Date: Fri, 21 Jun 96 13:41:05 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Apni aag ko zinda rakhna kitna mushkil hai,
Pathar beech aaiana rakhna kitna mushkil hai !

[How difficult it is keep one's passions alive,
How difficult it is to keep a mirror in the midst of stones !]

Kitna aasaan hai tasveer banana oron ki,
Khud ko pas-e-aaiana rakhna kitna mushkil hai !

[It is very easy to draw a portrait of somebody else,
But how difficult it is to stand in front of a mirror !]

Tumnay mandir dekhay hongay, yeh mera aangan hai,
Ek diya bhi jalta rakhna kitna mushkil hai !

[You must have seen temples, this one is my courtyard,
How difficult it is to keep even one lamp lighted !]

Chulu mein ho dard ka darya, dhyaan mein uskay honth,
Yun bhi khud ko pyassa rakhna kitna mushkil hai !

[River-of-sorrow may be in the hand, and her lips in my thoughts,
Still how difficult it is to stay thirsty !]

Apni aag ko zinda rakhna kitna mushkil hai,
Pathar beech aaiana rakhna kitna mushkil hai !

- Ishrat Afreen

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Have a great Weekend !!!!!!!
Lalit Koul.