As I Pray I Am Afraid That Death Should Not Befall / While I Do Remember God, He Should Not Recall

So you got the thing that we both applied for and I didn't, and now you're calling me and explaining all the details about it and complaining about people there. Hmmmmm.

ਲੋਹੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ

Lohe nu hathiyar bana ke

They forge weapons of iron

ਬੰਦੇ ਭੁੱਖ ਪਿਆਸ ਮਿਟਾ ਕੇ

Bande, bhukh, pyaas mita ke

They forget thirst, hunger and people

ਆਪੇ ਘੜੀਆਂ ਮੂਰਤੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ

Aape ghadiyan murtiyan to

They go confront the statues of God, sculpted by the same hands

ਰੋ-ਰੋ ਮਾਫੀ ਮੰਗ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ

Ro-Ro maafi mang rahe san

They cry for their sins and beg for forgiveness.

-ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ

-Surjit Paatar

The calm before a storm; the love before a loss

Udaas kyun hain ap?

‏اداسیوں کا سبب کیا کہیں بجز اس کے

یہ زندگی ہے پریشانیاں تو ہوتی ہیں

Udasiyon ka sabab kiya kahen bajuz uskay

Ye zindagi hai pareshaniyan to hoti hain

Aaj mehfil mein tere zikr pey dharka bhi nahi

Dil, jo kambakht tere naam pey mar mit’ta tha!

Arsalan Abbas

Tu haathon mein to hai mere,

hai kyun nahi lakeeron mein?

It can be in the palms of your hand, yet not written for you!

Ajab apna haal hota jo visal-e-yaar hota

kabhi jaan sadqe hoti kabhi dil nisar hota

Strange my state would have been, if my beloved had come to see me,

Sometimes I would surrender my heart, sometimes my soul to her

_DAGH DEHLVI

Eurydice: Synonyms are weird because if you invite someone to your cottage in the forest, that sounds nice and cozy, but if I invite you to my cabin in the woods, you're going to die.

Hermes: My favourite is "butt dial" versus "booty call."

Persephone: Also, "forgive me father, for I have sinned,"

Persephone, winking at Hades: versus "sorry daddy, I've been naughty."

Orpheus: Great news, everybody! Language is now cancelled.

Always continue to better yourself and don’t wish bad upon others

Tony Hoagland, from “Peaceful Transition”, What Narcissism Means to Me