Date: Tue, 08 Oct 96 11:36:54 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Ulfat ka jab kisi nay liya naam ro padey,
Apni wafa ka soch kay anjaam ro padey !

[Whenever somebody talked about love, we cried,
Thinking about the outcome of our sincerity, we cried !]

Har shaam yeh sawaal, mohabbat say kya mila,
Har shaam yeh jawaab, ki har shaam ro padey !

[Every evening I have this question, what did I get from Love,
Every evening I get the answer, that I cried every evening !]

Rah-e-wafa mein hum ko khushi ki talaash thi,
Do gaam hi chalay thay ki har gaam ro padey !

[We were searching for happiness on the road of sincerity,
We had just traveled few steps, and we cried at every step !]

Rona naseeb mein hai to auron say kya gila,
Apnay hi sar liya koi ilzaam, ro padey !

[If crying is in our fate, then why should we have any complaint with anybody,
We held ourselves responsible for our deeds, and cried !]

Ulfat ka jab kisi nay liya naam ro padey,
Apni wafa ka soch kay anjaam ro padey !

- Sudarshan Fakir

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Lalit Koul