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.