Date: Mon, 03 Jun 96 14:51:46 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Teri taareef kartay hain to ismay kya burayee hai,
Khuda nay apnay haathon say teri soorat banayee hai !

[If we praise you, what is wrong in that,
God has created you with his own hands !]

Hazaron ki tarah sun lay teri rusvaee kay dar say,
Teri tasveer humnay kitabon mein chupayee hai !

[Listen, like thousands of other people, just due to fear of you getting a bad name,
We have hidden your picture in our books !]

Teri masoom surat ki yahi taareef hai sun ley,
Zaban pay hai yahi sabkay khudai hai khudai hai !

[This is what we have to say in praise of your innocent face,
Everybody is just saying "Oh ! God, Oh ! God, !]

Marz yeh ishq ka aisa laga ki phir nahin choota,
Dua bhi humnay ki `Rahi' dava bhi aazmayee hai !

[Once affected by this illness of romance, we could not recover from it,
We did pray 'Rahi' and we did try medication as well !]

Teri taareef kartay hain to ismay kya burayee hai,
Khuda nay apnay haathon say teri soorat banayee hai !
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Lalit Koul.