Date: Wed, 08 May 96 11:32:33 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Dushman ko bhi seenay say lagana nahin bhoolay,
Hum apnay buzargon ka zamana nahin bhoolay !

[We did not forget to even embrace the enemy,
We did not forget the times of our elders !]

Tum aankhon ki barsaat bachayay huey rakhna,
Kuch log abhi aag lagana nahin bhoolay !

[Please save all your tears,
Some people have not yet forgotten how to light the fire !]

Yeh baat alag haath kalam ho gayey apnay,
Hum aap ki tasveer banana nahin bhoolay !

[It is different matter that our hands were chopped off,
Yet we have not forgotten how to paint your portrait !]

Ik umar huee main to hansi bhool chuka hoon,
Tum ab bhi meray dil ko dukhana nahin bhoolay !

[It has been ages and I have forgotten to laugh,
Yet you still have not forgotten how to break my heart !]

Dushman ko bhi seenay say lagana nahin bhoolay,
Hum apnay buzargon ka zamana nahin bhoolay !

- Saghar Aazmi
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Singer : Jagjit Singh Album : Mirage
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Lalit.