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Which condom would you use....!@! by Siddiqui Sufiyan
Which condom would you use....!@!
- Nike Condoms: Just do it.
- Toyota Condoms: Oh what a feeling.
- Diet Pepsi Condoms: You got the right one, baby.
- Pringles Condoms: Once you pop, you can't stop.
- Mentos Condoms: The freshmaker.
- Flintstones Vitamins Condom Pack: Ten million strong and growing.
- Secret Condoms: Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman.
- Macintosh Condoms: It does more, it costs less, its that simple.
- Ford Condoms: The best never rest.
- Chevy Condoms: Like a rock.
- Dial Condoms: Aren't you glad you use it? Don't you wish everybody did?
- Avis Condoms: Trying harder than ever.
- KFC Condoms: Finger-Licking Good.
- Coca Cola Condoms: Always a Real Thing.
- Lays Condoms: Betcha can't have just one.
- Cambells Soup Condoms: Mm, mm good.
- The Carl's Jr. Condom: If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face...
- General Electric: We bring good things to life!
- AT&T condom: 'Reach out and touch someone.
- 'Bounty: The quicker picker upper.
- Microsoft: where do you want to go today ?
- Energizer: It keeps going and going and going....
- M&M condom: 'It melts in your mouth, not in your hands!
- 'Chevron: use them? people do.
- Taco Bell: get some; make a run for the border
- MCI: for friends and family
- Double Mint: Double your pleasure, double your fun!
- The Sears latex condom: One coat is good for the entire winter
- Delta Airlines travel pack: Delta's ready when you are
- United Airlines travel pack: Fly United
- The Star Trek Condom: To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
- Wendy Condoms: Where's the beef?
- Denny's Condoms: $1.99 Grand Slam
- Mazda Condom: It Just Feels Right!
- Maxwell House: Good to the last drop!
- McDonalds condom: Over 99 billion served
- Hewlett Packard condoms: Expanding Possibilities
- Burger King: Have it your wayDairy Queen: We treat you right
- AOL: So easy to use, no wonder it's #1
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Tip for Hair and style by Siddiqui Sufiyan
1) Find a shampoo that lathers less. Sudsy doesn’t necessarily mean clean—sometimes, it means the opposite. Shampoos that lather too much are often overloaded with moisturizing products, which can leave build-up in your hair, making it look and feel dirtier quicker. So opt for a sulfate-free formula.
2) Give your locks a burst of cold. Before you hop out of the shower, turn the cold water on for a second and quickly rinse it through your strands. It helps seal the cuticle, adding a sleek finish to your locks.
3) Play hot-and-cold as you dry. When using a round brush to dry your hair in sections, start from the roots and dry all the way to the ends, letting the brush linger at the tips of your strands. Let your hair cool off like this on its own for five seconds, then repeat on another section. Alternating between heat and cool-down time helps set your style, and your blowout will have more body.
4) Do an at-home glaze between color appointments. Glazes fill holes and rough spots in your hair cuticles, helping smooth your locks and put moisture back into your hair. This keeps your color shiny and bright so it lasts longer and look better. Plus, you can snag an at-home kit from your local drugstore.
5) Use rollers for high-volume. For sex-kitten lift, blow out your locks until they’re dry. Then, section off the hair on top of your head—between your temples and all the way back to the crown of your hair. Divide that section into three smaller sections vertically (as if you were making a mohawk), and wrap each in a 2-inch velcro hair roller. Let your hair sit like this for 30 minutes, and then unwrap your strands, lightly comb them out, and spray for hold.
6) Drop the towel. Keeping wet strands wrapped in a towel for a half-hour as you do your make-up will just cause frizz! The roughness of the cotton forces your hair cuticles open, making them more likely to go every-which-way. Instead, squeeze out excess water as soon as you’re out of the shower, then let your hair air-dry for five or ten minutes before blowdrying.
7) Apply products 10 minutes before you style. Whether you’re curling, straightening, or whatevering, applying product 10 minutes in advance helps it fully absorb into your strands so you get all of its benefits and more bang for your buck.
