Date: Mon, 29 Jul 96 17:07:00 PDT
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Ahmed Faraz - kuchh na kissi se boleNge

Hi

I am taking a break from who-else-but Ghalib for some time, to post this
one by Ahmed Faraz ("thakkallus" - faraz). This is a "chota beher"(small
meter/length) ghazal. Enjoy!

1. kuchh na kissi se boleNge
tanhaayee meiN roleNge

[I will not say anything to anybody
In my loneliness, I will cry]

2. hum be_rahraboN ka kya [be_rahraboN - people with no goals in life/pathless traveller]
saath kissi ke holeNge

[Why bother about us, we-people-without-any-path
We will join up and move with someone/somebody]

3. khud tho huey rusva lekin
tere bhed na kholeNge

[I have become maligned/infamous/disgraced
But (I) will not open/give your secrets away]

4. jeevan zeher bhara saagar
kab tak amrit gholeNge

[Life is a ocean of poison
Till when shall (I) churn nectar]

5. neeNd tho kyaa aayegi 'faraz'
maut aayee tho soleNge

[What sleep will I ever get 'faraz'
When death comes, (I) will sleep]

regards
Ramesh