Lahore rises and sets in our hearts...
Showing posts with label pakistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pakistan. Show all posts
Friday, January 20, 2012
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Lahore heart of us
No it's not the past, it's still the same; it's us who have changed.
Lahore heart of Pakistan, and Pakistan heart of us
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Qutb-ud-din Aibak's Mausoleum
As you turn in the small street of Anarkali you see the Mausoleum of Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Mausoleum of Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak also called "Lakh Baksh Sultan" (the donator of hundreds of thousands)was the first Muslim king of Northwest India who ruled from his capital in Delhi where he built Qutub Minar and the Quwwat Al Islam mosque and now Qutb-ud-din Aibak's tomb is located behind Anarkali bazaar which is present after being renovated at the orders of the Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1970.
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak was a very avid player of polo, he died in Lahore in 1210 A.D., while playing the game.
A bottom to top shot view of the mausoleum
The grave of Qutb ud Din Aibak in Anarkali, Lahore, Pakistan.
Detailing and view of the Quranic wordings on the wall of the mausoleum
The side walls which surround the mausoleum
Chiraaga
Two pieces of these are attached on the entrance where diya's are lit up to enlighten the entrance of the mausoleum
Two pieces of these are attached on the entrance where diya's are lit up to enlighten the entrance of the mausoleum
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Dar-e-Khuda
Na tha kuch toh khuda tha, kuch na hota to khuda hota
Duboya mujhko hone ne, na hota main to kya hota ?
Standing in front of this door leading me to the pious house
I wait, I stare, and I wish that it bounds me in a spell of no return...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Painted Green
The color of my blood is RED, but when the time comes I paint my self with MY color, the color GREEN, to support my loving land, to show who I ACTUALLY AM...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Khushnuma
Khushnuma sa ye roshan ho jahaan
Khwaab jeenay ke poorey ho yahaan
Zindagi se yun miley
Koi pal na rootha sa
Jisme khud se bade dooriyan
Khushnuma sa ye roshan ho jahaan
Khwaab jeenay ke poorey ho yahaan
Zindagi se yun miley
Koi pal na rootha sa
Jisme khud se bade dooriyan
May this beautiful sight
diminish all the sorrows
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Dhalta Suraj
Dhalta suraj kabhi dhalti umeedon ko ashna nahi karta.
Dikhata hai toh ek naya din,
Sikhata hai toh Zindagi ka naya pehlu.
© Ubaid Ullah Ahmed & Purple
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Captivating Mosque (Day 28 of 30)
I try to capture it through my lens yet the beauty and the true divine nature of it can never be captured even if we pour our heart out in the click.
Badhsahi Mosque is one of my all times favorite and it forever will be
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Parcham (Day 27 of 30)
Ek izzat hai
ek rooh hai
ek jaan hai
ek junoon hai
Iss sabz parcham ki
ek hi justuju hai.
Per sach poocho
toh yaad nahi kab
Shayad bohut saal hue tab
saundhi khushbu soonghi thi maine apne watan ki
Ab toh khoon hi khoon hai
aur gosht ke tukre
Ya khuda tujh say yehi hai dua
iss parcham ko har dam lehrata rakh
Kahin zor ke jhonke se urr hi na jaye
Yeh watan humesha salamat rahay.
© Ubaid Ullah Ahmed & Purple
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Tu Nishaan-e-Azm-e-Alishan
Tu Nishaan-e-Azm-e-Alishan...
Someday
Inshallah
Yet again 14th of August is here... things are becoming worse day by day... It is no more a country which our Quaid dreamt of nor the ideology is left... All what left is hopeless people, shattered dreams, agonizing pain, hunger, suffering, destructions, politics and a sinking voyage... If we say it's our fault it won't be wrong but to say destroying it our desire then this would be a lie... Time heals, but for our country tch tch the definition of healing has to be redefined...
But I must say, the thing which separates us from majority is that whenever a crisis come we stand all together... Yet I see this passion fading too...
I do not know what others desire to say but I say ay watan tujh per aaj bhi utni hi jaan kurbaan jitni pehley thi... and with the core of my heart I desire to say
I do not know what others desire to say but I say ay watan tujh per aaj bhi utni hi jaan kurbaan jitni pehley thi... and with the core of my heart I desire to say
"PAKISTAN
To be with you in these explosions
To be with you in the time of crisis
To be with you in these disasters
Is not a decision which is forced upon me
It is what I desire, I choose
To see this PROMINENT GREEN standing out its color
To see the prominent green in front of my eyes
To see our country, our flag and its colors stand out
Stand out even in the time of darkness....
