A Mysterious Pink Rose On The Edge Of A Spring!

A Mysterious Pink Rose On The Edge Of A Spring!(Nazir Jahangir) Actually, I had gone to that place to kill myself. When multiple diseases enveloped me within and outside and all the treatments failed to cure them, it terribly upset me. I was intolerably frustrated. I thought it the only alternative to commit suicide. So I marched in that direction but did not know where I was heading. I covered a very long distance and it took me three days and nights to walk on with a little rest.

I reached an unknown place; a deserted spot! I was dead tired and weary. So the moment I reached that desolate place, I fell down exhausted and weakened.

But I did not know how to kill myself. I thought over it! Nothing came in my mind. It all made me more perturbed. I wept in distress and then spontaneously bowed down in prostration. I uttered nothing, not a single word, but tears rolled down from my eyes and then I burst into tears!

Surprisingly, I heard someone telling me something. That arrested my attention. It had no voice but I understood what it did tell me. Its message was non-verbal. It was someone in nebulous form, but all light. It told me that if you recite the name of Allah 1111 times you can succeed to cross that tedious and sloped mountain. It informed me about a spring on the other side of the mountain which had a pink rose on its edge and anyone who smells it is healed from all diseases!

I was so delighted to hear all that. I really could climb that horrible mountain by reciting the name of God!

On the other side of the mountain I discovered it a wonderful and marvelous place; as if every bit there was radiating an amazing light of peace!

I searched for the spring, it was nowhere. But I’d firm belief it would be definitely somewhere there.

The day passed and I could not find the spring. Sunset spread its shadows and darkness enveloped the atmosphere. Fortunately, it was full moon. The whole area looked bathed in light! I was feeling hungry. I strolled in a hope to find some wild fruit somewhere there. After walking some distance I saw a bunch of trees. I went nearer to them and they carried fruits. I ate the fruits to my fill. They were so delicious. It offered me a great comfort and relieved me from the exhaustion. When I looked downwards I discovered a spring there. I was thrilled! I believed it was the same spring about which that mysterious image had told me. I drank its water out of my hand. But there was no pink rose. I searched for it desperately but of no use! It made me sad. I believed it would be there but I did not find it. I wondered what to do. The waters of spring were shimmering in the luster of moonlight!!! The spectacular views of that time made me somehow unmindful of my problems. I was still in a mesmerized situation when I witnessed high above me a fairy, clad in pinkish thin linen shaped like rose, with two curved shiny wings covering her arms that sliced the sky. She circled overhead, lazily flapping her wings, and then came down little by little and rested her delicate feet on the edge of the spring. Her tremendous fragrance suffused the whole area, and it perfumed my head and heart so delightfully that I felt to be freed from all diseases!!! An incredible strength was felt infused in my veins!

I asked her in excitement, “Who are you, wonderful woman?”
She giggled, “Lovely man!”
Her giggling sounded as if tinkling anklets of a dancer echoed! It was so beautiful that I found for the first time a longing for long life; otherwise I’d no yearning for living before then!
“I love you!” That was my impulsive response.
“I too…!” She again giggled.
“What is your name?” I asked.
“Pink Rose”, she replied and giggled.
“Why do you giggle so often?”
“Silly! This is amusement!” She smiled.
“You are cheerful!”
“Thanks”. She smiled again.
“You see that small swallow is singing something. But I feel her words are loud. She is calling, ‘O’ Pink Rose! We birds too love you like this guy loves you!”
“You are sweet”.
“You are a priceless gift to me!”
“I am crawling into your lap …You can stroke my hair and kiss my forehead! Tell me stories of your land and other lovely things.”
“I love you! You make me happy (content sigh). I won’t let you go!”
“My king, the fact that you won’t let me go is very special to me. I feel precious when you say you can’t bear to live without me. I think that hearing these words is priceless to every woman!”
“Just think, isn’t it amazing that the two of us could even be lovers? We are from two different worlds and yet… completely happy!”
“I am marveling at the fact that we could be so content and happy together!” She spoke in whispers.
“Amazing…!!!”
“Now I have to leave. Dawn is approaching. I can’t stay in the light. I am light, so will disappear in the light. I have to leave before the sun rises”.
“O’ Pink Rose..! Isn’t it possible for us to make love?” I uttered these words with utter shyness.
She giggled and then laughed.
“It is not possible,” She whispered in my ear.
“But why..?” I asked in the same style as she opted.
“Because, I am a Genie and you a human, so our physical intimacy is not possible. A subtle body and dense substance cannot foregather.”
“Sad….! Tell me more about your accounts and your species”. I was curious to know.
“Next time. I have to leave before sunbeams cover the earth; before moonbeams fade away.”
“Ok…you may go. But I leave much love with you!”
“You bring me great joy. I am grateful……. Bye!…Bye!….Bye!”.
She flew up slowly and then became invisible.


