Haidar's Corner

Hey you, who do you think you are? you that once wasn't, and one day will not be. Hey you, what do you think you know? you that do not know, what is after death. Hey you, what power do you have? you that must answer, all of Nature's callings. Hey you! YES you You that resides in this most fragile of houses like a ballon whose end is but a prick.  Haidarwali 201702250839hrs

It is small but mighty It can end river of thoughts It can arrest any flow Even small i carries it on the head Three or more Makes a clue to a cue Another is Jay Jr. Who carries it with respect It is a tool for brevity And makes a point in calculations Descended from Greece It has become a polyglot The World Wide Web Cannot survive its absence For all destinations host it And with it having the final say Let me take a bow Right before it enters. Haidarwali 201702250755hrs

To write, is to release Expression leads to peace When you catch that 'bird' in mind Or 'fish' in net or hooking 'line' They'll flit, flutter and flap Seeking to be free from trap Through shutters they might see Or any other way; to flee Some die without a 'fight' Others win and eventually leave Either swimming or taking flight Merging into deep blue seive Ideas become reborn anew. Haidarwali 201702172232hrs

The book - written almost 50 years ago - Limits to Growth (Donella H. Meadows et al), is a documentation of a research into how human activity is exponentially growing at a rate much faster than the Earth's carrying capacity. This means that the Earth's resources would be depleted if the rate of growth remains unchanged. Though the thesis is claimed to be built only on material and physical realities, after I finished reading I was struck by the glaring missing link which is the moral/ethical angle. As a Muslim I am 'unabashedly' a 'moralist' and I found myself appreciating the aptness of the following verse while reading the conclusions of the book Limits to Growth: "Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness]." Holy Quran Chapter 30 The Romans (Suratul Rum) Verse 41...

I am lost traveller Stranded in desert No soul's scent in sight On this pitch dark moonless night Dust billows and slaps my face Like angry foe I stumble aimlessly Like compass on magnets My arms flail wildly Like fiery flames Yet I trudge on To avoid being buried By raging sandstorm Amidst this parched sea Amidst the windy waves A distant voice filters As sound draws nearer I standstill With bated breath I await And as heart tastes Sweetness of delicious Hope Coolness of Death's retreat Joy of Safety's embrace Tongue moves along lips And then I swallow A luxury Never will I take for granted. Haidarwali 201702082153hrs

. Eternity is a blink In presence of ardor Neither place nor timing Exists Only thuds and thumps Of beating hearts Rhythmically ticking Like clockwork All is frozen still As if a trance From single glance . Majeamin 201702042238hrs

My eyes, heavy Sleep and tears jostle To claim My heart, heavy Guilt and pain tussle To overpower This stream Of pent up emotion Threatens To drown Annihilate Obliterate Effaced Forgotten is, Even better A mark was once there But like invisible footprints This, is Nothing. Majeamin 201702011737hrs

Rubutu a harshen asali - ba Hausa kawai ba - abu ne mai matukar muhimmanci don ta harshe ne ake yadda al'ada. Shi yasa yawan amfani da yaren aro kamar Turanci zai iya zama tarnaki wajen sadar da asalin 'madara' da 'romon' al'adunmu na gargajiya. Idan abun yayi zurfi ma sai ta kai ga masu amfani da 'yaren aro' sun zama suna kwaikwayon halayya da al'adun mutanen da suka aro 'harshen'. Irin haka ke sa a fara kiran mutum sunaye kamar 'baqin balarabe' ko kuma 'baqin bature'! Ko da yake tasirin yaren Turanci zai iya sa mutum kwaikwayon dabi'u masu kyau kamar riqe alkawari da amana wanda abu ne da za'ayi murna dashi. Sai dai sau da yawa wasu abubuwan ake kwaikwaya basa dacewa da yanayin mu. Irin haka ke sa kaga mutum ya zama tamkar jemage - baka ga tsuntsu, baka ga dabba! Yin rubuta da harshen Hausa yana daga cikin babban abun da ya sa harshen Hausa ya bunqasa ya kuma qara qarfafuwa musamman dayake anyi amfani da shi wajen ...

Regardless of who the first perpetrator of mayhem is, once the authorities do not nip it in the bud by establishing a precedence of justice, there is bound to be repeat/retaliation. When authorities refuse to "do the needful", two things happen: the culprits become emboldened to repeat the atrocity and feel neither remorse nor fear of retribution on one hand. On another hand the victims begin nursing a plan for retaliation which in many cases can extend across generations as 'feuds' are handed down with dire consequences since most 'retaliations' are ever commensurate, inevitably resulting in acting beyond 'limits'. And after that point we are all left in botched-up quagmire of accusations, counter-accusations, insinuations, innuendos, rumours, instigations, hate-mongering, and fear-spreading in the polity. Most times the conversations around ethno-religious crises are framed as 'boxes' of 'me' against 'you' and the maxim is...