Zindagi by ALLAMA IQBAL

tum bhi Khafaa ho log bhi beraham hain dosto

tum bhi Khafaa ho log bhi beraham hain dosto
ab ho chalaa yaqein ke bure ham hain dosto

kis ko hamaare haal se nisbat hai kyaa karein
aankhein to dushmanoun ki bhi pur_nam hain dosto

apane sivaa hamaare na hone kaa Gam kise
apani talaash mein to ham hi ham hain dosto

kuchh aaj shaam hii se hai dil bhii bujhaa bujhaa
kuchh shahar ke chiraaG bhi maddham hain dosto

is shahar-e-aarazuu se bhi baahar nikal chalo
ab dil ki raunaqein bhi koi dam hain dosto

sab kuchh sahi 'Faraz' par itanaa zaruur hai
duniyaa main aise log bahut kam hain dosto

Dukh aur sukh ke raaste, bane haiN sab ke vaaste

Dukh aur sukh ke raaste, bane haiN sab ke vaaste
jo Gham se haar jaaoge, to kis tarah nibhaaoge
Khushi mile hameiN ke Gham, jo hogaa baaNT leiNge ham
mujhe tum aazmaao to zaraa nazar milaao to

ye jism do sahee magar, diloN meiN faaslaa nahiiN
jahaaN meiN aisa kaun hai, k jisko Gham milaa nahiiN

tumhaare pyaar kii qasam, tumhaaraa Gham hai meraa Gham
na yuuN bujhe bujhe raho, jo dil kii baat hai kaho
jo mujh se bhii chhupaaoge, to phir kise bataaoge
maiN koi Ghair to nahiiN, dilaaouN kis tarah yaqeeN
k tumse maiN judaa nahiiN, mujh se tum judaa nahiiN

sahir ludhianvi

mujhe sochne de

merii naakaam muhabbat kii kahaani mat chheR
apnii mayoos umaNgoN ka fasaanaa na sunaa
zindagii talKh sahii, zahar sahii, sam* hi sahii
dard-o-aazaar sahii, jabr sahii, Gham hi sahii
lekin is dard-o-Gham-o-jabr kii vus’at ko to dekh
zulm kii chhaaNv meiN dam toRtii Khalqat ko to dekh
apnii mayoos umaNgoN ka fasaanaa na sunaa
merii naakaam muhabbat ki kahaanii mat chheR

jalsa-gaahoN meiN ye vahshat-zadah sahme aNboh
rahguzaaroN pe falaakat zadah logoN ke giroh
bhook aur pyaas se paz-murdah siyaah-faam zamiiN
teerah-o-taar makaaN, muflis-o-beemaar makeeN
nau’e-insaaN meiN ye sarmaayaa-o-mehnat ka tazaadd
aman-o-tahzeeb ke parcham tale qaumoN ka fasaad
har taraf aatish-o-aahan ka ye sailaab-e-azeem
nit naye tarz pe hoti huii duniyaa taqseem

lahlahaate hue khetoN pe javaani ka samaaN
aur dahqaan ke chhappaR meiN na battii na dhuaaN
ye falak-bos mileiN, dilkash-o-seemeeN baazaar
ye Ghalaazat ye jhapaT_te hue bhooke baazaar
door saahil pe vo shaffaaf makaanoN ki qataar
sarsaraate hue pardoN meiN simaT_te gulzaar
dar-o-deevaar pe anvaar ka sailaab ravaaN
jaise ik shaayar-e-madhosh ke KhwaaboN ka jahaaN

ye sabhii kyoN hai ye kyaa hai, mujhe kuchh sochne de
kaun insaaN ka Khudaa hai, mujhe kuchh sochne de
apni maayuus umangoN ka fasaanaa na sunaa
merii naakaam muhabbat ki kahaanii mat chheR

