Septimus' musings: 2014

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Tum haya aur shariat ke taqazon ki baat kerte ho ....

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Tum haya aur shariat ke taqazon ki baat kerte ho ....: Tum haya aur shariat ke taqazon ki baat kerte ho, Hum ne nange jismon ko malbbos e haya dekha he, Hum ne dekhe hein ihram mein chupe kae ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Kaassh kai dil bhar kai dedaar-e-yaar kiya hota .....

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Kaassh kai dil bhar kai dedaar-e-yaar kiya hota .....: Kaassh kai dil bhar kai dedaar-e-yaar kiya hota, Kaassh aai zameer thora tu nai intezar kiya hota, Vaaiz kai leye asan hai nahi anil munk...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Aik din jub hua Ishq ka ehsas unhe ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Aik din jub hua Ishq ka ehsas unhe ...: Aik din jub hua Ishq ka ehsas unhe, Wo hamare pas aakar pure din rote rahai, Aur hum bhi itne kudgarz thai yaron, Kai ankhein band ker ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Aik din jub hua Ishq ka ehsas unhe ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Milain gi hum ko bhi apne naseeb ki khushiyaan ......

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Milain gi hum ko bhi apne naseeb ki khushiyaan ......: Milain gi hum ko bhi apne naseeb ki khushiyaan, Bas intizaar hay kab yeh kamal hona hay, We too will receive out share of happiness, T...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Naadaan hai, apni barbaadi se pyaar bahot hai ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Naadaan hai, apni barbaadi se pyaar bahot hai ...: Naadaan hai, apni barbaadi se pyaar bahot hai, Ye dil ke ab bhi tera talab-gaar bahot hai, It is naive, its own ruin it loves a lot, This h...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Naadaan hai, apni barbaadi se pyaar bahot hai ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Na mangeen wazahtain na mangi koi daleel ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Na mangeen wazahtain na mangi koi daleel ...: Na mangeen wazahtain na mangi koi daleel, Dil ne to had hi kar di us par aitbar ki, We asked not for any explanations nor evidences, T...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Ye wafa ka silaa hai to koi baat nahi ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Ye wafa ka silaa hai to koi baat nahi ...: Ye wafa ka silaa hai to koi baat nahi, Ye dard apno ne diya hai to koi baat nahi, Yehi bahut hai ki vo dekh rahe hai kinare se, Hum dub r...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Ragon mein daudte phirne ke hum nahi qaael ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Ragon mein daudte phirne ke hum nahi qaael ...: Ragon mein daudte phirne ke hum nahi qaael, Jab aankh hi se na tapka to phir lahoo kya hai. We are not convinced by running in the veins...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Falak deta hai jin ko aish, unko ghum bhi hote hai...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Falak deta hai jin ko aish, unko ghum bhi hote hai...: Falak deta hai jin ko aish, unko ghum bhi hote hain, Jahan bajte hain naqqare, wahan maatam bhi hote hain, Whom are given pleasure from hea...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Ishq se tabiyat ne zeest ka mazaa paya ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Ishq se tabiyat ne zeest ka mazaa paya ...: Ishq se tabiyat ne zeest ka mazaa paya, Dard ki dawa paai dard be dawa paya, From love the self learned the pleasures of life, The cur...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Dil dia jaan kai kyon usko wafadar, Asad ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Dil dia jaan kai kyon usko wafadar, Asad ...: Dil dia jaan kai kyon usko wafadar, Asad, Ghalti ki kai jo kaafir ko musalmaa'n samjha, Why did we give our heart to her think her t...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Yaqeen mohkam, amal peham, mohabbat faateh-e-alam ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Yaqeen mohkam, amal peham, mohabbat faateh-e-alam ...: Yaqeen mohkam, amal peham, mohabbat faateh-e-alam, Jihad-e-zindagani mein hain yeh mardon ki shamsheerain, Firmness of belief, eternal ac...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Yaqeen mohkam, amal peham, mohabbat faateh-e-alam ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Mere lafzon se naa kar mere kirdar ka faisla ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Mere lafzon se naa kar mere kirdar ka faisla ...: Mere lafzon se naa kar mere kirdar ka faisla, Tera wajud mit jayega meri haqiqat dhundte dhundte, From my words decide not the the nature...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Teri ik nazar mujhe eid si ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Teri ik nazar mujhe eid si ...: Teri ik nazar mujhe eid si, Teri berukhi gham-e-karbala, Your look equals the Eid, Your anger - the pain of Karbala,

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Sau baar chaman mehka, sau baar bahaar ayi ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Sau baar chaman mehka, sau baar bahaar ayi ...: Sau baar chaman mehka, sau baar bahaar ayi, Duniyaa ki wohi ronaq, dil ki wohi tanhayi, A hundred times the dawn rises, a hundred times ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Sau baar chaman mehka, sau baar bahaar ayi ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Haan woh nahin khuda parast, jaoo woh bewafa sahi ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Haan woh nahin khuda parast, jaoo woh bewafa sahi ...: Haan woh nahin khuda parast, jaoo woh bewafa sahi, Jis ko ho deen-o-dil aziz, uss ki gali mein jae kiun, Beloved's godlessness - I acce...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Nikalna khuld sai Aadam ka suntai aaye hain lekin ...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Nikalna khuld sai Aadam ka suntai aaye hain lekin ...: Nikalna khuld sai Aadam ka suntai aaye hain lekin, Bahot be-aabru hokar tere kooche se hum nikle, Often we have of Adam's banishment...

