Ideals

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Blessed are those who have ideals in life. And even more blessed are those whose ideals are based on those certified by the Tradition...
I have this little notebook in which I take down my "things-to-do list" and nowadays am also using it for taking down notes for the research report that is due in two weeks! Sigh. Anyway, there is this little quotation printed on its cover which really inspires me. It reads
Ideals are like stars, we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them.
"naayaab he yeh gardish-e sayyaargaa~ ki raakh..." 

Comments

Haris Gulzar said…
Love the quotation. And I really like reading the poetry that you put on your blog, although more often than not the shair you put here are difficult but it really feels great to read them (Y) :-)
9:31 AM
Naeema Akram-Jehanzeb said…
Jazaakumullahu khairan for the comment
10:00 AM
Uni said…
Since one person has already commented about difficult shairs, can I ask you now to translate the meaning of it in English? *deeply embarassed already*
3:43 PM
swams said…
SubhanAllah.. I'd like to add that these ideals give us hope to live each moment of our lives with their words echoing at each step we take, every decision we make... Alhamdulillah. I cherish you my friend:)
10:21 PM
Naeema Akram-Jehanzeb said…
Haris and Uni:

I already explained this verse in the comments to the following post :) ...

See here:

http://mosaafir.blogspot.com/2009/11/naayaab-he-ye-gardish-e-sayyaargaan-ki.html
8:21 AM
Naeema Akram-Jehanzeb said…
Salwa:

jazaakumullahu khairan katheera! I cherish you too :)
8:46 AM
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