Glossary:

talKh = bitter
sam = poison
dard-o-aazaar = pain and troubles
jabr = opression
dard-o-Gham-o-jabr = pain, sorrows and opression
vus’at = open space, big open space
Khalqat = the world
jalsa-gaahoN = the places of celebrations
vahshat-zadah = inflicted with fear
aNboh (or amboh) = crowd, mob
rahguzaaroN = roads
falaakat-zadah = mistry struck, evil struck
giroh = crowd, mob
paz-murdah = withered, decayed
siyaah-faam = blackened
teerah-o-taar = dark
makaaN = houses
muflis-o-beemaar = poor and sick
makiiN = residents
nau’e-insaaN = mankind
sarmaayaah = reward
mehnat = work
tazaadd = contradiction, inconsistency
aman-o-tehzeeb = peace and civilization
parcham = flag? (and from the dictionary: the fringed bunch or tassel of a spear or lance, or of a pair of colours)
qaumoN = sects
fasaad = fights, arguments
aatish-o-aahan = fire and iron
sailaab-e-azeem = great flood
tarz = fashion, style of conduct, manner of way
taqseem = division
dahqaan = villager
falak-bos = kissing the skies
mileiN = mills
dilkash-o-seemeeN = beautiful and delicate (seemeeN means made of silver)
Ghalaazat = roughness, rudeness
shaffaaf = clear… (white / clean?)
qataar = line
anvaar = light

hawas naseeb nazar ko kahiiN qaraar nahiiN

hawas naseeb nazar ko kahiiN qaraar nahiiN
maiN muntazar houN, magar teraa intezaar nahiiN

hamiiN se raNg-e-gulistaaN, hamiiN se raNg-e-bahaar
hamiiN ko nazm-e-gulistaaN pe iKhtiyaar nahiiN

abhii na chheR muhabbat ke geet aie mutrib
abhii hayaat kaa maahaul Khushgavaar nahiiN

tumhaare ahd-e-vafaa ko maiN ahd kyaa samjhouN
mujhe Khud apnii muhabbat kaa aitbaar nahiIN

na jaane kitne gile ismeiN muztarib hai nadeem
vo ek dil jo kisii kaa gilaa-guzaar nahiiN

gurez kaa nahiiN qaa’il hayaat se, lekin
jo sach kahouN to mujhe maut naagavaar nahiiN

ye kis maqaam pe pahuNchaa diyaa zamaane ne
k ab hayaat pe tera bhi iKhtiyaar nahiiN

khudaa-e-bartar terii zameeN par,

khudaa-e-bartar terii zameeN par, zameeN ki Khaatir, ye jaNg kyoN hai?
har ik fatah-o-zafar ke daaman pe Khuun-e-insaaN ka  raNg kyoN hai?

zameeN bhi teri, haiN ham bhi tere, ye milkiyat ka savaal kyaa hai?
ye qatl-o-KhuuN ka rivaaj kyoN haiN? ye rasm-o-jaNg-o-jadaal kyaa hai?
jinheiN talab hai jahaan bhar ki unhiiN ka dil itnaa taNg kyoN hai?
Khudaa-e-bartar terii zameeN par, zameeN ki Khaatir, ye jaNg kyoN hai?
Ghareeb maaoN, shareef behnoN ko amn-o-izzat kii zindagii de
jinheiN ataa kii hai tuu ne taaqat, unheiN hidaayat kii roshnii de
saroN meiN kibr-o-Gharoor kyoN hai? diloN ke sheeshe pe zaNg kyoN hai?
Khudaa-e-bartar terii zameeN par, zameeN ki Khaatir ye jaNg kyoN hai?

qazaa ke raste pe jaanevaaloN ko bach ke aane kii raah dena
diloN ke gulshan ujaR na jaayeiN, muhabbatoN ko panaah dena
jahaaN meiN jashn-e-vafaa ke badle, ye jashn-e-teer-o-tufaNg kyoN hai?
Khudaa-e-bartar teri zameeN par, zameeN ki Khaatir, ye jaNg kyoN hai?

Difference between Project and product and project scope and product scope

Project versus Product In lifecycle terms, the idea of building, creating or producing a product is conceived, then considered for funding. When approved it becomes in investment that needs be managed. While you are creating the product you are in the project lifecycle. Once the product is built then the project lifecycle ends, but the product's life continues. This phase of the product's life is refered to as Steady State or Operations & Maintenance. This may be 1-2 years, or 50 years. Dept of Defence refers to the entire product life, from conception to demise as a "Program." Don't confuse this with PMI's definition of Program Management (a group of related projects). Project Scope versus Product Scope From the scenarion I describe above, Project Scope covers the definition and management of the project phase in hte product's life. This includes cost, schedule, quality, etc. that PMBOK describes. Product Scope defines the specifications of the item that was created, including how it will be used, under what conditions it should provide service/function, and the cost to own and operate it. by Friar

Website Development - Six Reasons to avoid Flash

Recently one of my reader commented on my Post Web Standards and described how some Company in his knowledge suffered due to fully Flash Website.

