#Butterflies

Na hareef-e-jaan (Rival of life), na shareek-e-gham (companion of sorrow), Shab-e-intezar koi to ho. Kis se bazm-e-shauq mein laye hum, Dil-e-bekarar koi to ho. FARAAZ  Writing for and about you is a crystal feeling of mingling droplets into the ocean. I desire to meet you at a place where all the water, places, and philosophies meet. I dream of connecting with you at a place where the sun kisses the horizon. I wish to surrender to you, where a brook leaves a mountain! I wish to wander with you, where the water bursts a rock and cascades down the hill. I dream of a reunion where pine meets the sky, or at a place where a fleeting glimpse of a traveler catches a running deer. The meeting of souls in these locales may be real or imagined, yet in my vivid imagination, every image is distinct, and every scene is bright. I observe every star that twinkles and the moon pinned in the sky. I recall the leaves' melody and the branches' ballet, the earth inhaling the heartfelt scents of...

                                                                             Nazar Ul Islam Wani As day gives way to night, a vast blanket of darkness envelops all creation, sprinkling my intellect with scattered gloom. Darkness transcends the mere absence of light; it represents a metaphorical obscurity that silences our metaphysical inquiries. It signifies a weariness of questioning and a resignation to fate. For example, when we abandon the notion of change, perceive our lives as void, and resign ourselves to a life defined by randomness. Thus, embracing and venerating the colossal concept of oblivion which is a characteristic of non-humans, yet humans too can vanish into absurdity indefinitely.   From dusk till dawn, we ponder over life's many mysteries, unraveling some and contemplat...