Date: Wed, 15 Jan 97 17:30:25 EST
From: Lalit Koul
Subject: Ghazal !!!
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Khuli jo aankh to woh tha na woh zamaana tha,
Dehakti aag thi tanhayee thi fasaana tha !
[Upon my waking up, neither was she there nor
was it the same environment,
There was just a burning desire, isolation and an untold story !]
Gamon nay baant liya hai mujhay yun aapas
mein,
Ki jaisay main koi loota hua khazana tha !
[Sorrows have split me among themselves like,
As if I was some kind of stolen treasure !]
Yeh kya ki chand hi kadmon pay thak kay
baith gayey,
Tumhay to saath mera door tak nibhana tha !
[What's it ? Just few steps together and you
gave up,
You had to give me company for a long long time !]
Mujhay jo meray lahoo mein bigo kay guzra
hai,
Woh koi gair nahin yaar ik purana tha !
[That person who wounded me and left me,
Is not a stranger but is one of my old friends !]
Khuli Jo aankh to woh tha na woh zamana
tha,
Dehkti aag thi tanhayee thi fasaana tha !
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Lalit Koul