Date: Fri, 14 Mar 97 15:37:02 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Jab meri haqeekat ja ja kar, unko jo sunayee logon nay,
Kuch sach bhi kaha kuch jooth kaha, kuch baat banayee logon nay !

[When people repeatedly told my tale of facts to her,
Some of it was truth, some it was lies and some of it was made-up !]

Dayain hain hamesha zulm-o-sitam, duniya nay mohabaat waalon par,
Do dil ko kabhi milnay na diya, deewaar uthayee logon nay !

[This world has always tortured the people who fall in love,
It never let two hearts meet,
it always tried to create a wedge between the two !]

Aankhon say na aansoo poch sakey, hothon pay khushi dekhi na gayee,
Aabaad jo dekha ghar mera, to aag lagayee logon nay !

[They could not wipe my tears off my eyes,
they could not tolerate my happy smiles,
Whenever they saw my prosperous home, they set it on fire !]

Tanhayee ka saathi mil na saka, rusvai mein shaamil shaher hua,
Pehlay to mera dil tod diya, phir Eid manayee logon nay !

[I couldn't find a friend during isolation,
but whole world joined in during my disgrace,
First they broke my heart, and then they celebrated it !]

Is daur mein jeena mushkil hai, ae `Ashq' koi aasaan nahin,
Har ik kadam par marnay ki, ab rasam chalayee logon nay !

[It is tough to live in this age, it is not at all easy `Ashq',
This world has made it a custom to force people,
to die on every step of the life !]
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Have a GREAT Weekend !!!!!
Lalit Koul