poetry does tend to get people emotional. Particularly if its true.

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Quote:

[u]Muskurane ki ada[/u]
Mat Muskurao itna
ke phoolon ko khabar lag jaye,
Ke kare woh tumhari tareef,
Aur tumhe nazar lag jaye

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Dont smile so much,
That the flowers are informed of it,
Lest they praise you,
And so give you the evil eye.

Quote:

[color=violet][u]Tujhe Yaad Karta Hoon..[/u]
Aanken band kar bhi, hum tera deedar karte hain,
Aye sanam, hum to sirf tum se pyar karte hain.
Lakh chaah kar bhi main tujhe bhula nahi sakta,
Saans rahte, teri tasvir aankhon se hataa nahi sakta.
Aakhiri pal tak o bewafaa, tujehe yaad karta hoon,
Teri yaadon ko seene mein basaa kar chalta hoon.[/color]

I remember you,
even with closed eyes, i view you
oh my love, it is only you i love
no matter how much i desire i cant forget you
whilst stil breathing, i cant remove your image from my eye
til my last breath oh unfaithful one, i wil remember u
i walk with your memories planted in my heart

Quote:

[color=violet][u]Chandani Mohabbat[/u]
Chandani Chand se hoti hai, setaron se nehi,
mohabbat ek se hoti hai hazaron se nehi[/color]

Moonshine is with the moon, not with the stars
love is with one, not with thousands.

KILLER shayr.

I think thats enuf for now, more to follow soon folks.

are you into poetry or something....does anyone know any poetry sites, i dont know much about poets or poetry never really read them

"Med" wrote:

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Quote:

Muskurane ki ada
Mat Muskurao itna
ke phoolon ko khabar lag jaye,
Ke kare woh tumhari tareef,
Aur tumhe nazar lag jaye

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Dont smile so much,
That the flowers are informed of it,
Lest they praise you,
And so give you the evil eye.

Eeurgh, what an ugly poem.

it gets mixed up in english, urdu is a language for poetry, english isnt in my opinion.

You're telling that to a pretty slick English poet but I'll let it pass.

I was referring to the semantic content: "Don't smile, or nature curses you!"

well, thats how it comes across in english.

But the point being that her smile is so beautiful, that the flowers express admiration and hidden in their admiration is a hint of jealosy which is enough for the evil eye to take hold. Its a cultural/religious aspect that is I think lost in english, so ur view is understood.

Good answer, I take your point.

Quote:

The story of Shaykh Abdullah Al-Andalusi (rah)
Adapted from Aap Beeti

This is a story filled with lessons and warning, anyone who is in a high position of academic activity or in Tasawwuf or in any other service of Deen will derive benefit and guidance from it. They will learn that it is of utmost importance for one to avoid thinking of others as being inferior to him. They should always remember the advice of Shaykh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi (rah), the spiritual guide of Shaykh Saadi (rah): "Never become self-conceited and never look down upon anyone else."

This story takes place at a time when piety, trust and righteousness was quite prominent in the lives of the people. In every town there were numerous Ulema and pious men, especially in Baghdad, which at the time was the seat of the Islamic State. It was a gathering place for the jurists, scholars of hadith, and the saints. In this city among all these pious people, was one Abu Abdullah Al-Andalusi (rah), who had thirty khanqahs (spiritual retreats) in Baghdad. In addition he was a well-known scholar and muhaddith and it said that the number of his disciples was 12,000. He knew 30,000 hadith by heart, and could recite the Quran in all the various 'Qiraats'.

On a certain occasion he was going on a journey and was accompanied with a large crowd of attendants among whom were the well-known Junayd Baghdadi (rah) and Shibli (rah). Hadrat Shibli (rah) continues the story: "Our caravan was travelling along quite nicely, safely and comfortably until we passed by an area where Christians were residing. It was already time for Salaah, but because of the unavailability of water, we had not performed it yet. When we reached the Christian village, a search was made for water. We went about the village and discovered the town had many temples, sun-worshipping altars, synagogues and churches. Some of them worshipped the sun, some were worshipping the fire, and some were directing their pleas at the cross. We passed all this and reached the outskirts of the town, where we found a well and a few girls drawing water for people to drink."