Flash is a great interactive tool and really has changed Web Contents but in my view, it is not a good choice for most commercial web sites. Its great to use Flash as part of website, but in no way a prudent choice for full website. Flash being a proprietary technology breaks most web standards and conventions.

Here are six reasons, why we should avoid to use Flash.
1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Problems:

Although recently Google has announced that with collaboration of Adobe, now they are able to read through Flash contents but still Information embedded in Flash is often invisible to many other large search engines like MSN.

Search engines scan information on a web site, process and retrieving the best match for each user query. Robots (Small Software, used by Search Engines to scan a website) usually cannot process text embedded in Flash and graphic files. Sites designed completely in Flash often offer very little textual information completely ignoring different type of SEO Basics and fully contravene with most of rules given in Google Web Master Guide.

Tip: From SEO point of view, don’t use fancy flash buttons and navigation bars. Search engines track and love text links.

2. Statistics; An Important feature of Today’s Web; is missing

Web Statistics helps to evaluate website success and provide important information about visitor’s behavior, that help professional Web Developers, Designers and Marketer to come with more better and user oriented web solutions.

Some of important questions, web statistics answers are: Visitors came from, the pages visited and from where visitors left a site. Web Statistics are able to track when a Flash object, typically a swf file, is viewed. They are not able to track navigation within a Flash object – so if a site is composed of one Flash object which contains multiple site sections, the web analytic system will see a swf download, but will have no idea which parts of the site a visitor viewed nor where the visitor left the site.

3. Flash breaks web usability standards

Flash Breaks some of most important Web Usability Standards. Few examples are:

Browser Back Button do not work.
You cannot copy-paste important information like contact information.
Important Accessibility Features of browsers like Zoom In, Zoom our and Font Size change are not available.
You can’t book mark some page form site for future review. (As Flash Site has only one page as per Browser Eye)
4. Lack of consistent cross platform support

One of the keystones of the web is that a website should work in any browser on any computer – it is openness and standardization which has made the Internet universal. Flash breaks the basic tenets of website design. While most Internet users have Flash installed – they don’t necessarily have the right version installed. Indeed version 8 wasn’t even released for the Linux platform, locking those users out of sites developed for Flash 8 and 9 (Flash 9 for Linux has finally been released, months after the Windows version).

5. Some users disable Flash to avoid flash based advertising.

Savvier web users have learned to disable Flash in web pages to avoid animated advertising and / or to improve page-loading times on dial-up connections.

6. Website updates continually require Flash skills
Although now Flash based photo galleries and some other content management features are available but either that higly expensive or have limited features. Usually for sites developed in flash need high level flash skills for updation. (Khuram)

Kahan tak

Kahan tak ye gham ko, andhery chalyn gy.

Udasi bhary din, kabhi to dhalyn gy.

Kabhi dukh kabhi sukh yahi zindagi ha,

ye gham ka mosam ghari  do ghari ha.

Peeran-e-kaleesa hon ya sheikhan-e-Haram hon

*.    ILfaaz-o-maani main tafawat nahin lekin

Mullah ki azan aur hai, Mujahid ki azan aur

Parwaaz hai dono ki issi aik fiza main

Girgis ka jahan aur hai, Shaheen ka jahan aur

(Meanings: ILfaaz-o-Maani = Words and meanings; Tafawat = Difference; Mullah = Referring to so called Muslim scholars; Mujahid = True Muslim with strong Faith and belief; Parwaaz = Flight; Girgis = Kite; Shaheen = Hawk)

*.    Saudagri nahin, ye ibadat Khuda ki hai

O baykhabar! jaza ki tammanna bhi chor dey

Wa'iz saboot layey jo ma'y kay jawaz main

Iqbal ko ye zid hai kay peena bhi chor dey

(Meanings: Saudagri = Trade or some agreement of give n' take; Ibadat = Worship; Baykhabar = Ignored; Jaza = Reward; Tammanna = Desires; Wa'iz = One who delivers speech in Mosque; saboot = Proof; Ma'y = Referring to sins and forbidden things; Zid = To insist upon something)

*.    Sher mardon say hua baisha-e-tehqeeq tahi

Reh gayey sufi-o-mullah kay ghulam aey saaqi

Ishq ki taigh-e-jigar daar chura li kis nay?

