khayaal-e-Khatir-e-ahbab chahiye har dam
Anees Thes na lag jai aab-ginoN ko
The truck here is transporting earthen clay pots (called ‘matka’ – singular) which are used to keep drinking water cool. Being made out of clay, one would imagine not to try transporting them without any packaging BUT that is the beauty of Pakistani transport which continues to defy the norms of Aesthetics, Physics, Mechanics, Capacity, Luxury, Hilarity, Logic, Poetry, Center of Gravity, Speed Limits etc.
What do all these fragile matkas hanging so precariously remind you of? Can you suggest a title.
The photo is from April 26, 2009 taken on Sukkur bypass by Jehangir Khan.
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AF Ahmed, to continue in your ‘qafia’ here is more:
Zameen se ubhra
truck mein latka
paRa zor ka jhatka
par woh na chatkha
na khatka
hamara
matka !
aadab arz hai!
Zameen se ubhra
truck mein latka
… matka
Who ever said
“I wish I could pack my suitcase like that
Technology used in loading and unloading could be even more interesting.
One possible Title:
‘matkay and jhatkay’ – No Problem