Shaykh Abu Abdullah's (rah) eyes fell upon one of the girls who stood out from the rest through her exquisite beauty. She was dressed in beautiful clothes and adorned in jewelry. The Shaykh (rah) asked the other girls who she was. They replied: "This is the daughter of our chief". The Shaykh (rah) replied: "Then why did her father degrade her to such an extent that she has to sit by the well and give people water to drink?"

The girls replied: "He does not want her to sit around and be proud and boastful of her father's possessions". Hadrat Shibli (rah) says: "The Shaykh (rah) sat down with his head bent forward and remained silent like that for three days. At the time of Salaah he would perform his Salaah." On the third day becoming despondent with his situation, I decided to speak to him. I said: "O Shaykh, your mureeds (disciples) are very worried and perplexed at this continued silence of yours. Please speak to us. What is the problem?"

The Shaykh (rah) replied: "My beloved friends! For how long can I keep my condition hidden from you? My heart has become filled with love for the girl we saw the day before yesterday. So much has this love filled me that it is in control of all my limbs. It is not possible for me under any circumstance to leave from here." Hadrat Shibli (rah) replied: "Our leader! You are the spiritual guide of all Iraq. You are known for your piety, knowledge and virtues. Your disciples number over 12,000. I beg you through the Holy Quran not to disgrace us." The Shaykh (rah) replied: "My beloved friends, your lot and my lot has already been sealed by fate. The cloak of sainthood has been removed from me and the signs of guidance have been taken away from me. What has been predestined has come to pass, now I am nothing." Saying this the Shaykh (rah) started weeping bitterly.

When the people heard of our return, they turned up in large numbers at the outskirts of the city to come and meet the Shaykh (rah) . They saw that he was not with us and asked about it. We told them the entire story. They was a lot of sorrow and crying. Many fell down in prayer begging Allah to guide the Shaykh (rah) to the right path and return him to his former position. In the meantime all the khanqahs were closed down. We were still talking about the Shaykh's (rah) tragedy one year later when we decided to visit that town again and find out how he was. A group of us set forth and after enquiring were told that he was in the woods looking after pigs. We said: "Allah protect us! What has happened? The villagers told us that he had proposed marriage to the daughter of the village chief. The girls father had accepted the proposal on the condition that he would look after the pigs."

"With tears streaming down our eyes, we went to the woods where he was rearing pigs. We saw him with a string of sacred beads around his neck. He stood leaning on a staff as he watched the pigs, standing in the same way in which he stood when he used to deliver the Khutbah for us. This was like rubbing salt into our open wounds."

When he saw us coming towards him he bent his head in shame. We came nearer and said "Assalamu Alaykum." He replied: "Walaykumus salaam". Then Hadrat Shibli (rah) asked: "Shaykh (rah) inspite of your knowledge and virtue what is this that has happened to you?" The Shaykh (rah) replied: "My brothers! I am now no longer driven by my own choice and will. Whatever Allah has desired for me, He has done with me. After having brought me so near to His door, He has now thrown me very far away from Him. Who is there that can overturn the decree of Allah? O my brothers, fear Allah's power and wrath. Never become proud and arrogant regarding your knowledge and virtues. Then turning towards the heavens he said: "O my Lord, I never expected that You will make me so disgraced and despised and send me away from Your door." Then he began crying bitterly and appealing to Allah.

Seeing the Shaykh (rah) in such hopelessness, they left for Baghdad. However on the way they saw the Shaykh (rah) in front of them coming out of a river, where he had just performed a bath. In a loud voice he said: "I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad (sallahu alayhi wa sallam) is the Messenger of Allah" The Shaykh (rah) asked us for pure clothing to wear. He then started performing Salaah after which he was asked the reason why he was put through such an intense trial?