To be with you in the time of crisis
To be with you in these disasters
Is not a decision which is forced upon me
It is what I desire, I choose
To see this PROMINENT GREEN standing out its color
To see the prominent green in front of my eyes
To see our country, our flag and its colors stand out
Stand out even in the time of darkness....
To be a proud Pakistani
To wish you Azadi Mubarik"
Though I know I shouldn't end it with negativity per
Pani main doob rahi hai meri dharti aye Arz-e-Watan
Main kis zubaan sey kahun "Azadi Mubarak"
So lets pray for a better Pakistan, for better US... Pray that the hardships end and all which remains after that a Pakistan which rises, which motivates, which indulges no pain.
Lets pray for Pakistan not because we live here but because it lives in our heart and soul... We as a nation have come out of lots of disasters so why not unite again and pull this one heck of beautiful ship out of the storm and into the wide oceans sailing as never before...
So lets pray for a better Pakistan, for better US... Pray that the hardships end and all which remains after that a Pakistan which rises, which motivates, which indulges no pain.
Lets pray for Pakistan not because we live here but because it lives in our heart and soul... We as a nation have come out of lots of disasters so why not unite again and pull this one heck of beautiful ship out of the storm and into the wide oceans sailing as never before...
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Lucid Dream
Captivating me
with the endless teasing
twinkle in my eyes
the shadows dance
as i follow me
Dhalta Sooraj Dheke
Aur Hawa chuke Guzre
Jalwa Woh Nayab tha
Asal tha Yake Khwab tha
Standing before the mirror,
Is it a dream
A lucid dream
I guess
Lurking around me
memories of my temptations,
all mesmerizing
I want you
I want it
I want the substance
The substance which is mesmerizing me
Kuch bhi jo accha lage
Aur milay bhi
Zaroori to nahi
Sach hai per
hai Ajeeb
The shadows of the mirror
The mirror which I stand infront of
still taunt
still hurt
still enlighten my desires
arousing me ever so gently
tickling my senses
Ik andheri si raat
Aur kuch kadmoon ki chhap
Alam ki thi yeh kya baat
Jaise Andhekhi sa ghaat
Confused I am
And will remain
Until the dawning of a newly found hour
Shadows would fade
As I keep on looking at the mirror
the person gazing back at me,
in the mirror remains.
Lurking around me
memories of my temptations,
My lucid dream....
© Ubaid Ullah Ahmed
Monday, July 5, 2010
Chori Chori
Ae way mein chori chori teray naal laa layyan akhaan way
Mein chori chori...
Duniya tou jakhaan tay mein duniya
Jakhan tay mein pyar tera rakhan
Way mein chori chori teray naal laa layyan akhan way
Mein chori chori...
Duniya tou jakhaan tay mein duniya
Jakhan tay mein pyar tera rakhan
Way mein chori chori teray naal laa layyan akhan way
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Without anyone knowing about it, I locked my eyes with you
Very quietly, very discreetly...
I will keep this love hidden from the rest of this world
Nevertheless, the love I have for you is safe
Without anyone knowing about it, I locked my eyes with you
And fell in Love
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Sang-o-khisht
"Wuhi jahan hai tira jis ko tu kare paida
Yeh sang-o-khisht naheen jo tiree nigah men hai"
- Iqbal
Your world is (only) the one which you create yourself,
Not these stones and bricks, which are in sight
Monday, June 14, 2010
The Prominent Green
To be with you in these explosions
To be with you in the time of crisis
To be with you in these disasters
Is not a decision which is forced upon me
It is what I desire, I choose
To see this PROMINENT GREEN standing out its color
To see the prominent green in front of my eyes
To see our country, our flag and its colors stand out
Stand out even in the time of darkness....
Be proud, Be a true Pakistani
© Ubaid Ullah Ahmed
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Solacing Dead Ends
The motions of life never cease, constantly turning the clock towards our most certain end. The passage of life are similar we walk and walk until we see the end... And if we see the dead end, we turn, because there's always light coming from a better end rather then blindly walking towards a dead end making it a solacing one. It is good finding a little solace when an end to it is as inevevitable as the passing of days....
