Date: Wed, 19 Jun 96 14:48:00 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Neend say aankh khuli hai, abhi dekha kya hai,
Dekh lena abhi kuch der mein, duniya kya hai !

[You have just woken up, you haven't seen anything yet,
Just wait a second and you will see what this world is all about !]

Baandh rakha kisee saunch nay ghar say humko,
Varna apna dar-o-deewar say rishta kya hai !

[Some thoughts in my mind have kept me bound to my home,
Otherwise what relationship I have with doors and walls !]

Ret ki eent ki pathar ki ho ya miti ki,
Kisi deewar kay sayey ka barosa kya hai !

[Whether it is made of sand, or bricks, or stones or soil,
Who can trust the shadow of any wall !]

Apni daanist may samjhay koi duniya `Shahid',
Varna hathon mein lakiron kay ilaava kya hai !

[People may think they own the world 'Shahid',
But what else is in the hands except the lines !]

Neend say aankh khuli hai, abhi dekha kya hai,
Dekh lena abhi kuch der mein, duniya kya hai !

- Shahid Kabir

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Lalit.