tera yakin kyon maine kiya nahi, tujhse raha kyon juda
(Why didn’t I believe you, why did I separate my paths with you)
mujhpe yeh zindagi karti rahi sitam, tune hi di hai panah
(when the going got tough, you gave me closure)
tera mera rishta puraana
(this old bond we shared)
hai kya tarap, hai yeh kaisi saza
(this restlessness, is this my punishment?)
tu kyun mujhe aaj yaad aa gaya
(why have i chosen to remember you again?)
bechain din mere, bechain raat hai
(restless are my days as are my nights)
kya main karu kuchh bata
(tell me what i should do now)
hai mere paauon hi khud meri beriyaan
(shackles are my feet, holding me back)
uss se tu mujhe chhooda
(come and release me from them)
tera mera rishta puraana
(this old bond we shared)
jo mujhmen hai shaks woh keh raha
(this conscience of mine, speaks to me)
aa aab main du karz tera chukka
(come back so that i may repay what i owe you)
aankhen hai nam meri, saasein chubhan meri
(my eyes are in tears, breathing has become painful)
zakham huwa pir haara, dil ke viraane mein
(I roam around lost with reopened wounds, in the wilderness of the heart)
mere fasane mein, tu hi toh har dum raha
(in my very existence, you have always been there)
tera mera rishta purana…
(this old bond we shared…)
i’ll miss you zain bhai as will the rest of us
life doesn’t treat us fairly, but i have no doubt that you will inshaAllah be in a place that which you had always deserved.
Zain Choudhry
(1976-2007)
father of two
afshan: 3 years of age
muadh: 4 months
despite life’s constant injustices with him, he lived his life with a smile. he was a loving husband, father, bhai sahib, and friend.
you may be gone zain bhaiya but you shall be remembered forever.
a certain shade of protection has now been lost over my head, but you always meant a lot to every life you had ever touched.
i hope you forgive me for any pain i may have caused you, i regret not being there for you as you had been for me
may Allah bless you
inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un