Har raat meri aankhein inhi sochon mein ghum ho jaati hain;
Ke mera maqsad-e-hayaat kya tha,
Aur mujhe thaka kin kaamon ne diya!
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Are we what we do with time, or are we what time does with us?
— Mahmoud Darwish
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When I had my own palace, I promised myself, it would be totally different. I closed my eyes and imagined a riot of color and sound, birds singing in mango and custard apple orchards, butterflies fitting among jasmines, and in the midst of it- but I could not imagine yet the shape that my future home would take. Would it be elegant as crystal? Solidly precious, like a jewel-studded goblet?Delicate and intricate, like gold filigree? I only knew that it would mirror my deepest being. There I would finally be at home.
— Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions
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My favourite Urdu word is 'Shayad'.
Filled with hope and hopelessness in equal measure
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Moroccan riad courtyard by sir20
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bā-vajūd-e-dil-jam.ī ḳhvāb-e-gul pareshāñ hai
- Mirza Ghalib
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"hasrat hi rahe toh behtar hai
chaand haasil hojaye toh kaha chaand lagta hai"
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Dil dhokay mein hai, aur dhokay-baaz dil mein.
- jaun eliya
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( via insta - @ heyitsmaham )
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Image via @parogoodearth on instagram
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