The Shaykh (rah) replied: "When we arrived in the village and saw the temples, synagogues and churches and we saw fire-worshippers busy worshipping things other than Allah, a pride overtook my heart. I thought that these people were so foolish to worship lifeless things. At that time I heard a voice inside me saying: 'This Iman that you have, in not part of your virtue or good qualities. All this is merely Our favors upon you. Do not consider your faith to be of your own choosing, that you can now look down upon these people with despising eyes. And if you so wish, We will test you now.' At that moment I felt has if a dove had left my heart and flew away. That was in fact my Imaan."

Hadrat Shibli (rah) relates: "Thereafter our caravan arrived in Baghdad with great joy all around. All of his mureeds were extremely happy that the Shaykh (rah) had reverted to Islam. He resumed his activities in Tasawwuf, Tafseer and Hadith. The Khanqahs were reopened and in a short while, his mureeds numbered over 40,000

"naj" wrote:

Quote:

The story of Shaykh Abdullah Al-Andalusi (rah)
Adapted from Aap Beeti

This is a story filled with lessons and warning, anyone who is in a high position of academic activity or in Tasawwuf or in any other service of Deen will derive benefit and guidance from it. They will learn that it is of utmost importance for one to avoid thinking of others as being inferior to him. They should always remember the advice of Shaykh Shahabuddin Suhrawardi (rah), the spiritual guide of Shaykh Saadi (rah): "Never become self-conceited and never look down upon anyone else."

This story takes place at a time when piety, trust and righteousness was quite prominent in the lives of the people. In every town there were numerous Ulema and pious men, especially in Baghdad, which at the time was the seat of the Islamic State. It was a gathering place for the jurists, scholars of hadith, and the saints. In this city among all these pious people, was one Abu Abdullah Al-Andalusi (rah), who had thirty khanqahs (spiritual retreats) in Baghdad. In addition he was a well-known scholar and muhaddith and it said that the number of his disciples was 12,000. He knew 30,000 hadith by heart, and could recite the Quran in all the various 'Qiraats'.

On a certain occasion he was going on a journey and was accompanied with a large crowd of attendants among whom were the well-known Junayd Baghdadi (rah) and Shibli (rah). Hadrat Shibli (rah) continues the story: "Our caravan was travelling along quite nicely, safely and comfortably until we passed by an area where Christians were residing. It was already time for Salaah, but because of the unavailability of water, we had not performed it yet. When we reached the Christian village, a search was made for water. We went about the village and discovered the town had many temples, sun-worshipping altars, synagogues and churches. Some of them worshipped the sun, some were worshipping the fire, and some were directing their pleas at the cross. We passed all this and reached the outskirts of the town, where we found a well and a few girls drawing water for people to drink."

Shaykh Abu Abdullah's (rah) eyes fell upon one of the girls who stood out from the rest through her exquisite beauty. She was dressed in beautiful clothes and adorned in jewelry. The Shaykh (rah) asked the other girls who she was. They replied: "This is the daughter of our chief". The Shaykh (rah) replied: "Then why did her father degrade her to such an extent that she has to sit by the well and give people water to drink?"

The girls replied: "He does not want her to sit around and be proud and boastful of her father's possessions". Hadrat Shibli (rah) says: "The Shaykh (rah) sat down with his head bent forward and remained silent like that for three days. At the time of Salaah he would perform his Salaah." On the third day becoming despondent with his situation, I decided to speak to him. I said: "O Shaykh, your mureeds (disciples) are very worried and perplexed at this continued silence of yours. Please speak to us. What is the problem?"

The Shaykh (rah) replied: "My beloved friends! For how long can I keep my condition hidden from you? My heart has become filled with love for the girl we saw the day before yesterday. So much has this love filled me that it is in control of all my limbs. It is not possible for me under any circumstance to leave from here." Hadrat Shibli (rah) replied: "Our leader! You are the spiritual guide of all Iraq. You are known for your piety, knowledge and virtues. Your disciples number over 12,000. I beg you through the Holy Quran not to disgrace us." The Shaykh (rah) replied: "My beloved friends, your lot and my lot has already been sealed by fate. The cloak of sainthood has been removed from me and the signs of guidance have been taken away from me. What has been predestined has come to pass, now I am nothing." Saying this the Shaykh (rah) started weeping bitterly.

