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