Date: Mon, 15 Jan 96 11:21:00 PST
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: A ghazal by Qateel Shifai!
Hi
This is from the album Milestone, by Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh - A Ghazal by Qateel Shifai. Enjoy!
1. milkar juda huey tho na soya karenge hum
ek doosre ke yaad meiN roya karenge hum
[Since we have met and then seperated, we will
not sleep hereafter
In each others remembrance, we will keep crying hereafter]
2. aaNsoo chalak chalak ke sathaayenge raath
bhar
moti palak palak meiN piroyaa karenge hum
[pironaa - is the action of passing a
string through pearls,
creating a necklace. Here tear drops are related to pearls]
[Our flowing tears will keep disturbing us all
night long
On each eyelash, we will string pearls/tear drops]
3. jab dooriyoN ki yaad diloN ko jalaayegi
jismoN ko chaandni meiN bhigoya karenge hum
[When thoughts, of the distance between us,
will burn our hearts
We will immerse/wet our bodies in moonlight]
4. gar de gaya daga hameN toofan bhi
'qateel'
sahil pe kashtiyoN ko dooboya karenge hum
[kashti - boat]
[If the storm also deceives us 'qateel'
We will drown our boats near the shores]
regards
Ramesh