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