Pages of My Diary... *Hope*

Hope

Poetess: Saman Tariq

Written: October 07

There are moments when you realize

Somethings in Your life, always have a price!

We give up things for our happiness

But at times lose something more precious!

And thats HOW i lost you

I dun regret but I Miss you

Coz If I've the happiness n' Satisfaction "Today"

I had your smile n' words "Yesterday"

And em not sure If I'd have anything tomorrow

Lots of happiness or just sorrow!

Em Waiting! n' Em waiting for a bright sunny day 

When I'd wake up n' I'd know my way

I'd wake up n' I'd know I've a hand to hold

I've a hand to hold me along the road

Along the road of life

That ALWAYS needs a sacrifice

Coz there are somethings in your life 

That Always Always have a price! 

Pages of My Diary... *I Miss You*

I Miss You

Poetess: Saman Tariq

Written: September 2007

Its been months today

But standing here

I still believe I love you 

I still agree I Miss you & 

I still feel I was made for You

I miss you in times of sadness

When I see a tear rolling down a cheek

When I see a hand wiping those tears

I Miss you for you wiped my tears away!

And now when a tear rolls down my cheek

I miss your soothing hug

I miss your friendly smile

I miss your comforting pat &

I keep missing you all along 

I miss you in times of Happiness

When I see a smile spreading on a face

When I see two people holding hands

My heart stops beating at once

Remembering the moments we shared

You took em from me

With a promise of never returning back

And now when it rains here

I miss your songs

I miss the romance 

and I miss the crazy dance in the rain

Lying on my bed .. 

Listening to the leaves drinking rain drops..

Made my heart bloom once!

But now when it rains.. 

I feel the cloud cries for me..

No! it cries for Us!

I still cry at times of sadness

I still Laugh at stupid jokes

It still rains here

People still love each other

Everything's still the same

The meanings however have Just Changed!! 

Pages of My Diary... *Belief of Sight*

Belief of Sight
Poetess: Saman Tariq
Written : 2008

People thought I had it all 

While i went through a silent fall

Did they ever try to feel?

The truth that my eyes conceal!

All they could see was What I had

The things I did, The Clothes I Clad

They saw in me a rising star

And not the pain, the hidden scar

They only believed what they could see

They never imagined what I could be

I had the power to conquer the earth

To give humanity a brand new birth

I could reach beyond the stars

They dint yet know my hidden powers

But all I lacked was the devotion

I was over whelmed by Emotion

I'd lost the power to realize

To see my identity through my eyes

I'd lost the complete track of time

I'd committed an unworthy crime.. 

The crime to enter this cruel life 

That seemed gentle but hurt like a knife

I too, had believed what my eyes saw

I learnt when I had been trapped in its claw

The glittery stuff was never Gold

In a market where values were sold

Where all was dealt, based on Cost

All thought they'd win, but finally Lost

And so all judged be by my price

When I knew my sacrifice 

I knew my worth was much more

But i stood hidden behind a door

My freedom had been denied its life

To gain it back is an endless strife

And so I try to barely Crawl

While People still Think.. 

I have it All !

A moment to say "Thanks"

It is one of those dark silent moments after midnight when i lie back, close my eyes and my life starts to play like a Movie in my head. I really dun understand what is it stimulating this silence. 

Tonight as i look back at my life i realize that too often when i should have thanked, i dint! 

so i m taking this moment to thank for everything life has given me and God bestowed upon me. It is without doubt more than i ever expected or even deserved. 

For every success i have achieved in life and even for the failures that pushed me to more struggle, more hard work, more sincerity. 

For every friend i was blessed with who has made happy moments happier and sad moments tolerable and even for the enmities that have made me look back and question.. "what went wrong?"

For the parents i was gifted with, who i know would stand by my side no matter what. Whats amazing is that i have never really been thoughtful and thankful for how understanding they are.. 

For the Love God has made me feel and fall in and to experience what its like to be special, for letting me know of HIS existence in my low moments that has always helped me keep my self from falling apart! 

There are a million more reasons why I am thankful but I do know that all the reasons that I just mentioned, You have em too! so take a moment to Thank the Almighty! For this beautiful life .. to be where many aspire and can only dream to be! To be healthy, wealthy and happy.. 

I hereby Bow my head! n' Thank You Lord! for all this and so much more that i can never stop counting!

Keep me blessed ! =))

Pakistan Is India...

Pakistani people are very sentimental. They would often get very sad about the fact that the western world knows not much about Pakistan and they're always like "Oh! is it somewhere near "India"? well! given the history of both countries Pakistani people would get all worked up. But I have two good reasons to tell them to relax!

1- Thankfully Pakistan's on good terms with her neighbor now and

2- Well Come'on! Lets be honest! India's been there for centuries. It is obviously more famous than Pakistan.

But there is something funny about the fact that India is not India! and Pakistan is India! Surprised? Let me take you a few years back. Like a couple of centuries back?

See, when Aryans invaded or as many other historians might say "came" or "happened upon" this part of the earth there was this sea that they began to call "Sindhu" but when Persians came here they translated it in their language and began calling it "Hindu"- oh n here i would like to tell you that "Hindu" is not a religion, it is used to refer to people who belong to the surroundings of "Hindu" river and when Greek came into the equation, they changed the name to "Indu". And well, as I hear, Greeks have this habit of putting an additional "S" after words so the river came out to be known as "INDUS" which is why the state was named "India"

As for 1947, Pakistan and India became independent states and the rest you, generally speaking, would know! But The Indus River became a part of "PAKISTAN" and the land which was not "INDIA" began to be called so. Quoting "Aik Din Geo K Saath"... "Kia Yeh Khulla Tazaad Nahi?" ;-)

India is a misnomer for the place it is called so, by. Bharat would be the appropriate name and  also... lets not forgot, Pakistan also has several things to be proud of so lets not feel bad about it. Its just a little Irony! 