ILM kay haath main khali hau nayaam aey saaqi

(Meanings: Sher Mardon = Brave Muslims with strong faith; baisha-e-tehqeeq= Referring to Muslim nation; Tahi = Empty; ghulam = slave; saaqi = friend; Ishq = Strong Faith; taigh-e-jigar daar = Strength; chura = To steal; ILM = Knowledge; Khali = Empty; Nayaam = Sword holder)

*.    Go uss ki khudai main mohajin ka bhi hai haath

Duniya tou samajhti hai Farangi ko Khudawand

Ehkaam TEREY Haq hain, magar apney muffassir

Taweel say Quran ko bana saktey hain paband

Derwesh-e-Khuda mast na sharqi hai na gharbi

Ghar uss ka na Dilli, na Safahan, na Samarqand

Chup reh na saka Hazrat-e-Yazdan main bhi Iqbal

Kerta koi iss banda-e-gustaakh ka mun band

(Dr. Iqbal is assuming here as if he is taken to Almighty God and is talking to HIM)

(Meanings: Go= Although; Uss = Referring to British here; Mohajin = Referring to Hindu Brahmins; haath = involvement; Farangi = British; Khudawand = Master; Ehkaam = Commandments; TEREY = Referring to Allah; Haq = Justified/valid/true; Muffassir = One who explains or educate others; Taweel = False logic for self benefit; Paband = Referring to interpret wrong meanings in self interest; Darwesh-e-Khuda = True Saint; Sharqi = Eastern; Gharbi = Western; Ghar = permanent residence; chup = Silent; Hazrat-e-Yazdan = Before Allah; banda-e-gustaakh = Rebellious natured man)

*.    Yahi sheikh-e-Haram hai, jo chura ker baich khata hai

Galim-e-Bu Zar-o-dalq-e-Awais-o-chader-e-Zehra

Hazoor-e-Haq main Israfeel nay meri shikayat ki

Ye banda waqt say pehley qayamat ker na dey berpa

(Meanings: Sheikh-e-Haram = Referring to so called Muslim scholars who have established their clergy in religion, hence ignoring the Commandment of Quran that no clergy is allowed in religion; Chura ker baich khana = To defame Islam and to misrepresent teachings of Muhammad (PBUH); Galim-e-Bu Zar/Dalq-e-Awais/Chader-e-Zehra = Practices and teachings of companions/daughter of Muhammad (PBUH); Hazoor-e-Haq = Before Allah; Israfeel = An angel; Shikayat = Complaint; berpa = emergence)

*.    Ishq say paida nawa hai zindagi main zer-o-bam

Ishq say mitti ki tasweeron main soz-e-dam badam

Aey Musalman! apney dil say pooch, mullah say na pooch

Ho gaya Allah kay bandon say kyon khali Haram

(Meanings: Ishq = Faith; nawa = voice; zer-o-bam = Thick n' thin; Mitti ki tasweeron = Human beings; soz-e-dam badam = Life)

*.    Ye misra likh diya kis shokh nay mehrab-e-Masjid per?

Ye nadan gir gayey sajdey main jab waqt-e-qayam aya

Diya Iqbal nay Hindi musalmanon ko soz apna

Ye ik mard-e-tan asan tha, tan asanon kay kaam aya

(Meanings: Misra = verse; shokh = jolly; mehrab-e-Masjid = wall of Mosque; nadan = ignored; sajdey = prostrate; qayam = standing straight in prayers; Soz = thoughts; mard-e-tan asan = man of words, not of action)

*.    Dil hai Musalman tera na mera

Tu bhi namazi, main bhi namazi

Main janta hun anjaam uss ka

Jis maarkey main Mullah ho ghazi

(Meanings: Anjaam = Conclusion; Maarkey = Adventure; Ghazi = Warrior)

