Date: Tue, 19 Dec 95 09:39:30 EST
From: "Lalit Koul"
Subject: Nazm !!!

Here is a Nazm, sung by Jagjit Singh....
This is a response from a person to his/her beloved who has asked him/her
to burn the love-letters she/he has written to him/her........

Teray khushboo main basay khat main jalata kaisay
Pyaar mein doobay huey khat main jalata kaisay
Teray haathon kay likhay khat main jalata kaisay

[How could I burn the letters which smell like you ?
How could I burn the letters which were full of love ?
How could I burn the letters which were written by you ? ]

Jinko duniya ki nikhaon say chupayey rakha
Jinko ik umar kalayjay say lagayay rakha
Deen jinko jinhay imaan banaay rakha

[Letters which I kept away from the eyes of the world,
Letters which I kept close to my heart for my whole life,
Letters which were like my religion and character ]

Jinka har lafz mujhay yaad paani ki tarah
Yaad they mujko jo paigaam-e-zubaani ki tarah
Mujko jo pyaraay they anmol nishani ki tarah

[Letters whose each and every word I remember,
Letters which I remember by heart like verbal-message,
Letters which I loved like unique souvenirs ]

Toonay duniya ki nihkaon say jo bach kar likhay
Saal-h-saal meray naam barabar likhay
Kabhi din mein to kabhi raat ko uth kar likhay

[Letters which you wrote escaping the preying eyes of world,
Letters which year-after-year you wrote in my name,
Letters which you wrote sometimes in day,
sometimes waking up in the night ]

Teray khat aaj main Ganga mein baha aaya hoon
Aag behtay huey paani mein laga aaya hoon !

[Today I immersed your letters in Ganges,
I have put the flowing water on fire ! ]

Hope you liked it...
Lalit.