Date: Thu, 08 Feb 96 11:49:00 PST
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Another from Sajda: Kabhi Yun Bhi Aa ...
Hi ghazal lovers
Here is another ghazal from Sajda, by Jagjit Singh. Enjoy!
Poet : Bashir Badr
1. kabhi yun bhi aa meri ankh mein, ke meri
nazar ko khabar na ho
mujhe ek raat nawaz de, magar uske baad saher na ho
[Sometimes, come into my eyes, in a way such
that my eyesight does not realize it
Honor me with just one night, but let there be no dawn after
that]
2. woh bada raheem-o-kareem hai, mujhe yeh
sifat bhi ata kare
tujhe bhoolne ki dua karoon, to dua mein meri asar na ho
[He is kind and generous & he should gift
me this talent/capability
If I pray that I should forget you, then there should be no
effect from my prayers]
3. kabhi din ki dhoop mein jhoom ke, kabhi
shab ke phool ko choom ke
yun hi saath saath chalen sada, kabhi khatam apna safar na ho
[Sometimes dancing in the daylight, sometimes
kissing the night flowers
Like that we should always walk together, and our journey should
never end]
4. mere paas mere habeeb aa, zara aur dil ke
qareeb aa
tujhe dhadkanon mein basaloon main, ke bichhadne ka kabhie dar na
ho
[Come close to me, my beloved, come closer to
my heart
Let me place you close to my heartbeats, so that there will never
be the fear of seperation]
Dictionary : nawaz - to honour; raheem-o-kareem - kind & generous; sifat - talent; shab - night; habeeb - beloved