Faiz Ahmed Faiz Quotes

Be near me now,
My tormenter, my love, be near me -
At this hour when night comes down,
When, having drunk from the gash of sunset, darkness comes
With the balm of musk in its hands, its diamond lancets,
When it comes with cries of lamentation,
with laughter with songs;
Its blue-gray anklets of pain clinking with every step.
At this hour when hearts, deep in their hiding places,
Have begun to hope once more, when they start their vigil
For hands still enfolded in sleeves;
When wine being poured makes the sound
of inconsolable children
who, though you try with all your heart,
cannot be soothed.
When whatever you want to do cannot be done,
When nothing is of any use;
- At this hour when night comes down,
When night comes, dragging its long face,
dressed in mourning,
Be with me,
My tormenter, my love, be near me. ~ Faiz Ahmad Faiz

If dreams are thwarted, then yearning must take their place
If reunion is impossible, then longing must take its place. ~ Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Our priorities require that all children of Palestine, men and women, be ready for conflict, both from the standpoint of training and from the standpoint of armament. ~ Ahmed Yassin

One thing I've learned: people love a camera, and when I'm filming, they see it, not me, so whenever I need to, I can quietly disappear behind my trusty shield. ~ Samira Ahmed

I'm everything that you're not. ~ Ahmed Mostafa

Thank you for undusting my true colors; or color: black... Oh, how I missed the darkness! ~ Ahmed Mostafa

I Tried, But What I Had with You I Couldn't Have with Anyone Else. ~ Ahmed Ali Anjum

The fragrance of the Prophet (pbuh) lingers on my fingers, my lips,
So often did I write and kiss his blessed name. ~ Umera Ahmed- Peer-e-Kamil

Whether you extrapolate from Machiavelli or Castiglione, a kind of unworthy wisdom has stood the test of time in statecraft: you should have principles to make your conduct predictable, but at the same time know that you are limiting your options. It works if you are strong because you can force others to conform; but if you are weak, then having no principles means you have limitless options for action and can adjust through flexibility to acts dictated by others. ~ Khaled Ahmed

Its better to "stay single" than being "single again ~ Sharfaraz Ahmed

There was only one place for her in this world, between his arms and she craved to be there."
From "He wrote Lily ~ Ahmed Ghrib

What's interesting about the U.K. is that it celebrates an alternative voice. It's up for telling new stories. ~ Riz Ahmed

In the past there was a difference between the conditions in which Hizballah operated in Lebanon and the conditions of resistance operated in Palestine. ~ Ahmed Yassin

We must nurture creative scientists in an environment that encourages interactions and collaborations across different fields, and support research free from weighty bureaucracies. ~ Ahmed Zewail

I Said I Am Ok, But
Deep Down In My Tummy
I Really Feel really Empty. ~ Ahmed Ali Anjum

It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy. ~ Ahmed Ben Bella

On the far horizon waved some flicker of light
My heart, a city of suffering, awoke in a state of dream
My eyes, turning restless, still dreaming,
the morning, dawning in this vacuous abode of separation. ~ Faiz Ahmad Faiz

The first law of economics is that when the price goes up, consumption comes down. This is a divine law. ~ Ahmed Zaki Yamani

The divides are not Islam and western society, the divide is between people who have different values. We must promote connections between people who want to contribute to human values. People who share that commitment can collaborate across cultural divides. ~ Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im

Gaza has 1.2 million Palestinians living in crowded places and the resistance will be strong. ~ Ahmed Yassin

I found with my students they don't necessarily look at journals any more, but they print right away from the internet what's relevant to what's he doing you see. ~ Ahmed H. Zewail

You made me hate the person I was becoming - only because you wanted me to - and for that, you will never be forgiven. ~ Ahmed Mostafa

Do you have a girlfriend?'
'No,' I said quickly.

Deny Honour again. Peter only denied Jesus three times. I must have denied Honour like three thousand times. ~ Ruth Ahmed

It was beginning to get late in the afternoon. On the edge of the earth, the sun slowly diminished. An unexpected calmness dropped in the atmosphere. In one short life, this drama would end. And that would be the end of it all; those, who suffered the worst, were the ones most deluded by the notion that this life was forever. Oh, how calm? How peacefully the River Murma flowed today? A mere twitter of a bird in the heavy groves, the shepherd's distant tune caught in the flute wafted through the air. There appeared to be no grimy crimes threatening such delightful sensations of undulated serenity. The night forest illuminated by fireflies everywhere. Lights sparkled, as they flew ubiquitous around the slim, tall trees and the heavy bushes of the blue forest. ~ Mehreen Ahmed

Life is a bitch; you get used though, or you kill yourself. Either way, you're winning. ~ Ahmed Mostafa

There are literally centuries of women who never got to tell their stories. An invisible hand squeezes my heart for the nameless women history brushed aside. ~ Samira Ahmed

Learn spiritual sciences, to recognize God and gain access to Him, no matter what religion or sect you belong to! ~ Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi

morning, a merchant loaded his donkey with bags of salt to go to the market in order to sell them. The merchant and his donkey were walking along together. They had not walked far when they reached a river on the road. Unfortunately, the donkey slipped and fell into the river and noticed that the bags of salt loaded on his back became lighter. ~ Tanveer Ahmed

Here at Hajj, I was experiencing a taste of the same poison. While the women in my tent weren't nearly as wealthy or polished as the bewitching woman at al-Multaqa, they subscribed to the same view, deciding (based on skin color and ethnicity) that I surely must be a handmaid or at best nanny to a poor Saudi family who couldn't afford the much better Filipina maids, having instead to resort to Pakistani or worse, Bengali help. In fact I did remember one Saudi woman in the tent asking me if I was Bengali. ~ Qanta A. Ahmed

On who reasons with others gets influenced but one who reasons with himself gets awakened. ~ Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

My parents, man, they're just the most loving, encouraging ... They're like those people who define themselves through their role as parents before people in their own rights. ~ Riz Ahmed

Egypt does not possess rich natural resources. Its agricultural area is relatively small - less than 10 per cent of the total land. Its growth relies on tourism, Suez Canal tariffs, and foreign investment. ~ Ahmed Zewail

It must be a strange feeling to love a child and all the while be raising them to leave you. ~ Samira Ahmed

Going against oneself is the hardest of all battles, but is it really worth it? ~ Ahmed Mostafa

The only people who have doubts about the sincerity of my music are people who come to it relatively late, off the back of having seen me in a film. Acting is about being other people, and music is about being myself. ~ Riz Ahmed

Merciful Father ... I have squandered my days with plans of many things.
This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only, to live the next few minutes well.
For all we ought to have thought and have not thought ... All we ought to have said and have not said. All we ought to have done and have not done. I pray thee, God for forgiveness. ~ Ahmed Ibn Fadlan

I have always been restless, had a lot of energy. ~ Riz Ahmed

When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we had only meagre means; we offered them arms, a little bit of money, and in occasion, men. ~ Ahmed Ben Bella

I'm always trying to slip out of those labels everyone tries to put round your neck. We all have multiple selves. ~ Riz Ahmed

In the 1960s, I personally lived the resounding impact of President Nasser's vision of constructing Aswan's High Dam as a 'national project' for controlling the Nile irrigation and the production of electricity. ~ Ahmed Zewail

I came from Egypt and I owe Egypt a lot to what I am now. ~ Ahmed H. Zewail

I call on the international community to be fair to the Iraqi people. My position is that we respect international resolutions but in return demand justice and accountability for those who stole Iraq's money. ~ Ahmed Chalabi