Date: Wed, 16 Oct 96 10:08:14 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!
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Aawaara hain galiyon mein, main aur meri tanhayee,
Jayay to kahan jayay, har mod pay rusvayee !
[Myself and my isolations are wandering in the
lanes of this town,
Where should I go, there is disgrace on every corner !]
Yeh phool say chehray hain, hastay huey
guldastay,
Koi bhi nahin apna, begaanay hain sab rastay,
Rahain bhi tamashayee, rahee bhi tamashayee !
[These faces are like flowers, like fully
blossomed bouquets,
Nobody is mine and all paths seem strange,
Paths as well as travelers are mere spectators !]
Armaan sulagtay hain seenay mein chita
jaisay,
Qaatil nazar aati hai duniya ki hawa jaisay,
Roti hai meray dil par bajti hui shehnayee !
[My dreams simmer in my heart like simmering
pyre,
World's reactions seem like murderers,
Those singing trumpets seem like crying in my heart !]
Aakash kay maathey par taaron ka charagan
hain,
Pehloo mein magar meray zakhmon ka gulistan hain,
Aaankho say lahoo tapka daaman mein bahaar aayee
[Sky is lit with millions of twinkling stars,
But I have got the garden of pains and wounds in my lot,
My eyes cried while whole world was enjoying the spring !]
Aawaara hain galiyon mein, main aur meri
tanhayee,
Jayay to kahan jayay, har mod pay rusvayee !
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Lalit Koul