Urdu has more precise words for this than English does. Judaai is not the same as heartbreak; firaaq is not the same as loss. The lines below know the difference.
“Every time I make her drive to one of these pop-up events she leaves grouchy and refuses to come inside when she drops me back home.”

“Leaves are large, leathery and shiny, ovate to linear, variegated with green, purple, yellow, orange and pink.”

“A person who had devoured all his father`s wealth, Babur`s wealth, would surely never leave anything behind yet the room was full of his possessions.”

“In fact, it was his apartment on the 3rd floor which reflected no life, and that’s how it has been for the last four years since he had moved in.”

“The leaves of the plant are sword-like and have small spines that are harmless and are distributed on the entire edge of the plant.”

“At that moment, Annie grew so lonely that she couldn’t stop herself from going to her mother’s room which no one entered.”

“Stuart went straight to his bedroom and slammed the door, which seemed to be a wise thing to do as it was quite essential for him to spent some time alone and digest the scenario he’d just witnessed.”

“How could he get him to understand that he wished nothing more than to wipe the whole thing from his memory but the nightmares refused to leave him alone?”

“Leaves are broad and variously colored having coppery green and red splashes which gives mottled appearance.”

“Its leaves are purgative, and used to treat different kinds of orchitis, inflammations, abscesses, hemorrhoids and gonorrhea.”

“Rasheed didn't want to leave Salma but his consolation was that he would wed the love of his life the next day.”

“Once Shakir was assured of the credentials of the Djinns, he was left alone with the Red Djinn; the other two having left.”

“The benches were dirty, with bubble-gums stuck on the seats, broken light bulbs hanging from the ceiling, and the clock always a quarter hour behind with its broken needles.”

“Leaves are compound which have 12-16 leaflets, leaflets are long and narrow, giving fern like appearance.”

“After giving the shops to his father he had picked up his suitcases and was about to leave when Rehan had tried to interfere.”

“Perhaps the best thing I could have done for her sake and mine was to leave her alone—away from myself.”

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کتاب کا اسلوبِ بیان سادہ اوردلکش ہے۔ کتاب بنیادی طور پر چار حصوں میں تقسیم ہے جس کے پہلے حصے میں فورم اور سائیٹ سیورز کا تعارف اور نابینااور معذورقلم کار خواتین کا انٹرویو درج ہے۔ادب سے تعلق رکھنے والی مختلف عورتوں کے بارے میں پڑھ کر آپ جانیں گے کہ انھوں نے اپنی زندگی میں کس قدر مشکلات کا سامنا کیا مگر انھوں نے ہار نہیں مانی اور محنت اور لگن کے ساتھ اپنے کام کو جاری رکھا۔دوسرے حصے میں محترمہ کشور ناہید کے انٹرویوکے ساتھ ساتھ مسلم ثانیثیت اور نسائی ادب اور تنقید شامل ہے۔
ہ ایک ایسی لڑکی کی کہانی ہے جس کی خوش و خرم زندگی میں اچانک ہی سماعت سے محرومی داخل ہو جاتی ہے اور مشکلات اور آزمائشیں اس کے گھر کی راہ دیکھ لیتی ہیں۔ سماعت کی محرومی کا ہمت و حوصلے سے مقابلہ کرنے کی کہانی آپ میں بھی امید کی ایک نئی روح پھونک دے گی۔ اس باہمت لڑکی کی کہانی کے ساتھ ساتھ یہ کتاب اپنے اندر سماعت کے نقائص اور اس کے علاج سے متعلق بھی بیش بہا معلومات رکھتی ہے۔ اس کے علاوہ سماعت کے نقائص سے متعلق لوگوں کی کئی غلط فہمیوں کا بھی ازالہ کرتی ہے۔
کومل بھٹی لاہور سے تعلق رکھنے والی ایک باصلاحیت خاتون ہیں۔ وہ ایک لکھاری ہونے کے ساتھ ساتھ ایک کامیاب سائیکالوجسٹ بھی ہیں اور ایک نامور ادارے میں بطور ری سورس ٹیچر خدمات سر انجام دے رہی ہیں۔ کومل نے اپنے آس پاس موجود حقیقی کہانیوں کو موضوعِ سخن بنایا ہے اور انھیں الفاظ کی […]