8) Wrap—don’t clamp—your hair for quick curls. When using a curling iron, you don’t need to fasten your locks to the barrel. Wrap sections around the iron and hold in place for about 10 seconds to score the same soft, sexy curls.
9) Use spray bottles as your new lazy-day BFF. If you wake up and your locks are totally flat or grungy from the day before, just spray the top layer of your hair until damp, and then use a big barrel roundbrush (2 inches or more) to blow your locks dry. You’ll score high volume on that top layer, and since it’s freshly blown out, you’ll create the illusion of all-over smooth hair.
10) Use dry shampoo a different way. Instead of waiting until your locks need an dirt-fighting pick-me-up, apply a dab of dry shampoo to your roots immediately after you wash and dry them. Though your hair’s already clean, the barrier will stave off the debris and oil your strands will collect throughout the day before it hits. Bonus: It also gives you killer volume.
Sources: Vanessa Collington, a stylist at Louis Licari salon; Tami Jenson a stylist at Prive salon; Matt Fugate a stylist at Sally Hershberger salon; Davide Marinelli a stylist at De Berardinis Salon
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50 wedding photography tips for beginners by Siddiqui Sufiyan
"50 wedding photography tips for beginners"
A collection of essential wedding photography tips, techniques and tricks for beginners – from candid wedding photography to a more classic approach…
If you’re new to wedding photography, this is the place to start. Whether you’re looking to gain some experience as the unofficial photographer on the big day, or simply looking for some pointers for improving your portraits in general, there’s lots of great advice on offer here.
General wedding photography tips
1 Use a wide aperture
The use of the widest aperture that your lens permits (for a narrow depth of field) can create a very appealing effect for wedding photography, keeping your subject in focus while making the background blurred – although you need to be sure you focus accurately.
2 Try slow-synch flash
If using flash, try as slow a shutter speed as possible – 1/15 to 1/25 second, say – to make the most of ambient lighting. Try panning with moving subjects while you fire the flash to freeze the subject and blur a distant background.
3 Pose the bride
For flattering images of a bride, make sure she doesn’t have her arms bent (a slight bend is best, but not straight) while holding her bouquet. If possible, ask her to create an ‘S’ bend with her body, similar to the way fashion models pose. Look through women’s magazines like Vogue and Cosmopolitan to see how the models pose to get an idea.
4 Look for lines
Try to make the most of strong architectural lines, such as pillars, for backdrops to your wedding photographs. Remember, if you sort out the background, the foreground falls into place to create the perfect composition. Scout out the venue beforehand to see which architectural elements might work best.
5 Use light patterns creatively
If there are any interesting light patterns outside the church or register office, you can use them to add impact and drama to your images. Be aware, however, that such patterns may come and go as the day progresses, so you may have to work quickly to capture them.
6 Frame the couple
When taking pictures of the bride and groom with their bridal car, try being creative by using the windows to frame them, or even jump inside the car, if it’s OK with them.
7 Tilt the camera
Camera tilt adds a sense of motion to an image. You don’t have to always keep the camera in landscape or portrait format, be adventurous and align the composition lines at diagonals in the image to create impact. As with all techniques don’t over do this – one or two images is ample.
8 Find the shade
If you’re shooting a wedding on a day with very strong sunshine, try to move the couple or group into the shade for a better exposure, or use fill-in, or forced flash to balance the scene. You’ll find the fill flash setting by cycling through the camera’s flash modes.
9 Add some blur
Try experimenting with pictures of the first dance using a very slow shutter speed to give your images a sense of movement. Use a combination of flash and a slow shutter speed to freeze the motion of the couple while still capturing ambience and movement. You may need to increase the ISO sensitivity of the camera – although noise will become more obvious in darker indoor conditions.
10 Use a flash bracket
Attach an external flashgun to a flash bracket to lift the flash a few inches above the lens, eliminating shadows on the subject. The best frames works on a hinge mechanism and enable you to move the flash for portrait shots or landscape format shots accordingly.