When the people heard of our return, they turned up in large numbers at the outskirts of the city to come and meet the Shaykh (rah) . They saw that he was not with us and asked about it. We told them the entire story. They was a lot of sorrow and crying. Many fell down in prayer begging Allah to guide the Shaykh (rah) to the right path and return him to his former position. In the meantime all the khanqahs were closed down. We were still talking about the Shaykh's (rah) tragedy one year later when we decided to visit that town again and find out how he was. A group of us set forth and after enquiring were told that he was in the woods looking after pigs. We said: "Allah protect us! What has happened? The villagers told us that he had proposed marriage to the daughter of the village chief. The girls father had accepted the proposal on the condition that he would look after the pigs."

"With tears streaming down our eyes, we went to the woods where he was rearing pigs. We saw him with a string of sacred beads around his neck. He stood leaning on a staff as he watched the pigs, standing in the same way in which he stood when he used to deliver the Khutbah for us. This was like rubbing salt into our open wounds."

When he saw us coming towards him he bent his head in shame. We came nearer and said "Assalamu Alaykum." He replied: "Walaykumus salaam". Then Hadrat Shibli (rah) asked: "Shaykh (rah) inspite of your knowledge and virtue what is this that has happened to you?" The Shaykh (rah) replied: "My brothers! I am now no longer driven by my own choice and will. Whatever Allah has desired for me, He has done with me. After having brought me so near to His door, He has now thrown me very far away from Him. Who is there that can overturn the decree of Allah? O my brothers, fear Allah's power and wrath. Never become proud and arrogant regarding your knowledge and virtues. Then turning towards the heavens he said: "O my Lord, I never expected that You will make me so disgraced and despised and send me away from Your door." Then he began crying bitterly and appealing to Allah.

Seeing the Shaykh (rah) in such hopelessness, they left for Baghdad. However on the way they saw the Shaykh (rah) in front of them coming out of a river, where he had just performed a bath. In a loud voice he said: "I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad (sallahu alayhi wa sallam) is the Messenger of Allah" The Shaykh (rah) asked us for pure clothing to wear. He then started performing Salaah after which he was asked the reason why he was put through such an intense trial?

The Shaykh (rah) replied: "When we arrived in the village and saw the temples, synagogues and churches and we saw fire-worshippers busy worshipping things other than Allah, a pride overtook my heart. I thought that these people were so foolish to worship lifeless things. At that time I heard a voice inside me saying: 'This Iman that you have, in not part of your virtue or good qualities. All this is merely Our favors upon you. Do not consider your faith to be of your own choosing, that you can now look down upon these people with despising eyes. And if you so wish, We will test you now.' At that moment I felt has if a dove had left my heart and flew away. That was in fact my Imaan."

Hadrat Shibli (rah) relates: "Thereafter our caravan arrived in Baghdad with great joy all around. All of his mureeds were extremely happy that the Shaykh (rah) had reverted to Islam. He resumed his activities in Tasawwuf, Tafseer and Hadith. The Khanqahs were reopened and in a short while, his mureeds numbered over 40,000

im soo bad.

"angel" wrote:

See that "story" you quoted above, did that happen in the time of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (ra), read somethin similar to that.

i dont know angel...its from a volume of books i got at home aap beti, but found this on a site,

and med i dunno what ta say

but i posted it for some reason ...it the good way if u understand

"angel" wrote:

See that "story" you quoted above, did that happen in the time of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (ra), read somethin similar to that.

yeh it is

I heard that thats ^^^what happened to the arrogant sheikh who refused to bend to Sheikh abdul qadir jillani

kyun pyaar us par hi aata hai :?:
jo milakar bhi naa mil pata hai.
kaise yeh usse bataayen hum,
tujh bin rah na paayen hum.
kyun baar baar voh satata hai -
kwaabon main aakar rulata hai?
bhulanaa usako chaahen hum,
par kis tarah bhulaayen hum?
voh mann main hardum rahata hai,
dhadakan ki tarah dhadakata hai.
hain isi ehsaas se zindaa hum,
hain ek-duje ke dil o jaan hum.
ek duje ke dil main rahate hain -
kyaa pyaar isi ko kahate hain?

