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