“O’ my Pink Rose……! I miss you! Where have you been? It seems so much longer than days! What have you been doing? Where have you gone? Who have you seen? Come back. Come back soon to me. Please be here my Queen. It has been so long. I miss you!........” I remained repeating and speaking these words in separation all the day.

The sun began to move towards the west producing red and golden colors on the scattered patches of white clouds, and shades of darkness started to appear. Full moon came into sight as if heavenly bright ornament staying on the forehead of the sky!

She descended from the skies!

“O’ you… my Queen!” I cried in excitement, “Where were you?” I asked with the same breath.
“Honey……! We may not talk often, that does not matter. I just want you to know that no matter how difficult things can be …You will have still me”.
I responded with the verses of an unknown poet,
“I can close my eyes to things’
I don’t want to see……
But how can I close my heart to things,
I don’t want to feel….”
“So lovely… Muah! Thank you Honey!” She smiled.
“Tell me more about your accounts and your species. I am curious”.
“Well, my King………It is said that twelve thousand years before the creation of Adam, Jinns came to existence and inhabited the earth. Afterwards their villainy exceeded bounds and their evil intensified. So Allah sent eight hundred apostles to reform them, but they did not leave off waywardness and rebellion. It is said that the first apostle sent by Allah was Aamir-bin-Umeed-bin-ul-Jaan, but the Jinns killed him. Then Suagi-bin-Mau’Iq-bin-Mar-bin-ul-Jaan was sent, but he also met the same fate. When the wickedness of Jinns did not abate, Allah’s wrath descended and a big number of Jinnes perished.”
“It is a quite interesting story. It has kept me spellbound! Please go ahead!” I requested.
“Jinns are also having different beliefs. There are Muslims, Hindus, Jews, Christians and un-believers also among our species. Some are pious and virtuous, while some are wicked and sinful”.
“Do they fight with each other?” I asked with curiosity.
She heaved a deep sigh and said, “Yes, a bitter truth”.
“Is it your real form which is visible to me?”
“No”.
“Can’t I see you in your real form?”
“No”.
“But why?”
“Because a human is a dense body whiles a Jinni a subtle one; so an eye made of dense material can’t contain a subtle body”.
“Please tell me more!”
“The creation of Jinns was almost of a similar nature as of humankind. Adam was made from clay and subsequently Eve emerged from his side; so the human race proceeded. Jinns were made of fire. It is said that the first Jinn created was named “Maarej”; and subsequently a spouse was created for him named “Marja”. Afterwards the Jinn species proceeded through that couple, so the tribes and clans of Jinns came into being”.
“How do you change your forms?”
“Subtle matter of a Jinni enables him or her to form any shape. His visionary power is dominant over his or her intellect, anger and lust. Allah has formed all the creation of heavens and earth with five forces. (1) Intellect (2) Vision (3) Thought (4) Lust (5) Anger. The intellectual power of angels is domineering over vision, thought, lust and anger. That is why this kind of creation is undefiled and pure from any sin or guilt. This kind has no need of meals, woman, etc. Their domineering intellectual power enables them to appear in any form they like. In animals, lust and anger are predominant over intellect, vision and thought. The animals overpowered by lust are called quadrupeds, while the animals whose anger is predominant, are called beasts of prey. Man is gifted with all the five forces of intellect, vision, thought, lust and anger with a proper balance. Since angels are pure and innocent, they are given heavenly status and arrangement of its affairs. The bodies and souls of Jinns are analogous to angles in nature, which makes it possible for Jinns to obtain some information from the angelic world. I’ve heard from my old men that while God created fire through His Command, it possessed light and darkness as well. Angels were created from Light, Evils from the Smoke and Jinns from the Fire”.
“Queen, are you a Jennie or a professor of history?” I asked jokingly.
She just smiled and said, “I’ve to move now!”
“The topic is not yet complete, I suppose my Queen?”
“My King, next time. I’ve to move before sunbeams cover the earth; before moonbeams fade away”.
“Okay…you may go. But I leave much love with you! You bring me great joy. I am grateful”
“Bye!…Bye!….Bye!”. She fluttered up lazily and then faded away.