In My Life..

(Written in June, 2007)

I'm Just Another Human Being Sent To This Earth To Do Something Good And Creative Fer My Self, Fer The People I Love And In Short , Something Good Fer This World..

Life Has Made Me See The Height Of Excitment And Height Of Frustration Simultaneously.. 

In My Life...

I've Tasted The Sweetness Of Victory .. And Have Come Across And Tasted The Bitter Taste Of Defeat Too

At Tymz I've Been So Over Whelmed With Joy That I Thought I Could Not Contain It ...And At Tymz I've Been So OverWrought With Sorrow That I Belived I Could Not Bear Another Moment Of It!

I've Been So Optimistic That There Aint A Single Dream Of Mine That I Was Not Convinced I Could Make A Reality .. But There Were Tymz ..When I Was So Discouraged That I Dint Dare To Dream...

In My Life...

I've Lived With Hope And Been Magnificiantly Empowered

And I've Been Hopeless And Powerless Too... At Tymz I've Been Admired So Openly That It Was Almost Embarassing .. And Some Tymz I've Been Despised So Deeply That I Felt Like Crawling Away And Hiding.. 

I Did The Wrong And Been Done Wrong To.. And I've Apologised And Felt The Amazing Healing .. I've Forgiven And Have Felt The Amazing Freedom

And..

I've Been Charitable And Made A Difference In SomeOne's Life And 've Accepted Charity Which Made A Difference In My Life .. And Tymz I've Been Selfish And Made A Difference To No One !

I've Been A Symbol Of Love Fer My Parents, Siblings, Friends And Strangers .. And Some Tymz A Coward To All Of Them 

The Biggest Lesson That I Learnt Was That I'll Never Do Wrong By Doing Anything Fer The Right Reason And I'll Neva Be Right By Doing Any Thing Fer The Wrong Reason

Now May I Ask...

In Yer Life???

Terrorism is NOT a Muslim Monopoly- an inspiration from the lecture of Dr. Zakir Nayak

(Written in March 2008)


"Not All Muslims Are Terrorists But All Terrorists Are Definitely Muslims!" A Commonly Heard Statement! 

I Condemn!! 

"Terrorism Has Become A Systematic Weapon Of War That Knows No Boundries And Seldom Has A Religion" 

Islamic Extremism Or Rather Islamic Terrorism Is A Controversial Statement In Itself. People To Be Called Islamic Extremists Are, In Fact Only Extremists And Not Islamic! 

Think Of A Molvi Who Prays Five Tymz A Day, But When Comes Out Of The Mosque, Beats A Poor Like An Animal Only Because His Gadha Gaari Was A Hurdle To His BMW; 

Another Molvi Whose Wife Dies After Struggling With A Disease For 8 Long Years Just Because He Dint Take Her To A Male Doctor Coz The Doctor Is A Na Mehram, Neither To A Female Doctor Because The "DOCTOR" Does Not Follow Hijaab... 

Or A Molvi Who Beats A Student In Front Of The Entire University Because He Was Seen Talking To A Girl & Himself Is Found In The Nearby Caf'e With His Latest Girl Friend 10 Minutes Later... 

If These Molvies Are Going To Project Our Religion Then Where Would Teachings Of Prophet (P.B.U.H) Go? And What Good Would Teachings Of Scholars Like Zakir Nayak Could Do ? These People Violating Human Rights In The Name Of Islam Are True To Be Called Extremists But I Doubt If They Are To Be Called Islamic Or Not !

Its Time To Ponder Over The Critical Question: " Who Moderate Muslims Are And Who Are Extremists?"

To Me, Both The Terms Are Incorrect. The Word Islam Itself Explains The Nature Of The Religion. Islam Means “Acquiring Peace By Submitting Yer Will To God” And God Above All Is Merciful n’ Benevolent. Millions Of Muslims Pray Five Tymz A Day n’ Their Prayers Start With The Words “In The Name Of God, The Most Merciful, The Most Beneficent” So Clearly! If Mercy Is The Primary Quality Of God, It Is The Quality Muslims Are First Called Upon To Imitate n’ Practice! 

All Muslims Are Instructed To Struggle Towards The Good Called “Jihad” n’ No Word In Modern Tymz Has Been More Misunderstood Than Jihad; By Muslims n’ Non Muslims Alike. 

Difference Between Jihad In Islam n’ Extremism Is Like The Earth n’ The Sky ! 

Though Muslims, Or Rather Islam Has Started To Be Recognized As A Religion Of Terror Sinces 70s n’ 80s But Since September 11 It Has Been Officially Labeled So!

A BomB Goes Off In Jerusalem, A Suicide Bomber Enters Into A Bus Full Of Women n’ Children n’ The List Of Many Such Events Have Undoubtedly Affected The Muslims World Wide. 

Now Any Muslim Who Wants To Practice His/Her Religion Or Expresses The Pious Desire To Live Under The Banner Of Islam Is Labeled A Fundamentalist Or Extremist. Any Muslim Man Walking Down The Busy Streets Of London With A Beard On His Face Is Looked Upon As Being A Terrorist, Any Muslim Woman Who Is Veiled Cannot Go Anywhere In The Western World Without Being Taunted As Being Opressed Or Being Mad ! 

Is It Justified? No!! Because If THIS Would Have Been The Criteria To Judge A Religion By The Conduct Of Its Minority; We Too Could Have Said That All The Christianity Is About Child Molesting n’ Homosexuality n’ All The Hinduism Is About Looting n’ Breaking Mosques … But Generalizing In Such A Manner Is Not Seen To Be Objective!!