*.    Andaz-e-bayan agarchey mera shokh nahin hai

Shayad kay terey dil main uter jayye meri baat

Wo mazhab-e-mardan-e-khud agah-o-Khuda mast

Ye mazhab-e-mullah-o-jamadat-o-nabatat

(Meanings: Andaz-e-bayan = Speech; Agarchey = though; shokh = Jolly (referring to being impressive here); wo mazhab-e-mardan-e-khud agah-o-Khuda mast = Referring to strong Faith and practices of companions of Prophet (PBUH) and praising them for their honesty and strength; ye mazhab-e-mulla-o-jamadat-o-nabatat = Referring to present day's Islam and calling it a creation of so called fake religious scholars, who defamed Islamic teachings in self interests)

*.    Ajab nahin kay Khuda tak teri rasai ho

Teri nigah say hai poshida aadmi ka muqaam

Teri namaz main baqi na jalal hai, na jamal

Teri azan main nahin meri seher ka paigham

(Dr. Iqbal is addressing so called fake scholars here)

(Meanings: Ajab = Amazing; Rasai = Approach; Nigah = Sight; poshida = Hidden; Aadmi = Human being; Muqaam = Grade; Namaz = Prayer (referring to deeds and moral values too); Jalal = Grace; Jamal = prestige; Azan = Call for prayers (Referring to patience, wisdom and foresight too); Seher = Referring to true teachings of Quran which were practically demonstrated by Muhammad (PBUH))

*.    Zinda qu'at thi jahan main yehi Tauheed kabhi

Aaj kya hai? faqat ik masla-e-ilm-e-kalaam

Qaum kya cheez hai, qaumon ki immamat kya hai

Iss ko kya samjhain ye becharey dou rakat kay Imaam

(Meanings: Zinda qu'at = Influential strength; Jahan = World; Tauheed = Referring to Islam; Faqat = Merely; Masla-e-ILM-e-Kalam = A matter of recitation only; Qaum = Nation; Qaumon ki Immamat = Leading nation; Becharey = Poor; Do rakat kay Imam = Referring to so called scholars of Islam)

*.    Wahdat ki hifazat nahin bay quat-e-bazu

Aati nahin kuch kaam yahan aql-e-Khudadad

Aey mard-e-Khuda! tujh ko wo qu'at nahin haasil

Ja baith kisi ghaar main Allah ko ker yaad

Mullah ko jo hai Hind main sajdey ki ijazat

Nadan ye samjhta hai kay Islam hai azaad

(Meanings: Wahdat = Tauheed/Islam; Hifazat = Protection; Bay quat-e-bazu = Without strong faith; Aql-e-Khudadad = mere wisdom; Mard-e-Khuda = Referring to fake scholars of Islam here; haasil = possession; Ghaar = Cave)

*.    Sufi ki tareeqat main faqat masti-e-ahwaal

Mullah ki shariat main faqat masti-e-guftaar

Wo mard-e-mujahid nazar aata nahin mujh ko

Ho jis kay rag-o-pey main faqat masti-e-kirdaar

(Meanings: Sufi = fake religious scholar; Tareeqat = speech; faqat = Only; masti-e-ahwaal = paper claims with no practical model; Mullah = fake scholar; Shariat = law; masti-e-guftaar = attractive theories without any demonstration; Mard-e-Mujahid = Man of strong Faith; nazar aata nahin = Doesn't exist; rag-o-pey = all deeds; masti-e-kirdaar = Practical example of truth and Quran)

*.    Peeran-e-kaleesa hon ya sheikhan-e-Haram hon

Na jiddat-e-kirdar, na jiddat-e-guftaar

Duniya ko hai uss mehdi-e-berhaq ki zaroorat

Ho jiski nigah zalzala-e-aalam-e-ufkaar

(Meanings: Peeran-e-Kaleesa = Priests in Church; Sheikhan-e-Haram = Muslim scholars in Mosque; Jiddat-e-Kirdaar = Strong character; Jiddat-e-guftaar = Impressive speech; Mehdi-e-berhaq = Mehdi Mo'ud denotatively, connotatively referring to a savior of people; nigah zalzala-e-alam-e-ufkaar = Strong character and honest)