Sunbeams blanketed the earth. But I was sad. Parting of Jennie made me gloomy. I waited desperately for the darkness of night. As soon as the sun started moving towards west and dusk spread its shadows, I was glad.

I was so jubilant when I sighted Jinnee landing on the edge of the spring again.
“I smile when I see you sitting by the water and putting your toes in the water to cool them”, she giggled.
“You are a one of a kind treasure. I love you, my Queen. I am so happy to find you again here! I know nothing about the thinking of a woman, but as a woman I find you so sweet, lovely and wonderful!”
“Women are hormonal creatures. We have so many BIG emotions. We talk about them all the time. So different. I think most men find it frustrating that we have the power to change our mind, passionately, without much notice. It’s not all a weakness. We are just quick to analyze, empathize, and reorder things. I have no intention of making you look incorrect. It’s just that women know other women……and my Jennie women friends all delight in sharing our tendencies. So, they will relate to how easy it is for me to change my mind, like on the whether I am an optimist or a pessimist.”
“I wonder at finding a Jennie so philosophical and knowledgeable! You seem more intelligent than a human female; gorgeous you are already like a nymph!”
“I am now being called away. My eyes cannot stay open.”
“But you have yet to complete the accounts of Jinns?”
“Next time. My King, I’ve to move before sunbeams cover the earth; before moonbeams fade away”.
“I leave much love with you!”
“Bye!”
She took to the air giggling, smiling and flapping her wings, and she vanished.

It was again a sad day for me. I impatiently waited for the end of the day. And when sun began to set in and dusk drew nearer, my gloom dwindled. When moon surfaced in the sky, she appeared in the space and came down on the edge of the spring.
She giggled, and it sounded as if dozens of fairies were singing a sonnet! It echoed in the vastness of that area.
“How have you been?” She asked me smilingly.
“I have looked and looked for you. All my pain has melted away! I am free from all worries and aches”.
“I am so happy you are relieved from all pain”.
“Yes, all my pain has gone, but?”
“But what?” She asked like worrying.
“I want to be curled up with you all the time!”
She burst in laughter, “That is not possible!” The golden bracelets on her arms carrying brilliant diamonds glided and produced a pleasant-sounding!
“Tell me something lovely!” She asked.
“You give me more information about your Genie world”. I requested.
“I gave you all details, I suppose!” She said smilingly.
“Why are angels obedient to God while satans disobedient? How do Jinns breed? How do they die? Are there schools and universities in Genie world? How do Jinns change shape?”
“Since angels were made from light so that nature of brilliance inclined them to the obedience of God. Satans were produced from smoke, so that darkness dragged them to the path of disobedience. The Jinns inherited both the things; light and darkness, as a result some were led astray and some accepted faith. As regards the changeability of shape, it is because our external body is subtle, akin to the incorporeal soul of a human, so coupling of their body and soul mounts the subtlety. It is true that sometimes we reduce ourselves to our real form and enter into human body and cause alteration; and sometimes we opt for a dense body and emerge in a dreadful or beautiful shape!” She smiled, giggled, laughed and continued her revelations, “but let me tell you, virtuous Jinns do not harm anyone because they deem it a major sin. We generally live in cavities and springs. Satans live in towns and graveyards. Ghosts usually live where there is presence of blood. Some Jinns called “Zwabeh” live in the air. Big devils live near fire. Some called “Tawqeef” generally opt for womanish form and like to stay near poplar trees, orchards, mountains, jungles and desert places….”
“From which class do you belong?”
“I am just your sweetheart and you my lovely Honey!” She laughed loudly and it sounded as dozens of musical instruments played melodically, then she added, “I live on this spring”.
“You please continue!” I asked.