"Med" wrote:

well, thats how it comes across in english.

But the point being that her smile is so beautiful, that the flowers express admiration and hidden in their admiration is a hint of jealosy which is enough for the evil eye to take hold. Its a cultural/religious aspect that is I think lost in english, so ur view is understood.

see....Urdu is some good stuff

nice poems med, see uve still got the love bug, baaad

"Darth V-Hayder" wrote:

"Med" wrote:

well, thats how it comes across in english.

But the point being that her smile is so beautiful, that the flowers express admiration and hidden in their admiration is a hint of jealosy which is enough for the evil eye to take hold. Its a cultural/religious aspect that is I think lost in english, so ur view is understood.

see....Urdu is some good stuff

nice poems med, see uve still got the love bug, baaad

i want a second opinion ! actually best not, leave my diagnosis alone, aint u got anything better to do than busybodying into my condition?

its far too evident and in-your-face now

i cant help it

lol, whatevaa

In B'ham I heard someone play a track which was basically the "99 names of the Holy Prophet (saw)".

I fell in love with that track...It sounded so soulful.

Has anyone got that CD..or know the name of the CD?

Was [url=http://www.meem.info/mediac/400_0/media/celebrating.wma]this it[/url]?

http://www.meem.info/11401.html#salutations

I remember last year hearing a naat/nazam on vectone urdu which was based on the letter meem. Makkah, Madinah, Muhammad salallahu alayhi wa sallam, Maa etc.

Any1 know where I can hear or buy it from, cos this yr aint seen it on vectone urdu at all?

"irfghan" wrote:

Was [url=http://www.meem.info/mediac/400_0/media/celebrating.wma]this it[/url]?

http://www.meem.info/11401.html#salutations

Yes. Thank you so much Irfan!

Just a lil light hearted joke from an email!! :

After a quarrel, a wife said to her husband, "You know, I was a fool when I married you."
And the husband replied, "Yes, dear, but I was in love and didn't notice it"

"MuslimSister" wrote:

"irfghan" wrote:

Was [url=http://www.meem.info/mediac/400_0/media/celebrating.wma]this it[/url]?

http://www.meem.info/11401.html#salutations

Yes. Thank you so much Irfan!

You're welcome.

I think I'll get a copy for myself.

jisey mein chahoun voh chahey kisi our ko

khuda karey jisey voh chahey, voh chahey kisi our ko

oh and med to add to your chaandi sheyr

khushboo phool sey hoti hai bahaaroun sey nahin
asshiqi ashiq sey hoti hay deewano sey nahin

looooooool. WAH WAH!

bhot khoob.

salaam
shukriyah... shukriyah

Boy says to girl"kaash in hassenaoun ke baap marjaayen afsaana ho afsoos ka hum inke ghar to jayen"

Girl replies"ehsa sooch na bhi zalim paap ho ga akhir tu bhi kisi haseena ka baap ho ga"

"Saadia Khan" wrote:

Boy says to girl:"kaash in hassenaoun ke baap marjaayen afsaana ho afsoos ka hum inke ghar to jayen"

Girl replies:"ehsa sooch na bhi zalim paap ho ga akhir tu bhi kisi haseena ka baap ho ga"

LOL!

wah wah! Irshaad Irshaad!

kya baat hai, aysa soch na bhi zalim, paap ho ga, akhir tu bhi kisi haseena ka baap ho ga.

bhot khoob muhtarama, bhot khoob!

hmm quite some sheyr fans...gosh some words so hard to understand.

"naj" wrote:

gosh some words so hard to understand.

which words?