Date: Tue, 29 Oct 96 14:13:54 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

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Raaz ki baatain likhi aur khat khula rehnay diya,
Jaanay kyon rusvaion ka silsila rehnay diya !

[You wrote all the secrets and then left the letter open,
I don't know, why you let the process of disgrace continue !]

Umar bhar meray saath reh kar woh na samjha dil ki baat,
Do dilon kay darmiyan ik faasla rehnay diya !

[Even after staying with me for whole life, he couldn't understand what my heart wanted,
He let the distances between two hearts stay as it is !]

Apni fitrat woh badal paya na iskay bawajood,
Khatam ki ranjish magar gila rehnay diya !

[Inspite of this, he could not change his nature,
He let go the misunderstandings, but he still complained !]

Main samjhta tha khushi degi mujhay `Sabir' fareb,
Isliyey mainay gamon say raabta rehnay diya !

[I all along thought that this trick will give me some happiness 'Sabir',
That is why I kept the communicating to my sorrows !]

Raaz ki baatain likhi aur khat khula rehnay diya,
Jaanay kyon rusvaion ka silsila rehnay diya !

- Sabir Jalal Abadi

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Lalit Koul