*.    Bayan main nukta-e-Tauheed aa tou sakta hai

Terey damagh main bu't khana ho, tou kya kahiyey

Muqam-e-faqr kitna buland hai shahi say

Teri nigah ghulamana ho, tou kya kahiyey

(Meanings: Bayan = Speech of scholars on matters of religion; Nukta-e-Tauheed = Discussion on Islam; Bu't khana = Temple of idols/referring to non Islamic traditions; Muqam-e-Faqr = Grade of hospitality; buland = high; shahi = Grade of royal crown; Nigah = Vision or thoughts; Ghulamana = Slavish)

*.    Baqi na rahi wo teri aina zameeri

Aey kushta-e-sultani-o-mullai-o-peeri

(Meanings: Aina Zameeri = Faith; Kushta-e-sultani-o-mulla-i-o-peeri = Those ignored and aloof Muslims who blindly follow so called fake scholars and treat them like sacred souls)

*.    Koi ye poochey kay wa'iz ka kya bigarta hai?

Jo bayamal per bhi karam Wo Beynyaz karey

Gharoor-e-zehd nay sikhla diya hai wa'iz ko

Kay bandgan-e-Khuda pay zaban daraaz karey

Hawa ho aisi kay Hindustan say aey Iqbal!

Urra kay mujh ko ghubaar-e-rah-e-Hijaaz karey

(Meanings: Poochey = To inquire; Wai'z = One who delivers speech in Mosque; Bigarta = Loss; Bayamal = Non practicing and low graded Muslim; Karam = Blessings/mercies; WO Baynyaz = Referring to Allah; Gharoor-e-Zehd = Being proud of one's high religious status; Bandgan-e-Khuda = slaves of Allah; Zaban Daraz karey = To criticise; Hawa = Direction; Ghubaar-e-rah-e-Hijaaz = Dust of Makkah and Madina)

*.    Tu bhi hai shewa-e-arbab-e-raya main kaamil

Dil main London ki hawas, lab pey terey zikr-e-Hijaaz

Jhoot bhi maslehet aamez tera hota hai

Tera andaz-e-tammaluq bhi sarapa ejaaz

(Addressing to fake scholars here)

(Meanings: Shewa-e-arbab-e-raya = Hypocrite; Kamil = specialist; Dil main terey London ki hawas = Desires of visiting London; Lab pey terey zikr-e-Hijaaz = Praising Makkah and Medina all the time, thus being hypocritical; Jhoot= Lies; Maslehet aamez = better than truth; Andaz-e-Tammaluq = To flatter or being slavishly low in praising others for self benefit; Sarapa Ejaaz = Simply great (Dr. Iqbal is making fun of the so called scholars by saying that since they pretend to be sacred figures, even their sins are better than good deeds of an ordinary person)

*.    Nasha pila kay girana tou sab ko aata hai

Maza tou tab hai kay girton ko thaam ley saaqi

Kati hai raat tou hangama gustri main teri

Seher kareeb hai, Allah ka naam ley saaqi

(Meanings: Nasha = Drugs/addiction; pila kay girana = To betray others; Maza = Something different or unique; girton ko thaam ley = To help the oppressed and troubled; Kati hai raat tou hangama gustri main teri = Addressing to fake scholars saying that their night passed in spreading revolt and sectarian riots; Seher kareeb hai, Allah ka naam ley saaqi = addressing to fake scholars and advising them that it is better late than never, and they should now submit to original teachings of Quran)

*.    Mujh ko tou sikha di hai Afrang nay zandiqi

Iss dour kay Mullah hain kyon nang-e-Musalmani?

ho naqsh ager baatil, takraar say kya haasil?

Kya tujh ko khush aati hai Adam ki ye arzaani?

(Meanings: Sikha di = To give training; Afrang = British; zandiqi = Corruption; Iss dour kay Mullah = Muslim scholars of the present era; Nang-e-Musalmani = Lacking knowledge of Islam and Muslim character; Naqsh = proved; Batil = False; Takraar = Argument; Haasil = conclusion; Khush aati hai = To be happy; Adam = Human being; Arzaani = Clashes) (Dr. Iqbal is comparing himself with a sinner low graded Muslim and saying that reason of such people's downfall is ignorance of Islam and influence of British. Dr. Iqbal is pondering in second verse that why Muslim scholars of this era are also lacking Islamic vision. He further says that if something is already proved to be wrong by everyone, what is the reason of arguing upon such thing then? Is it an attempt to spread revolt which might excite some?)