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