Date: Sat, 13 Apr 96 12:37:00 PDT
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Ghazal!

Hi folks

I am back with a ghazal by Sudarshan Faakir, sung by Chitra Singh! Enjoy!

1. kissi ranjish ko hava do, ki meiN zinda hooN abhi
mujhko ehsaas dila do, ki meiN zinda hooN abhi

[Stoke up some distrust/misunderstanding/ill feeling, for I am still alive
Give me this feeling/make me feel that I am still alive]

2. mere rukne se meri saanseN bhi ruk jaayengi
faasle aur bada do, ki meiN zinda hooN abhi

[If I stop, then my breathing will also stop
Increase the distances for I am still alive]

[Here, 'stoping' is with reference to achieving one's goals. If one achieve's his/her goal, then
there is nothing else left, and is enough to symbolise the end of one's life]

3. zeher peene ki tho aadat thi zamaane waaloN
ab koi aur dava do, ki meiN zinda hooN abhi

[I was used to drinking poison, o people of the world
Now, give me some other medicine, for I am still alive]

[The poison here is with reference to the hardships/failures/dejections faced]

4. chalthi raahoN meiN yooNhi aankh lagi haiN 'faakir'
bheed logoN ki hata do, ki meiN zinda hooN abhi

[Along the way(of life), I have just fallen asleep, 'faakir'
Move the crowds away, for I am still alive]

regards

Ramesh