The author has written this excerpt at the peak of Covid-19 pandemic around April-May, 2021 feeling vulnerable and incapable to help people while getting SOS messages at a lightning speed.
Na Shikast Zindagi hui, Na hausle hue Haan, Kuch log is ke maani hue Hamne kab socha tha, ki keher naazil hoga Bas kuch log shaayd faani hue Ek waba si maaloom hoti thi Ek kisse me badal jaani thi Khaali ehsaas sa reh jaana tha Ek kirdaar ka mar jaana tha Ab Sabr-e-Ayub kaha se laaein Aakhr kitno ko yoon bhool jaaein Is Maut ka khel dekh ke Kyun zindagi se aankh churaaein
Shikast ~ lost
Keher ~ Calamity
Faani ~ Temporary/Cease to exist
Naazil ~ revealed
Maani ~ being affected.
Waba ~ Endemic
Kirdaar ~ Some stranger
Sabr-e-Ayub ~ Grave patience
Cover picture Credit: Sangeetha K
Bilal A. Abbasi (M.Sc) is a Project Fellow working under Dr. MAQ Pasha, having interest in bioinformatics dealing with structural biology with respect to high-altitude and cardiovascular disorders. I seek refuge in words, characters, and philosophy.