Date: Thu, 16 May 96 10:24:48 EST
From: "Lalit Koul"
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Hum hi mein thee na koi baat, yaad hi na tumko aa sakey,
Tumnay hamein bhula diya, hum na tumhay bhula sakey !

[There was something missing in me, that is why you couldn't remember me,
You forgot me, but I could not forget you !]

Tum hi na sun sakey agar, kisa-e-gham sunayga kaun,
Kis ki zubaan khulagi phir, hum na agar suna sakey !

[If you could not listen, then who in world would listen to my story-of-sorrow,
Who can speak out here, if I couldn't tell my story !]

Shauk-e-visaal hain yahan, lab pay sawaal hain yahan,
Kis ki majaal hain yahan, hum say nazar mila sakay !

[Love to meet the beloved exists here, and there are many questions on my lips,
Who can dare here to look straight into my eyes !]

Hum hi mein thee na koi baat, yaad hi na tumko aa sakey,
Tumnay hamein bhula diya, hum na tumhay bhula sakey !

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Singer : Mehdi Hassan Album : Live In India.
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Lalit