Candid wedding photography tips
11 Look the other way
Weddings don’t just happen in front of you. Look around for other photo opportunities that may be behind you. After all, you’ll be looking at what your subjects can see, so if you’re aiming to capture their memories of the day, look at what they’re looking at.
12 Pay attention to detail
Look for the small stuff as well as the big picture. Often, details may go unnoticed by the wedding guests, and yet when they see a detail shot, memories will come flooding back. So be aware of everything around you and don’t be afraid to photograph it.
13 Go low
Try shooting from a low vantage point. Avoid crouching on your haunches, however. Such a stance makes you unsteady and you may find your shots ruined by camera shake. If the ground is dry, kneel down, or even lie down, in order to stand a better chance of keeping the camera steady.
14 Wait a second
Let other people take their photographs and then capture the subjects as they relax. Formal, posed shots are OK for the record, but when aiming to capture the emotion of the event, people come across better in photos when they’re happy, relaxed and unworried about people taking pictures of them.
15 Add grain
Grain can add atmosphere and lack of flash can keep attention from you. The last thing you want is for a flash to distract the wedding guests, drawing attention to yourself. The high ISO settings used in low light photography may increase noise a little, but this can give them character.
16 Try a telephoto
Long lenses keep you out of the action as an observer. They also create interesting perspective effects, which can add drama to photos. Be careful to avoid camera shake that can be induced when wielding such lenses – a sturdy tripod is a handy accessory in such situations.
17 Make friends with the organisers
They know what’s actually happening, as opposed to what should be. The organisers can tip you off about who’s going to be where and when, so it’s wise to consult them in order to be in the right place at the right time.
18 Don’t be intrusive
If someone doesn’t want their photo taken, leave them alone. There’s little point in taking shots of people who don’t like being in front of the lens. They’ll not look comfortable and you could end up causing offence. With experience, you’ll get to recognise the signals that the camera-shy give out.
19 Listen for laughter
Weddings are happy occasions, so keep an ear out for laughter. Shots in which people look happy and relaxed work very well, so use your ears as well as your eyes to monitor the dynamic of the wedding party and move in on where the action’s taking place.
20 Use the wind
If it’s windy, face people into the wind and get lots of movement. The bride’s dress in particular can look wonderfully dynamic when there’s a breeze – its lines will flow out with the movement of air. However, if you’re changing the lens on a DSLR, get out of the wind to avoid dirt blowing into the camera body.
The considerate wedding photographer…
21 Consult beforehand
Always have a pre-wedding consultation with the couple to get to know them and find out what they want first. It’s their day, not yours, so it’s wise to have a clear idea of how they envisage the occasion. Be polite and don’t promise anything that you can’t deliver.
22 Smile a lot
If you smile at people, they smile back, so make lots of eye contact. Don’t hide behind your camera. Someone with a big lump of technology permanently attached to their face can be off-putting and you’ll likely end up missing a lot of potentially excellent shots.
23 Give the couple space
After the ceremony, give the couple time and space to be congratulated. This helps you when you come to shoot the organised photographs – people won’t keep coming up and getting in your way as they attempt to pass on their best wishes to the bride and groom.
24 Be candid
While the couple are busy being congratulated, you can go round and get some candid shots of the guests. They’ll be happily distracted and therefore more relaxed than when they feel they have to pose for the camera. The unobtrusive photographer can have some of the best shots of the wedding day.
25 Compose subtly
Pre-focus and compose your subject through the lens, then get their attention by talking or smiling at them – they won’t know you’re taking the photograph. When they do realise, they’ll laugh and you can then take more natural-looking photographs. The more relaxed people are, the better the shots will turn out.
26 Go with the flow
Don’t fight the rain, wind, people and time. There’s always a way to get round a problem, so think laterally. As you become more confident and experienced, you’ll develop numerous ways of making the unexpected play into your hands, so exercise your problem-solving skills to the full.
