Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 14:07:25 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

Hi ! Folks,
Just wanted to share with you that this one is my 100th Ghazal posting
on India Digest since I started on Dec. 14th last year. It gives me
immense pleasure to know that there are people out there who like what
I post. I want to thank all of you for your encouragement and love for
ghazals. It is your encouragement and my love for ghazals which keeps
me going. I will try to keep posting till I reach next goal of 200.
Thanks once again and wish you all a very very happy festive season.

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Badnaam meray pyaar ka afsaana hua hai,
Deewaanay bhi kehtay hain ki deewaana hua hai !

[My love story has become disreputable,
Even crazy people say that I have become crazy !]

Rishta tha tabhi to kisi be-dard nay toda,
Apna tha tabhi to koi be-gana hua hai !

[There was some relationship, and that is why some merciless person broke that,
She was mine and that is why she has become a stranger now !]

Baadal ki tarah aa kay baras jaayey ik din,
Dil aapkay hotay huey veeraana hua hai !

[Please come and pour like a bursting cloud,
Inspite of you being there, my heart has become a ruined place !]

Bajtay hain khayalon may teri yaad kay ghungroo,
Kuch din say mera ghar bhi pari-khana hua hai !

[Bells of your memories ring in my thoughts,
For last few days, even my house has become a fairy place !]

Mausam nay banaaya hai nikhaon ko sharaabi,
Jis phool ko dekhoon wahi paimana hua hai !

[This weather has affected me such that I feel like drunk,
Whichever flower I look at, it feels as if it is a wine goblet !]

Badnaam meray pyaar ka afsaana hua hai,
Deewaanay bhi kehtay hain ki deewaana hua hai !

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Lalit Koul