Sunday, July 28, 2024

Encore! Encore!! Encore!!!

I wonder. I respect.

तुझे सोचें तो फिर सोते कहाँ हैं
हम इतने बे-अदब होते कहाँ हैं

Tujhe sochen to phir sote kahaan hain
Ham itne be-adab hote kahaan hain

Sleeping while thinking of you, never so
Am I being that discourteous, never so

बयाँ करते भी हैं तो दिल की हालत
ये आँसू आँख के होते कहाँ हैं

Bayaan karte bhi hain to dil ki haalat
Ye aansu aankh ke hote kahaan hain

They do describe but the state of the heart
Do these tears belong to the eyes, never so

बनाना पड़ते हैं हिम्मत से अपनी
सफर में रास्ते होते कहाँ हैं

Banaana padte hain himmat se apni
Safar mein raaste hote kahaan hain

Our own courage has made them possible
Else this journey and such roads, never so

तेरा होने का वादा कैसे कर लें
हम अपने ही कभी होते कहाँ हैं

Tera hone ka waada kaise karle
Ham apne hi kabhi hote kahaan hain

How do I promise of being yours
Have I ever been one’s, never so

–वसीम बरेलवी (Waseem Barelvi)

I’m speechless. I’m overwhelmed.

नहीं बदलेगा, बदला कुछ नहीं है
मचाओ शोर, होता कुछ नहीं है

Nahin badlega, badla kuch nahin hai
Machaao shor, hota kuch nahin hai

Won’t change, nothing has changed
Make noise, what’s done is nothing

मैं शर्मिंदा हूँ, आज अपने किए पर
मगर कल का भरोसा कुछ नहीं है

Main sharminda hun aaj apne kié par
Magar kal ka bharosa kuch nahin hai

I am ashamed for what I’ve done today
But what about tomorrow, it is nothing

उसी के पीछे पीछे दौड़ती है
जो दुनिया को समझता कुछ नहीं है

Usi ke peechhe peechhe dauDti hai
Jo duniya ko samajhta kuch nahin hai

It keeps running behind them
Who think the world is nothing

कनारे तक ही अंदेशे हैं सारे
उतर जाओ तो दरिया कुछ नहीं है

Kanaare tak hi andeshe hain saare
Utar jaao to dariya kuch nahin hai

All doubts come till the shore
Get in and the river is nothing

–वसीम बरेलवी (Waseem Barelvi)

I’m in tears. I’m in ecstasy.

Waseem Barelvi at Shabd 2024

How about the previous one?

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Stories of Future

Future of Stories.

Stories of Past.

Past of Stories.

How do stories evolve?

Do they? or Are they always the same?

Who knows?

Abstract painting depicting stories of future and past!

Otoyomegatari. Kaoru Mori.

Story of Brides. In Central Asia. Manga. Beautiful, Detailed Art.

You forget it’s a sketch. It feels so real. Such reality.

So deep. Such depth.

Maigret. Georges Simenon.

Rowan Atkinson. Michael Gambon. Bruno Cremer.

Suave. Patient. Borderline Comical.

The Secret Adversary. Partners in Crime. Agatha Christie.

Francesca Annis. James Warwick.

Crush. Envy.

Some of the recent “stories” I’ve read/seen with my superpartner.

Animation Movie Times

Sakura has been reading some of the books in the Adventure Series by Enid Blyton.

She asked me today, "Can one be called brave if he picks up a snake whose mouth is sewn shut!?"

I just laughed. That was my answer. Did she understand? Or Did I not understand! Was she being rhetorical?

Fun Times. Funny Days.

She planted three sunflower seeds.

One germinated today. After 5 days.

Will we see them bloom someday?

We will have to wait and see.

3 Sunflowers

Finally, the one story you have been waiting for

Every Part of You (nature.com)