"Lekin Anwar ye tumhari beti hai. Nazia ki akhri nishani hai. Khuda ki rahmat hai", Salma Begum tried to comfort him.
(But Anwar she's your daughter, she is the last sign of your wife and she's a blessing from God.
"Nahi hai ye meri beti, na hi rehmat hai mere liye, meri biwi ki qatil hai ye qatil." Anwar responded his voice filled with sorrow and anger.
(She is not my daughter and how can she be a blessing when she killed my wife?)
"Kaha jayegi ye?" Salma Begum asked helplessly.
(Where will she go then?)
"Meri bala se jaha bhi jaye, bas is ghar me nahi rahegi. Ap chahen tou isse dargah pe de aye ya zameen ke andar dafna den mujhy koi faraq nahi parta." Anwar expressed in a I-couldn't-care-less tone.
(I don't care, I just don't want to see her in this house. You can either give her up at the dargah or bury her alive.)
In tears, Maa Begum took Meerab outside and told Shah Nawaz what Anwar had said.
Shah Nawaz turned to Waqas.
"Waqas tum mere ache dost ho na. Ek dost aur bhai ki haisiyat se ek ehsan lena chahta hu."
(Waqas you're a really good friend of mine. As a friend and a brother I need a favour from you.)
"Kesi baatein kar rahe hain ap. Ap ka hukam sar ankho pe." Waqas told his friend.
(What are you talking about? I have always put your decisions in high regard.)
"Mei apni Meerab ko aj tumhe aur Anila ko sonp raha hu. Lekin yad rakhna ke ye Murtasim ki amanat hai tumhare pas. Jab sahi waqt ayega tou tum isse wapas haveli le kar aoge chahe mei zinda rahu ya na rahu." Shah Nawaz explained the request.
(Today I'm handing over my Meerab to you. But do remember that I'm entrusting you with Murtasim's responsibility. When the time is right, you'll bring her back here whether I'm alive or not.)
"Ye ek bhai ka dusre bhai se wada raha. Allah ap ko lambi zindagi de." Waqas promised his friend.
(This is a promise made by one brother to another. May Allah grant you a long life.)
End of flashback
"Kya soch rahe hain Waqas?" Anila asked him as he seemed in deep thoughts.
(What are you thinking Waqas?)
"Ussi pachis sal purane waaday ke baray me soch raha hu. Kisi bhi waqt ab uss waday ko nibhana parega aur ek bar phir meri goad khali reh jayegi." Waqas replied in a sad tone.
(I'm thinking about the promise I made 25 years ago. Any time soon I'll have to fulfill it and once again I'll be empty handed.)
"Aese nahi sochte Waqas. Hum beti ke maa bap hain, agar ye wada na bhi hota tou Meerab ki kahi na kahi tou shadi hoti na. Aur wo beti hai humari, ati jati rahegi." His wife tried to comfort him.
(Don't think like this Waqas. Even if this promise didn't exist, we are still parents of a girl, we would've had to marry her somewhere. And she's our daughter, I'm sure she'll keep visiting us.
"Sari haqeeqat janne ke bad agar uss ne hume peeche murr ke bhi na dekha tou?" Waqas expressed the nature of his worry to Anila.
(What if she abandoned us after knowing the truth?)
"Aesa kuch nahi hoga Waqas. Ap ki fikar bilawaja hai."
(Nothing like this will happen. You're worrying uselessly.)
"Allah kare aesa hi ho."
(I hope you're right.)
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It was a few months later and Meerab was talking to her best friend Saba on call.
Meerab: "Yar Saba I'm so excited. Finally I'm enrolling for LLM."
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Meerasim Ki Dunya
FanfictionWhat if Meerab and Murtasim always had feelings for each other but kept them hidden because they were both unaware of how they felt about each other? What if that spark ended because of their egoistic personalities? English Translations Included.
Chapter 4. Promise
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