ek raat ek khayaal

Raat yun dil mein teri khoyi hui yaad aayi,
Jaise veerane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaye,
Jaise sahraon mein haule se chale baad-ae-naseem,
Jaise beemaar ko be-wajah qaraar aa jaaye.

Nayyara Noor's rendition and some interesting discussion on this available here.
Special thanks to Raza Rumi and aligarians.com

crumbs

• When you have nothing to do and feel dumb, take a shower
• Dont hold too tight
• Dont take your dental insurance off when the bloody wisdom tooth is coming out
• Never take your job too seriously
• While everyone is trying to change you, smile and be yourself
• Spend some time with the person you are fascinated with and infatuation will vanish
• Keep an eye on your bulging ego
• Retaliate if you think you are Oscar Wilde
• Sleep as much as you want but dont be lazy
• Watch a movie without expectations
• Dont tell others how awful they are, they already know
• Tell yourself how unreasonable you are coz you dont know
• If you miss someone, tell him/her
• Take pride in doing what you do and being what you are
• There is a difference in being idle and not doing something
• Dont break someone's trust
• When you are sleepy, sleep and dont blog