27 Plan for rain
If it’s raining, use brollies. It’s handy to have a white one and a black one in your car. Get the couple walking with them, kissing each other and so on. They make excellent props, and can save your expensive digital camera from a soaking, which is unlikely to do it much good.
28 Use the crowd
If people are in the background in public places, just let them be there. Sometimes it’s good to take pictures of strangers wishing them the best.
29 Manage your time
You should always have enough time. If you don’t, you didn’t ask the right questions at the consultation. Be aware of the schedule of the day, how you’re going to get from A to B and where the wedding party will be and when. The disorganised photographer will miss out on key moments, so don’t let it be you.
30 Enjoy yourself
Wedding photography can be a lot of fun, but not if you’re fretting about the camera or the light. Relax and have a good time, just as the rest of the attendees are meant to be doing. You may find that your photography improves as a result.
Reportage wedding photography tips
31 Use your inside knowledge of the family to get shots
If some relatives haven’t seen each other for 20 years, a shot of when they first meet at the church could be very emotional. Think about the attendees and how they get on, then use that knowledge to plan your shooting schedule.
If some relatives haven’t seen each other for 20 years, a shot of when they first meet at the church could be very emotional. Think about the attendees and how they get on, then use that knowledge to plan your shooting schedule.
32 Avoid shooting when people are eating
Don’t take pictures of people eating. They never look good and no one will thank you for it. You may as well pack away the camera during the meal and have some food yourself while you wait for the speeches, which provide far more opportunities for good people shots.
33 No chimping
Don’t ‘chimp’ after each shot (chimping is looking at the camera’s screen to check your pictures). It uses up the batteries and takes your eye off the action. You’re better off reviewing the photos en masse occasionally, being careful to delete only those that you can’t feasibly use.
34 Bounce the flash
When shooting indoors, bounce your flash off the ceiling and balance the exposure with the ambient light. Bounced flash is far more diffuse, so you won’t end up with those harsh shadows that are characteristic of amateur snaps.
35 Tell a story
Adopt a photojournalistic approach – look for pictures that tell the story of the day. The classic way is to get three pictures of each moment, not necessarily taken at the same time. For example, a close up of the cake, a medium shot of the couple cutting the cake and then a wide angle of the guests’ reactions.
36 Take your own confetti
To make sure you get a good confetti shot, take your own confetti. Frame the shot and throw the confetti high in the air, not at the couple. Try a small aperture (f/11), slow shutter (1/15 sec) and fill-in flash. Just make sure the wind isn’t blowing towards you, or you’ll look like an idiot.
37 Listen for stories
When mingling with the guests listen out for someone telling a story. There are typically numerous characters at the wedding, each with something to say, so let them warm up the crowd for you and be ready to capture their reactions.
38 Edit ruthlessly
When you get back home, edit the pictures then edit them again. Remove any shots in which the bride and groom don’t look at their best. Retouch any blemishes from their faces, and so forth. Then edit the pictures again – only let people see the best shots, not hundreds of average ones.
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9 Don’t let your camera sharpen the shots
Turn off any automatic in-camera sharpening. This is best done on the computer after you’ve resized the images. If possible, always shoot RAW format. This transfers the data from the imaging chip directly to memory without compressing it, although the file sizes will be much larger than when shooting JPEGs, so you’ll need high-capacity memory cards, or a portable storage device to copy your images onto over dinner…
40 Underexpose in bright light
In bright sunlight, try to retain the detail in the bride’s dress by underexposing by 1 EV and then bringing the shot up to the correct exposure on the computer. Digital cameras have excellent dynamic range, so shadow detail should be recoverable – it’s highlights which is where they tend to have problems. Again, shooting in RAW as opposed to JPEG really helps in this situation.
Contemporary wedding photography tips
41 Find a position
Try to get a position in the church about 2 or 3 rows back from the altar and to the side of the bride and groom. You can capture some fantastic emotional images throughout the ceremony. And make sure you turn the camera’s sound effects off so you don’t disturb people seated nearby.