“We do not die on the surface of earth but vanish inside the earth. Such disappearance is our perish-ability. Death does not touch us in a youthful state; we perish in old age only. A few days before our death we return to our childhood state, which is the sign of our end. Now as you asked about our breeding, I may tell you that humans are born by semen. Jinns are born in a peculiar way. In humankind the fluid goes into the uterus of the woman and subsequently the structure of a human gets manufactured. Such mechanism is not existent in the Genie world. Jinn dribbles an airy drop into the uterus of the female Jinee, thus breeding of Jinn gets on. As far as our education is concerned, we have no schools or colleges in our world. Anyone who is interested attends the schools and colleges of your world and gets education. But they remain invisible to you, although they happen very much there. There is a good number in Jinns who are educated”.
“But Queen, I can’t understand that if a Jinni is made of fire, how then could he taste the heat or burns of the fire in case he be punished in hell?”
“A good question, my King!” She smiled and then said, “A human and a stone, both are made of earth. So when a stone can inflict an injury on a human, so an intense fire too can harm the damned Jinns”.

“Queen, I’ve a great appetite for love and affection. Praise Allah, He sent you to me.”
“My King, I want to give you so many things”.
“I feel energized by your love”.
“My fingers trace your face! I kiss your forehead softly! With so much tenderness! Yes, my love. You will get better”.
“I want you stay with me in this world. I can’t bear your separation. I wish to let you lie against my chest and I am comforted. You love me. I have longed for this for so long”.
“Your lovely smile and your mesmerizing words captivate my heart”.
“Every word you give me is precious! Like a string of lovely pearls! I wear them, and treasure them!”
“My heart jumps for joy when I converse with you!”
“I stroke your hair with my fingers softly”.
“Yes, it gives me a good comfort. I long to love you!”
“I love you so much!”
“You fill me with pleasure and my all pain has melted away!”
“My heart cries out to you!” She whispered.
“I hear it!” I too spoke undertone”.
“I ache for you!”
“So do I!”
“Your words make me warm! I burn for pleasure! I am a fairy; we have more desire than humans! A weakness, of course! I don’t want you should die! Then people don’t come back”.
“After meeting you, I feel scared to be alone”.
“I am really going numb, and slipping away! Come close to me, I feel my body is dying!”
“Your love soothes me!”
“I want to keep you all for myself! I feel extra hunger for love. I need you!”
“I too need you!”
“You cannot imagine the smoldering fire that lies within me! But I can see it is getting late tonight! Dawn is approaching! I can’t stay in the light! It will make a permanent alienation! I have to depart then this life!”
“Don’t give up on me! My eyes have tears! Tell me a million lovely things!”
“Loving, yet fierce!”
“You bring me joy!”
“I’ve to go. Sleep fills my eyes!”
“Don’t leave me, please!”
“If you’re alone, I’ll be your shadow;
If you want to cry, I’ll be your shoulder;
If you want a hug, I’ll be your pillow;
If you need to be happy, I’ll be your smile.
But any time you need a friend, I’ll be just me!”
“Yes, you took away my all sadness”.
“My heart is your kingdom, my King! I’ll wait for you there. Allow me to leave! Light is approaching fast! I feel burning sensations! Allow me, my love! I will perish in the sunbeams! Allow me! Allow me…..!”
“No, no, no, don’t leave me alone. Your company makes me to feel as if I am sitting propped up in a soft coach! Let me hear your words and know I am loved! Ease me into my day! Be here please! Don’t leave me!”
“My King, sun has risen! Shafts of light stretch and widen! I cannot move now! You see my wings are burning!”
“O’ God! Yes, your wings are reducing to ashes! O’God, save her! Save her!” I cried and wept bitterly.
“My King, I loved you truly…..I love you……..I…looooooovvvvvvvvvve…..yoooooooou…….!!!!”
There was a big scream and she vanished!

I became downcast. I stroked my head against the big tree there. It was again that nebulous form which had told me to recite the name of Allah for 1111 times to cross that tedious and sloped mountain and who informed me about a spring on the other side of the mountain which had a pink rose on its edge and that anyone who smells it is healed from all diseases, who suddenly appeared there and asked me, “O’ you man! Don’t beat your head, this is prohibited; God dislikes it. Everything in this universe is mortal and it is God only Who is immortal. Annihilate your will in the leave of Allah; The Supreme Sage; The All Powerful; Unique and One; Unparallel; Matchless; There is no sway or strength save that of God!”

Reciting “God is Great! God is Great!”, he disappeared.

As I stepped forward to leave this place, I was stunned to see that a mysterious pink rose was emerged on the edge of the spring emitting marvelous fragrance and suffusing the atmosphere all around! I went near to it reverentially. I kissed it. A few tears rolled down from my eyes and surprisingly the pink rose absorbed them!

So I left for my home!