The truth behind Hijab - apologies
I am extremely sorry for the incomplete post on Hijab -o, yes not again -yesterday. I have fixed the previous post now. This was an article that Sadia Dehlvi wrote for the Hindustan Times, India.
I liked what she wrote and wanted to share it with my friends in the blogosphere. Please do read it.






November 6th, 2006 at 11:29 pm
Bahut khoob, Raza sahab !
November 7th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Mein gaya tha uss galii mey
Kai khwahisyn pehen kr
Vo jo thiin bohat shanasaa
Inhe khirkiyon sey abkey
Kisi rukh ki roshnii sey nah charagh koi larza
Nah koi sitara chamkaa, nah he phool koi aya
Dil-e-muntazir ki jaanib,
Nah uthaai koi chilman kisi dast-e-pur hinaa ney,
Nah saba ki dastakon sey koi parva sarsaraya
Kisi khvaab sey ulajh kar nah tou choriyaan he chankiin,
Kisi aankh mey simaat kar nah he chaand muskaraya
Mey gaya tha uss gallii mey kaii khwahishyn pehen kar.
(Amjad Islam Amjad)
November 7th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
Mein gaya tha uss galii mey
Kai khwahisyn pehen kr
Vo jo thiin bohat shanasaa
Inhe khirkiyon sey abkey
Kisi rukh ki roshnii sey nah charagh koi larza
Nah koi sitara chamkaa, nah he phool koi aya
Dil-e-muntazir ki jaanib,
Nah uthaai koi chilman kisi dast-e-pur hinaa ney,
Nah saba ki dastakon sey koi parva sarsaraya
Kisi khvaab sey ulajh kar nah tou choriyaan he chankiin,
Kisi aankh mey simaat kar nah he chaand muskaraya
Mey gaya tha uss gallii mey kaii khwahishyn pehen kar.
(Amjad Islam Amjad)
November 11th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
wah wah..
thanks for posting the lovely poems..
RR
November 13th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Any time barey bhai,
thats one of the things we share!