42 Plan for key events
Think beforehand at what points you’ll be able to capture emotional or funny images – for example, during the ceremony itself, and the couple’s interaction while register is being signed. This is often the first time they’ve spoken together on the day and their reactions can produce some wonderful images.
43 Soften your flash
Never use direct flash – as well as using an off-camera flash bracket, place a diffuser over the flash head. Sto-fen’s white plastic caps are affordable and great for helping flash pictures. They soften the flash, reducing those harsh shadows that can make photographs look amateurish.
44 Avoid effects
Keep away from too many digital effects on the camera. If you want to create a sepia print, or even solarize the happy couple, shoot in colour as normal and convert the shot in an image editor later. If you shoot with special effects, you’ll not be able to turn the image into a standard colour shot afterwards.
45 Go wide on architecture
Use wideangle lenses to capture interesting graphic shapes. The lines of a church’s interior can look spectacular when wideangle lenses distort them. Just avoid taking portraits with them – people’s faces will distort in a strange, bulbous way.
46 Go slow indoors
Practice slow-sync flash methods, which can transform interior shots. The camera’s flash will fire to illuminate foreground subjects and the shutter will stay open longer so that the background’s properly exposed. Rest your camera on a tripod, though, otherwise you’ll introduce unwanted motion blur.
47 Aim high
Where possible, try high angles (or low ones) to get shots that are different from those taken by the rest of the guests. Most people will shoot from head height, so get on a chair, table or windowsill to make your compositions stand out from the rest.
48 The best man’s speech
Watch for reaction from the bride and groom during the best man’s speech. This can be the funniest point in the whole day, so keep an eye on their faces as he talks. When the inevitable funny stories start coming out, the couple’s reactions will be well worth capturing.
49 Use exposure lock
Make good use of the camera’s exposure lock – yours may have an AE-L button, or it can be locked by half-depressing the shutter – and take spot meter readings from faces to ensure you get the correct exposure. People are automatically drawn to faces in a photo, so you don’t want them under- or overexposed
50 Use a reflector
They’re cheap, you can clearly see the effect and it’s better than flash. The reflector helps to reduce the harsh shadows caused by strong, directional light, and is essential when aiming to take flattering portraits.
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Six Tips for Money-Making Hobbies by Siddiqui Sufiyan
Six Tips for Money-Making Hobbies
You can make money from your hobby.
Whether you knit, or write, or make photographs, or grow a vegetable garden, or tinker with cars, or build web sites, or collect ancient coins — you can make money from your hobby.
I’m not saying it’s possible to get rich by playing your violin at weddings, or by weaving baskets from pine needles, but earning money from a hobby is a nice way to get paid for doing something you would do anyhow.
This article is the first in a series that will explore how to turn a hobby into a source of side income. In the weeks and months ahead, I’ll describe general best practices, discuss potential pitfalls, and provide case studies culled from my friends, and from the stories of readers like you. (If you’d like to share your experience, please drop me a line.)
First, by way of introduction, here are some ground-rules for making money from hobbies.
- Focus on something you love
I love to write. I was struggling with debt. I began to read personal finance books, and then to summarize what I’d learned for my personal web site. From this, Get Rich Slowly was born. Now I make over a thousand dollars a month writing about personal finance. But I didn’t start this for the money — I started this because I was passionate about the subject.
Keep it fun. Don’t let it become a chore.
- Be creative
At my day job, I have a customer whose wife loves to cook. She turned this hobby into a part-time job as a personal chef. She prepares meals in advance for wealthy clients. She spends a few hours a day preparing a week-long menu for people who pay her handsomely for her time.
I have a friend who likes to travel. One day he discovered that he could subsidize his journeys by writing about the places he visited, and by taking photographs. Now every couple of years he takes an all expense paid vacation. He’s doing something he’d do anyhow, and it doesn’t cost him a dime.
- Don’t force it
My brother builds speakers and works with audio equipment as a hobby. He makes some money at it. (“Spending money,” he says.) Jeff notes, “It’s not hard to make money from a hobby. What’s difficult is trying to turn it into an actual business. Moving from a hobby to a business is a pain-in-the-ass.”
