खुद को इतना भी मत बचाया कर
बारिशें हो तो भीग जाया कर।
चांद लाकर कोई नहीं देगा
अपने चेहरे से जगमगाया कर।
दर्द हीरा है, दर्द मोती है
दर्द आंखों से ना बहाया कर।
काम ले कुछ हसीन होठों से
बात बात पर मुस्कुराया कर।
धूप मायूस लौट जाती है
छत पे किसी बहाने से आया कर।
-shakeel Azmi
ਜਾਗ ਲੇਹੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਜਾਗ ਲੇਹੁ ਕਹਾ ਗਾਫਲ ਸੋਇਆ ॥
Wake up, O Mind! Wake up! Why are you sleeping unaware?
ਜੋ ਤਨੁ ਉਪਜਿਅਾ ਸੰਗ ਹੀ ਸੋ ਭੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਹੋਇਆ ॥
That body, which you were born with, shall not go along with you in the end.
Genuine friends, are attracted by a warm heart, not money, not power. A genuine friend considers you as just another human being, as a brother or sister, and shows affection on that level, regardless of whether you are rich or poor, or in a high position; that is a genuine friend
ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਤਿਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਹੋਵਣਾ ॥ ਜਹ ਜਹ ਰਖਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਤਹ ਜਾਇ ਖੜੋਵਣਾ ॥ O Lord! As is the Hukam of Your Command, so do things happen. Wherever You keep me, there I go and stand.
Peace in the world depends on peace within. If we have that we can approach problems in a spirit of compassion, dialogue and respect for the rights of others—always a better solution than resorting to a use of weapons and force. External disarmament depends on inner disarmament.