The ramblings of our perennially befuddled Farah Ibraheem continue. Today’s focus was on her mangni ki anghooti– she rejected the one sent by Sabtain and promised her mom she won’t cause a commotion on the day of her engagement if she gets to choose her own ring. Tham ke raho warna zindagi bhar key samhaley huey thappar abhi tumharey moun par de maroun gein– if only Farah’s mom had used those thappars on an as-needed basis. And where else would she find the perfect engagement ring except at Afzal’s? Afzal ki Maa ki Mother Teresa confidently went to meet Aunty Ruqaiyyah and put forth her humble request but was shot down by Arifa- zidd mein chohri hui cheez aaj zidd karkey maang rahi ho!
Lubna, the nagin, taunted Farah’s plight- pasand ka maamla nahin hai, aqeedat ka maamla hai! Apney honay waley shohar ki ghairat ka imtehaan mat lo! Sabtain finally proved his mettle and put his foot down- Aaj apko puraani anghooti yaad agayi; kal ko apko puraana ashik yaad ajayega! He walked away calling off the engagement – mere profession mein badtameezi hoti hai, beghairti nahin! But Farah felt ashamed of the image Sabtain had of her and asked Lubna to convince him to reconsider. She didn’t want to disappoint her father again either!
Yasmeen was hurt when Afzal said this is the last she will see of him- Jaan leney ke naye naye tareekay seekh liye hein tumney. But I admire her restraint. Unlike other drama stereotypes where girls are shown to be desperate behind a guy, Yasmeen didn’t jump at Afzal’s sudden proposal. Instead, she rejected him when she heard that Afzal ko zidd hogayi hai, mohabbat nahin! Larkiyan bari sensitive hoti hein Afzal, tum jaison ke khel mein dil har deti hein… There’s no doubt that she loves him, but she knows her self-worth and that’s essential for maintaining a balanced relationship. She figured Afzal’s sudden change of heart wasn’t out of the blue- there was a motivating factor and that happened to be the news of Farah’s engagement. A weaker woman would have seized the opportunity but not Yasmeen- Afzal was acting on an impulse but she knew better.
I love how we have been given an opportunity to understand each character’s traits in such detail. The interpersonal relationships have been the highlight of this drama. The dialogues as always are precious and I usually end up with pages of notes. We’ve been told that we’re nearing the end but I feel there’s still more to come. What did you think of today’s episode? Kya yeh ending bhi mashkook hochuki hai?
Kanwal Murtaza