Often when you try to take your hobby to the next level, the joy goes out of it. Suddenly the extra income just isn’t worth it. When I tried to turn my computer-building hobby into a business, I hated it. There’s a balance to be achieved, and if you can find it, you can have a fun while earning extra income.
- Don’t underestimate your ability
For example, I have a love for early 20th-century American pop culture. My brain is filled with facts and anecdotes about once-famous recording artists. I sometimes find myself under the impression that everybody knows who Billy Murray was, or is familiar with the song “Ukulele Lady”. But this isn’t common knowledge — it’s specialized.
The same concept holds true for you and your hobby. Know a lot about Napoleonic warfare? Start a blog about Admiral Nelson. Spend time tinkering with bicycles? Open a small-scale bike repair service. Not everybody knows what you know. Don’t sell yourself short.
- Market yourself
There’s no shame in mentioning your money-making hobby to friends, family, and neighbors. You needn’t be pushy. Just mention it at natural points in the conversation. If you’ve decided to do some woodworking for cash, mention this when your uncle mentions he wants to buy a new bookshelf.
Marketing can be subtle, but it’s an absolute necessity if you hope to earn money from your hobby. People need to know you’re available before they can hire you.
- Hone your skill
Photography is a terrific example. If you’re willing to make a hundred images a day, you can improve your skills quickly, especially if you teach yourself about composition. You may never become a professional photographer this way, but you can develop your skill to the point where you can sell images to stock photo agencies, or enter (and win) photography contests.
Some people are born with natural talent. Most of us have to work at it.
- Conclusion
This is an especially good technique if you’re stuck in a low-wage job. And sometimes a person can turn a money-making hobby into a career. Who doesn’t want a job doing something he loves?
Future articles in this series will cover topics such as:
- Making money from photography
- Using the web to make money from a hobby
- Making the leap to full-time
- Creating web sites about your hobby
- Teaching your hobby (thanks, Donna!)
- Most of all — whether or not you make money from your hobby, enjoy the time you spend with it! Hobbies help make life fun.
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Love
Mujh Ko To Iss Jahaan Mein,Sirf Tujh Se "MUHABBAT" Hai,
Ya Mera Imtehaan Le Le,Ya Mera Aitebaar Kar Le.......! !
Monday, February 18, 2013
Kalaam Bahoo (English Translation)
Kalam E Bahoo(English translation): please read at once
Alif-Allah chambe di bootee, Murshid man wich laayi hoo
Nafee asbaat daa paanee milia, Har rage har jaayi hoo
Andar bootee Mushk machaayaa, Jaan phullan te aayi hoo
Jeeve murshid kaamil Bahu, Jain eh bootee laayi hoo
My Master has planted in my heart the jasmine of Allah's Name.
Both my denial that the Creation is real & my embracing of God, the only reality, have nourished the seedling down to its core.
When the buds of mystery unfolded into the blossoms of revelation, my entire being was filled with God's Fragrance.
May the perfect Master who planted this jasmine in my heart be ever blessed, O Bahu!
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| Huzoor Gause Azaam Dastagir |
Allah parhion haafiz hoion, Na giaa hijaabon pardaa hoo
Parhh Parhh aalim faazil hoion, Taalib hoion zar daa hoo
Lakh hazaar kitaabaan parhiaan, Zaalim nafs na mardaa hoo
Baajh faqeeraan kise na mareya, Eho chor andar daa hoo
You have read the name of God over and over, You have stored the Holy Qur'an in your memory, but this has still not unveiled the hidden mystery.
Instead, your learning and scholarship have sharpened your greed for worldly things;
none of the countless books you've read in your life has destroyed your brutal ego.
Indeed, none but the Saints can kill this inner thief, for it ravages the very house in which it lives.
Alif-aihad jad dittee wiskaalee, Az khud hoiaa faanee hoo
Qurb, wisaal, maqaam na manzil, Na uth jism na jaanee hoo
Na uth ishq muhabbat kaaee, Na uth kaun makaanee hoo
Aino-ain theeose Baahoo, Sirr wahadat subhaanee hoo
When the one Lord revealed Himself to me, I lost myself in Him.
