Date: Mon, 26 Aug 96 14:25:57 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Sham-e-mazaar thi na koi saugwaar tha,
Tum jis pay ro rahey they woh kiska mazaar tha !

[There was neither a candle at the tomb, nor was there any bereaving people,
Where you were crying, whose tomb was it !]

Tadpoonga umar bhar dil-e-marham kay liyey,
Kambhakht na muraad ladakpan ka yaar tha !

[I will suffer all my life for my beloved,
That person was my friend from my days of adolescence !]

Jadoo hai ya tilasam tumhari zuban mein,
Tum jhooth keh rahey they mujhay aitbaar tha !

[Is it magic or some supernatural power in your voice,
You were telling lies and I trusted you all the time !]

Kya kya hamaray sajday ki rusvaaian huee,
Naksh-e-kadam kisi ka sar-e-rah guzar tha !

[What all happened to my prayers,
Somebody's footprints were following me all along my travel !]

Sham-e-mazaar thi na koi saugwaar tha,
Tum jis pay ro rahey they woh kiska mazaar tha !

- Bekhud

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Lalit