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Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Start of 2013

This an ordinary "childhood toy" of no significance to anybody except the one who enjoyed its company during childhood


This would bring immediately the joy of childhood back to your mind.When such insignificant things, even a waste paper (according to Allama Iqbal) may furnish immeasurable delight to a child
جب کسی شے پر بگڑ کر مجھ سے'چلّاتا ہے تو
کیا تماشا ہے ردی کاغذ سے من جاتا تو
  We grew up without such toys, without teddy bears and monkeys or even Micky mouse. Those were different cultures. However I do recollect the joy of wearing a coat made of some velvety type of cloth of bright color (probably red) and I see it in my picture taken (Family pic. 1940) in sitting position.

 I was very proud of that outfit. Considering that  let me quote the rest of the verses of Iqbal on 'Tifl-sheer Khwar'
آہ اس عادت میں ہم آہنگ ہوں میں بھی ترا
تو تلوّن آشنا ' میں مبھی  تلوّن آشنا
 عارضی لذّت کا شیدائ ہوں چِلّاتا ہوں میں
 جلد آجاتا ہے غصّہ جلد من جاتا ہوں میں
میری آنکھوں کو لبھا لیتا ہے حسن ظاہری
 کم نہیں کچھ تیری نادانی سے نادانی مری
 تیری صورت گاہ گریاں گاہ خنداں میں بھی ہوں 
دیکھنے کو نوجواں ہوں طفلِ ناداں میں بھی ہوں

I dare not translate these extraordinary thoughts of the sage. I would not be able to do justice
with my meager and unfertile English vocabulary


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oakleyses said...
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bsc said...

This reminds me of the Mrs. Beasley a doll charachter of the old series of Family affair where this doll meant something to Buffy