Now there is neither nearness nor union. There is no longer a journey to undertake, no longer a destination to reach.
Love, attachment, my body & soul and even the very limits of time and space have all dropped from my consciousness.
My separate self has merged in the Whole: In that, O Bahu, lies the secret of the unity that is God!
Allah sahee keetose jis dam, Chamkiaa ishq agohaan hoo
Raat dihaan de taa tikhere, Kare agohaan soohaan hoo
Andae bhaaheen, andar baalan, Andar de wich dhoohaan hoo
Shaah rag theen Rabb nerhe laddhaa, Ishq keetaa jad soohaan hoo
The moment I realized the oneness of God, the flame of His love shone within, to lead me on.
Constantly it burns in my heart with intense heat, revealing the mysteries along my path.
This fire of love burns inside me with no smoke, fuelled by my intense longing for the Beloved.
Following the Royal Vein,* I found the Lord close by. My love has brought me face to face with Him.
* The Royal Vein or shah rag is the central current in the subtle body, starting from the eye centre and leading up to the highest spiritual regions. It is located and followed by means of the spiritual practise taught by a perfect Master. The hindu's call it sushmana or sukhmana nadi. It is the Royal Highway to the court of the Lord. It is not to be confused with the sushmana naadi of the yogis, which runs up the spinal column.
Alif alast suniaa dil mere, jind balaa kookendee hoo
HUbb watan dee ghaalib hoee, Hik pal saun na dendee hoo
Qaihar pave is raazan duneeaa, Haqq daa raah marendee hoo
Aashiq mool qabool na Bahoo, zaaro zaar ruvendee hoo
When, at the time of Creation, God separated me from Himself,
I heard Him say, "Am I not your God?"* "Indeed you are," cried my soul, reassured. Since then has my heart flowered,
With the inner urge to return Home, giving me not a moment of calm here on earth.
May doom strike this world! It robs souls on their way to God.
The world has never accepted His lovers; they are persecuted and left to cry in pain.
* According to the Qur'an, God created souls and decided to send them down to inhabit the creation. When he saw them in torment at the prospect of their separation from him, he reassured them by asking, "Am I not your God?" meaning that he was not deserting them for good, and that he would call them back.
Oho nafs asaada belee, jo naal asaade siddhaa hoo
Zaahid aalim aan nivaae, tukrha wekhan thiddhaa hoo
Jo koee usdee kare savaaree, Naam Allaah us laddhaa hoo
Raah faqar daa mushkil Baahoo, Ghar maan na seeraa riddha hoo
Only the mind that works in harmony with my spirit is my friend.
Only the person who has so tamed his mind can realize the Name of God.
This same mind forces the abstinent and the devout To grovel before greed and temptation,
Tough is the path to God, O Bahu, It is not a bowl of your mother's pudding.
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| Hazrat Sultan Bahoo |
Azal abad noon sahee keetose, wekh tamaashe guzre hoo
Chaudaan tobaq dile de andar, Aatish laae hujre hoo
Jinhaan haqq na haasil keetaa, Doheen jahaaneed ujrhe hoo
Aashiq gharq hoe wich wahadat, Wekh tinhaan de mujre hoo
I have, at last, grasped the beginning and the end: I have seen the whole spectacle of past, present and future Pass before my eyes.
Within my heart are fourteen realms*. Chambers of light - ablaze with the profusion of God's Light.
Those who have not realized God will wander, homeless in this world, destitute in the next.
But watch the lovers dance with ecstasy, as they merge into the oneness of God.
