Date: Mon, 10 Mar 97 09:45:29 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!
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Khailnay kay vaastay, ab dil kisi ka chahiyey
Umar aisee hai, ki tumko ik khilona chahiyey !
[To play, now you need somebody's heart,
You are at that stage of life where you need a toy !]
Mujko kahiyey, haath mein mehndi lagana hai
agar,
Khoon-e-dil doon ya, ki phir khoon-e-tamana chahiyey !
[Please tell me, if you need to put Henna on
your hands,
Shall I offer my heart's blood or shall I sacrifice all my
desires !]
Bazm mein aao kisi din, kar kay tum solahan
singaar,
Ik qayamat waqt say pehlay bhi aaana chahiyey !
[Please, someday come to the gathering with all
the makeup,
One judgement day should come even before the last one comes !]
Tum kaho to mar bhi jaoon main, magar ik
sharat hain,
Bas kafan kay vaastay aanchal tumhara chahiyey !
[If you say, I will even die for you but I have
a condition,
That your lovely dress should be my coffin !]
Kal talak tha dil zaroori rah-e-ulfat mein
'Murad',
Aaj kay is daur mein chandi-o-sona chahiyey !
[Till yesterday, one needed to have a heart to
fall in love, `Murad',
But these days, you would just need gold and silver !]
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Lalit Koul