Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 15:16:21 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Aapko dekh kar dekhta rah gaya,
Kya kahoon aur kehnay ko kya rah gaya !
Aatay aatay mera naam sa rah gaya,
Uskay hothon pay kuch kaanpta rah gaya !

[After seeing you, I couldn't take my eyes off you,
What should I say, what else is left to be told,
She was about to say my name,
That name just stayed on her lips !]

Woh meray saamnay, hi gaya aur main,
Raastay ki tarah, dekhta rah gaya !

[He left in front of me and I,
Kept looking at him like a road !]

Jooth waalay kahin say kahin bad gayay,
Aur main tha ki sach, bolta rah gaya !

[People who told all kinds of lies went places,
And I was the one who kept speaking the truth !]

Aandhiyon kay iraaday to achay na they,
Yeh diya kaisay jalta hua rah gaya !

[High speed winds didn't have good intentions,
How come this lamp remained lit!]

Aatay aatay mera naam sa rah gaya,
Uskay hothon pay kuch kaanpta rah gaya !

- Aziz Qaisi
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Lalit.