* Some sufi mystics divide the inner journey into fourteen stages or realms, Hu symbolizes the resonant Sound, Word or Kalima; it also stands for God, who pervades the universe in the form of that Sound or Word. The name Bahu is made up of ba (with) and Hu, and therefore means 'one who abides in God'
Andar hoot e baahir hoo, Hardam naal jalendaa hoo
Hoo daa daagh muhabbat waalaa, Hardam piaa sarhendaa hoo
Jitthe hoo kare rushnaaee, Chhorh andheraa vaindaa hoo
Dohee jahaan ghulaam us Baahoo, Jo hoo sahee karendaa hoo
Hu is within, Hu is without, Hu always reverberates in my heart.
The wound in my heart aches constantly with the continuous pain of Hu's love.
The darkness of ignorance departs from the heart lit by Hu.
I sacrifice myself to the one, O Bahu, who has realized the significance of Hu.
Addhee laanat duneeaa taaeen, Saaree duneeaa daaraan hoo
Jain raah sahib kharch na keetee, Lain ghazab deeaan maaraan hoo
Peovaan kolon putt kohaava, Bhatth duneeaa makkaaran hoo
Tark jinhaan duneeaa theen keetee, Laisan baagh bahaaraan hoo
Accursed is life in this world; Twice as accursed are they who are attached to it.
Those who have not dedicated their lives to God shall suffer the unrelenting blows of destiny.
Abominable is this sly world - it can even prompt a father to kill his own son.
Those who have renounced this world will enjoy the delights of the garden that is eternally in bloom.
Imaan salaamat har koee mange, Ishq salaamat koee hoo
Imaan mangan sharmaavan ishqon, Dil noon ghairat hoee hoo
Jis manzil non ishq puchaave, Imaan khabar na koee hoo
Ishq salaamat rakkheen Baahoo, Diaan imaan dharoee hoo
Believers pray to God for the protection of faith, but few pray for the gift of His love.
I am ashamed at what they ask for, even more at what they are willing to yield.
Religion is quite unaware of the spiritual plane to which love can raise us.
O Lord, keep my love for You ever fresh, says Bahu, I shall mortgage my religion for it.
Eh tan meraa chashmaan hove, Murshid wekh na rajjaan hoo
Loon loon de mudh lakh lakh chashmaan, Ik kholaan ik kajjaan hoo
Itniaan dithiaan sabar naa aave, Hor kite val bhajjaan hoo
Murshid daa deedaar hai Baahoo, Lakh karorhaan hajjaan hoo
Were my whole body festooned with eyes, I would gaze at my Master with untiring zeal.
O, how I wish that every pore of my body would turn into a million eyes. Then as some closed to blink, others would open to see!
But even then my thirst to see him might remain unquenched. What else am I to do?
To me, O Bahu, a glimpse of my Master is worth millions of pilgrimages to the holy Kabah!
Andar wich namaaz asaadee, Hikse jaa niteeve hoo
Naal qiam rakooa sajoode, Kar takraar parheeve hoo
Eh dil hijar firaaqon sarhiaa, Eh dam mare na jeeve hoo
Sachchaa raah Mohammad waalaa, Jain wich Rabb labheeve hoo
I offer my prayer in the temple of my heart - the only true place to worship God.
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| Hazrat Sayyed Kumail Ashraf AlJilani (Sajadanasheen darbar kichaucha shareef) |
Hanging between life and death, my heart burns in the fire of separation from Him.
The path indicated by the Prophet is true, O Bahu: Following it one can find God.
Akkheen surkh te mooheen zardee, Har wallon dil aaheen hoo
Muhaa muhaar khushboi waalaa, Pahuntaa vanj kadaaeen hoo
Ishq mushk na chhuppe raihnde, Zaahir theen uthaaeen hoo
Naam faqeer tinhaan daa Baahoo, Jin laamakaanee jaaeen hoo
Their eyes sleepless, their faces pale, Lovers constantly sigh in grief.
What has become of these faces that once beamed with youth and vivacity?
Love is like musk that cannot stay hidden: its fragrance cannot but reveal its presence.
Only those who abide in realms beyond space deserve to be called 'faqir', O Bahu*.
* A faqir is a beggar, a religious mendicant, a dervish, a humble man, but in Sufi parlance a faqir is one who has attained the highest goal in spirituality; a God-realized man.
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