recall all those days , I remember every time i had to write an ESSAY in my Hindi exam, it has to be on India. whatever maybe the topic is ....be it...

Mera desh
mera bharat mahan
mere sapno ka bharat
ya fir aur kuch bhi ...

I had to write only on that ver topic....
not for the reason that I never prepared on an other topic, but for the simple reason that i knew so many quotations on India, or Indian Independence, with their Author's name aswell... and all the teachers love OUOTATIONS in the ESSAY, and if it comes with who wrote it...even better.

u can say that it was an easy way to impress the teachers and get good marks. LOL (yea i was smart enough to figure that out :-P )

Now the BIG ? is.... whats the relation between Mo. Iqbal, those hindi essays, and Quotations ?????????????????

Thats what intreagues me till this date ..

I would write a minimum of 20-25 quotations in my essays and many of those quotations on India were written by Mr Mo. Iqbal who was one of the visionaries on Pakistan. And to till date I dint knew that the above poem, which i recited atleast one morning per week for so many years, was written by him.

Hats off to Mr. Mo. Iqbal for such a sweet poem that can guide any person irrespective to his/her ethenic/religious origion/background.

"Dont take me wrong, i have no issues on the conflict of two neighbouring countries. I always believed we can survive/live in harmony together, and I still believe the same way"

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- aSk
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guncha koi ..... (spring it is)

2006-04-23T06:09:00.000-04:00

guncha koi mere naam kar diya,
saaki ne phir se mera jaam bhar diya..
guncha koi mmmmmmm

tum jaisa koi nahi is jahan main,
subha ko teri zulf ne shaam kar diya...
saaki ne phir se mera jaam bhar diya
guncha koi mmmmmmm

hosh bekhabar se hue unke bagaair,
woh jo humse kehe na sake dil ne kehe diya...
saaki ne phir se mera jaam bhar diya

gunch koi mere naam kar diya,
saaki ne phir se mera jaam bhar diya..
guncha koi mmmmmmm

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- aSk
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O wow!!! how much can i really identify with this one.

2006-04-14T18:37:00.000-04:00

I just saw this picture and Must accept that I can totally identify with this picture.

a picture says a thousand words
but, this one said it all for me

whatever i would say about this pix, my words can never do justice to the immense motivation that it provides me every time i look at it.

it just..
- kicks me to move on
- urges to take the next step
- instigates the faith in myself
- negates the adversity
- pushes me to get going.
- charms me to see whats coming
- soothes me when i see no road ahead
- makes me feel that i have come a long way
- re-assures my capabilities that if i have done this much, i can cary it on n on.
- surprises me with the lul around me
- drives me into my zone
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the list is endless and though even the space is also limitless, my emotions are not finding a face in mortal words.

- For the origional source go <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://not-a-real-namespace/http://not-a-real-namespace/http://not-a-real-namespace/http://not-a-real-namespace/http://not-a-real-namespace/http://not-a-real-namespace/http://www.parkeharrison.com/index.html">here</a>
- For the source of this Pic....go here

- aSk
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jarring reality ----> Am not the only one here ... what a Gyaan

2006-04-07T11:25:00.000-04:00

i was just surfing around, and my eyesy got wide to see what not people just throw on the net.

I can so very much relate to these words.....

Internet is like a $hitroom wall, where people can write what not they want...
It might make sense, or it could be relevant, but dont pin high hopes and take it with a pinch of salt.

On my part, I always take it as nothing more than the Gibberish.
Unless I could relate to the SOURCE

Coz if ur sorce is right,
Ur words might have a might :-)

So, U might read what I write, But I cant force .
So if U like what i right, so u might leave a word or 2.
But... if U dont relate to what I say...
DOnt Frown... Just politely Convey
:-)

- aSk
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an Eerie opening is justifiable - BUT - who cares

2006-04-05T15:42:00.000-04:00

Today, finally I am getting committed to pour my own thoughts on this virtual paper...

It was long due on my part to allow myself a few of the eminities of a Free man in this Free world:-

Space - to free up my thoughts to flow outward and let the dance begin.
Place - that ensures the freedom. Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Speech and let it all come out of the closed confines of my innerself.
Chance - to let it go and forego.
Grace - shall be the last thing to be thoughtful about at this moment of self-identification.
Face - be my last of worries coz dare I succumb to the crazy idea that anyone cares to relate my obscure thus curbed down thoughts to my maverick, self rebellious actions and reactions.

The commitment is the 1st of its kind and calls for many more to follow.
So, let the under-current be released.
They say... cleaner the mind , cleaner the heart...cleaner thy the act.

but they who ? wth, they = ME.

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hei U n Me... try not to make sense out of it...

i dont read it back, and U might not be interested to care.

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For the source of the pic .... reffer here
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-aSk
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