یہ سزا کم تو نہیں ہے کہ جیے جاتے ہیں ya saza kam to naheen hai ki jiye jate hain ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana…
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Wordle 1808
Today’s wordle word is: CHILI, 6 attempts. FAILED. You can play wordle here:
Kehna Yeh Thha Ki…
وہ کہنا یہ تھا کہ۔۔۔ پیشانی بے شکن بھی رکھی جا سکتی ہے۔ منہ اسی زاویہ پہ ٹھیک لگتا ہے جیسا اللہ نے بنایا ہے۔ ہر وقت منہ کو سڑا کر، تیوری چڑھا کر رہنے کی ضرورت نہیں ہوتی، خاص طور پر ان لوگوں کے ساتھ جو اتفاق سے عمر میں آپ سے بڑے ہیں۔…
Sunday Screed | a Day of Many “Lasts”
I think we’ve all had a day of many firsts. Today was, in a way, a day of many lasts: the last day of the week, the last day of the month, and the last day of my Eid-ul-Adha PTO. I was sitting in my office chair after Maghrib prayers (I have a dedicated room…
Weekly Recap | The Week That Was | 26w22
Weekly Recap | 2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31 Book Reviews Book Review | Khwahish | S. Parveen Book Review | Cut and Thirst | Margaret Atwood Drama Reviews Winter Love Winter Love | Episode 16 Winter Love | Episode 15 Doctor Bahu Doctor Bahu | Episode 19 Zanjeerain Zanjeerain | Episode 10 Zanjeerain | Episode 9 Sirf…
Wordle 1807
Today’s wordle word is: ELUDE, 4 attempts. I solved with only greens 😀 You can play wordle here:
Recovered Pages #002
Written: 4 July 2017 Source: A draft on this very blog Context: I wanted to bring down the number of draft post count, currently at 1633, and stumbled upon this. Nothingness Eid Mubarak, belated! This year too, I didn’t visit home for Eid, due to lack of available privilege leaves and work commitments. It was…
Wordle 1806
Today’s wordle word is: SMILE, 4 attempts. You can play wordle here:
Quote of the Day #010
I do what any sentimental fool does. I bawl. Shabana Mukhtar: Once Upon a Mentor ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar
Recovered Pages #001
Written: 8 March 2017 Source: Office Notebook Context: Found in an old office notebook while looking for someone’s passport. Flipped through the pages. There, sitting hidden amidst a sea of technical notes, were these Urdu lines. ہم نے جس جس کو بھی چاہا تیرے ہجراں میں وہ لوگ آتے جاتے ہوئے موسم تھے زمانہ تو…