Date: Mon, 12 Aug 96 10:39:00 PDT
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Faiz! raaz-e-ulfat chupa ke dekh liya...

Hi

Another famous shayar from Pakistan is Faiz Ahmed Faiz(thakkallus - faiz).
I present one of his ghazals here. Enjoy!

1. raaz-e-ulfat chupa ke dekh liya
dil bahut kuch jalaa ke dekh liya

[I have seen the outcome of hiding the secret of love
I have seen the outcome of burning my heart]

When in love, I could not express my love openly, and had to keep it a
secret. The result was that I kept hurting/burning my heart.

2. woh mere ho ke bhi mere na huey
un ko apna bana ke dekh liya

[She was mine, but yet she was not
I have seen the outcome of accepting/making her as mine]

3. aur kya dekhne ko baakhi haiN
aap se dil laga ke dekh liya

[What else is left for me to see?
I have seen the outcome of giving my heart to you(falling in love with you)]

4. 'faiz', takmeel-e-gham bhi na ho sake
ishq ko aazmaa ke dekh liya

['faiz', there was no completion/end for no sorrows
I have seen the outcome of trying out love]

Dictionary : raaz-e-ulfat - secerts of love/closeness; takmeel-e-gham - completion/end of sorrows

regards
Ramesh