Date: Mon, 05 Feb 96 19:39:00 PST
From: Ramesh Hariharan (rameshh@tp.ac.sg)
Subject: Ghazal!

Hi ghazal lovers

Here is an old ghazal from the album "Memorable Ghazals" by Jagjit
Singh-Chitra Singh, sung by Chitra. Enjoy!

1. paseene paseene huey jaa rahe ho
yeh bolo kahaN se chale aa rahe ho

[You seem to be sweating profusely(from fear)
Tell me, where are you coming from]

2. hameN sabr karne ko keh tho rahe ho
magar dek lo, khud hi ghabra rahe ho

[You are asking me to be patient
But look, it is you who is getting afraid]

3. yeh kiski boori tumko nazar lag gayee haiN
baharoN ke mausam meiN murjha rahe ho

[Whose evil eyes(here it is a curse) have fallen upon you
You are withering away in spring, the season for blooming]

4. yeh aaina haiN yeh tho sach hi kahega
kyoN apni haqeeqat se katraa rahe ho

[This is a mirror, it will only tell the truth
Why are you trying to avoid your own truth/fate/reality]

regards

Ramesh Hariharan