Date: Tue, 24 Dec 96 13:13:28 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!

Hi ! Folks,
Had gone to my sweet sweet home India for a while and that is why the
long break. Wishing you all the best for coming holidays and the rest
of Year 1997. Please enjoy the following ghazal, sung by Anup Jalota.

**********************************************************************
Kya kaam surahi say paimano say kya lena,
Woh aankh salamat hai maikhano say kya lena !

[Why should I worry about the wine goblets,
Since the eyes of my beloved are present, why should I worry about the bar !]

Mujko to teray dar par sar apna jukaana hai,
Masjid say garaz kya hai but khano say kya lena !

[I have to bow at your doorstep anyway,
I have nothing to do with the mosques, and why should I worry about the temples !]

Marzi hai patango ki aayey ki nahin aayey,
Shama ko to jalna hai, parwaano say kya lena !

[It is Moth's own sweet will, whether they want to come or not,
Candle has to burn anyway, why should it worry about the Moth !]

Miltay hi nazar unsay armaan machaltay hain,
Par unko meray dil kay armaano say kya lena !

[As soon as our eyes meet, my desires get excited,
But why should she worry about my desires !]

Deewana `Murad' usnay khud humko banaya hai,
Ab khud hi woh kehta hai deewaano say kya lena !

[She herself made me Crazy 'Murad',
And now she herself says, "Why should she worry about Crazy people" !]

Kya kaam surahi say paimano say kya lena,
Woh aankh salamat hai maikhano say kya lena !

**********************************************************************

Lalit Koul