Surat yang bisa dibaca siapa saja

کچھ لوگ پہلی بارش جیسے ہوتے ہیں، آتے ہیں تو مٹی تک مہک اٹھتی ہے۔

کل نئی نوکری کا پہلا دن ہے۔ ڈر بھی ہے اور خوشی بھی۔ شاید امید انہی دونوں کے بیچ کہیں رہتی ہے۔

Chand Raat pe sab se zyada woh log yaad aate hain jo chooriyan pehnane ke liye kalai pakadte thay.

Nobody warns you that the hardest part of living abroad is hearing your mother's voice get older over the phone.

شكراً للغريب الذي ابتسم لي في المترو هذا الصباح. لم تكن تعرف، لكنك أنقذت يومي كله.

My grandmother keeps every plastic bag inside one big plastic bag. I've started doing the same, and I refuse to be embarrassed.

Results come out tomorrow. Whatever happens, I learned to make tea at three in the morning without waking anyone, and that has to count for something.

معافی مانگنے میں دیر ہو جائے تو بھی مانگ لینی چاہیے۔ دیر سے پہنچا خط بھی خط ہی ہوتا ہے۔

Hostel ki chhat pe aakhri raat sab ne kaha 'rabta rakhenge'. Rabta to raha, bas woh chhat nahi rahi.

माँ कहती थीं कि बारिश में भीगने से सर्दी लग जाती है। आज भीगा, तो सर्दी नहीं लगी, माँ याद आ गई।

A stranger held the lift today and said 'take your time'. I nearly cried. I hadn't realised how long it had been since anyone said that to me.

Mi abuela decía que las cartas que no se envían también llegan, solo que tardan un poco más.

I'm sorry I said I was busy. I wasn't busy. I was scared you'd ask how I was and I'd actually tell you.

I miss the version of me who thought the train window was the best seat in the world. It still is. I just forgot to look.

First Eid away from home. I wore my brother's old kurta so I'd feel less far away. It's too big. It's perfect.

Ammi phone pe poochti hain 'khana kha liya?' Asal mein woh poochti hain 'theek ho na?'