What is Life? And more importantly, how do we spend it. Of course, everybody's interpretation is different, as I've already in The Holy Kaleidoscope and I'll try not to comment on that but I'll elaborate on my own.

Ever since we were children, it was drilled into our head that …

Dhoondtey jisey ho tum veeranon mein, Muntazir hai teyra kalb-o-wajood mein.

Nasaaz aadatein jab kabl thi manzoor, Ub kable-e-bardaasht nahee aur yehee hai dastoor.

Hai wukht ka takaza yaan ehsaas-e-nafrat, kya karey banda jab na miley maghfirat.

Bhoolein gay hum yey ehsaas nahee, ye madhum see thoker, khuch khaas nahee …

para hoon idhur charapoyee pey do ghuntey khuaar, ya Allah madad kar yey ghunta guzaar.

hai to lapeyta mujhey safaid chaadaron mein, naam tha jiska mayyat wo reh gaya srif kitaabon mein.

Lataad phool aur agarbatiyon ka istimal, hai yai koyee dolee yaa baraat ka istehsaal.

Hoon kab sai rab …

Mera wujud, meyree tanhayee

Meyree khushiyan, ik parchayee

na umeedi hai ik gunnah

dey parwardigar is fitoor sey panaah

With a flat kuala-puri and a purple sahree that had a gold lining, Mehru stood there on the dusty marble floor of Ali's room. Old furniture and shelves were covered with blank sheets. There was a somewhat, functional grandfather clock. Obviously, nobody tended to it and it always showed the …