Date: Tue, 01 Oct 96 17:31:36 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Hum teray shehar may aayey hain musaafir ki tarah,
Sirf ik baar mulakaat ka mauka dey dey !

[I have come to your town like a traveler,
Please, just give one chance to meet you !]

Meri manzil hai kahan mera thikana hai kahan,
Suboh tak tujh say bichad kar mujhay jaana hai kahan,
Sochnay kay liyey ik raat ka mauka dey dey !

[Where is my destination, where is my lodging,
In the morning, where will I have to go after leaving you,
Please, just give me one night's time to think over it !]

Apni aankho mein chupa rakhey hain jugnu mainay,
Apni palkon pay saja rakhay hain aansoo mainay,
Meri aankho ko bhi barsaat ka mauka dey dey !

[I have kept glowworms hidden in my eyes,
I have kept tears decorated on my eyelids,
Please give a chance to my eyes to drip !]

Aaj ki raat mera dard-e-mohabbat sun ley,
Kup kapatay huey hothon ki shikayat sun ley,
Aaj izhaar-e-khayalaat ka mauka dey dey !

[Please listen to my painful love story tonight,
Please listen to the complaints of shivering lips,
Please, give me a chance to express my thoughts and feelings !]

Bhoolna tha to yeh ikraar kiya hi kyon tha,
Bewafa toonay mujhay pyaar kiya hi kyon tha,
Sirf do chaar sawaalaat ka mauka dey dey !

[If you had to forget, why did you say *yes* in the first place,
You insincere, why did you even love me in the first place,
Please give me a chance to ask just few questions !]

Hum teray shehar may aayey hain musaafir ki tarah,
Sirf ik baar mulakaat ka muaka dey dey !

- Qaisar-ul-Jafri

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Lalit Koul