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Uss ki batain mujey khushbu ki tarah lagti hain .....

Urdu Poetry with English Translations | Hassan's Blog: Uss ki batain mujey khushbu ki tarah lagti hain .....: Uss ki batain mujey khushbu ki tarah lagti hain, Phool jaisey koi sehra main khila karta hae, Her speech is to be like perfumed scent, ...

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Gurbani Wallpaper: Jeh Parsaad

Gurbani Wallpaper: Jeh Parsaad: By His Grace, you partake of the thirty-six delicacies; enshrine that Lord and Master within your mind.

Friday, 9 May 2014

Baha'i Coherence: Hotels, Ruhi, and an Inherently Implausible Goal

Baha'i Coherence: Hotels, Ruhi, and an Inherently Implausible Goal: I'm paid to care about you. Baha'is and hotels are running into similar problems The century leading up to 1960 was an era of ...

Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Creative Advance: Church-Sex Politics

Creative Advance: Church-Sex Politics: If churches are determined to cause grief over homosexuality, you’d think they could at least be truthful. Exhibit #1: Rev. Ted Haggard is ...

Creative Advance: "Why Does It Have to Be This Difficult? Because.....

Creative Advance: "Why Does It Have to Be This Difficult? Because.....: The headline to this post is a quotation from award-winning Director Ang Lee. It's part of his lengthier comments on the arduous, mu...

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Naked Tokyo: Boys of Summer -- Mega Beach Posting

Naked Tokyo: Naked Olympics

Naked Tokyo: Naked Olympics: To celebrate the Sochi Winter Olympics here are some guys getting naked in the snow... ...

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Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Blogtrotter: Reza Aslan's "Zealot": Book Review

Blogtrotter: Reza Aslan's "Zealot": Book Review: "No lord but God" echoes as still relevant among religious radicals, or reactionaries. That was the Zealot party's battle cr...

Blogtrotter: John Thavis' "The Vatican Diaries": Book Review

Blogtrotter: John Thavis' "The Vatican Diaries": Book Review: Nearly three decades of reporting from the Vatican, spanning the reigns of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, enliven this insider’s acc...

Blogtrotter: Christian Wiman's "My Bright Abyss": Book Review

Blogtrotter: Christian Wiman's "My Bright Abyss": Book Review: Diagnosed on his thirty-seventh birthday via a “curt voice mail message” with cancer, Christian Wiman confronts his fate, his drift fr...

Monday, 5 May 2014

Etheldredasplace: The Kakure Kirishitan And The One Thing Necessary

Etheldredasplace: The Kakure Kirishitan And The One Thing Necessary: Thanks to wikipedia for Japanese Blessed Virgin With all the chaos and sharp decline of democracy in Great Britain, Ireland and America...

Etheldredasplace: Repeat Post-Noise is Rebellion

Etheldredasplace: Repeat Post-Noise is Rebellion: While in the monastery last year, I lived with the nuns in the silence of the day. I have tried to cooperate with grace and cultivate an ...

Friday, 2 May 2014

More Musings on Christianity, Homosexuality & the Bible: "Spiritual Friendship"

More Musings on Christianity, Homosexuality & the Bible: "Spiritual Friendship": Check out Spiritual Friendship , a blog founded by Ron Belgau and Wesley Hill , where a solid line-up of Side B gay Christian writers refle...

Welcome To The World Of Simon Lover!: Hunky Singaporean Malay!

Welcome To The World Of Simon Lover!: Hunky Singaporean Malay!: Back when I first started my blog way back in 2009, there weren't many blogs that feature sexy Singaporean / Malaysian / Taiwanese hunks...

Welcome To The World Of Simon Lover!: Hunky Singaporean Malay!

Lit and Life: The Warden by Anthony Trollope

Lit and Life: The Warden by Anthony Trollope: The Warden by Anthony Trollope First Published: 1855 Source: Librivox Summary: Hiram's Hospital, a fifteenth century foundation a...

Lit and Life: The Warden by Anthony Trollope

Lit and Life: The Warden by Anthony Trollope: The Warden by Anthony Trollope First Published: 1855 Source: Librivox Summary: Hiram's Hospital, a fifteenth century foundation a...

Behold the Stars: The Warden, by Anthony Trollope.

Behold the Stars: The Warden, by Anthony Trollope.: From March through to August, Amanda and Melissa are hosting the Chronicles of Barsetshire read-along beginning with the first in th...