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Date: 28-Dec-98
Poet: Shakeel Badayuni

Talat Mehmood and Shakeel Badayuni is probably
a combination that one would look for in a Hindi 
film song. Yet, a number of Shakeel's compositions 
are featured among the non-filmi Gazals sungs not 
only by Talat , but by such Gazal luminaries like 
Begum Akhtar and Ghulam Ali.

Today's Gazal is a classic in itself.


tum ne ye kyaa sitam kiyaa zabt se kaam le liyaa
tark-e-vafaa ke baad bhii meraa salaam le liyaa

[sitam = torture; zabt = restraint]
[tark-e-vafaa = end of faithfulness/relationship]

ri.ndaa-e-Kharaab-e-naush kii be-adabii to dekhiye
niiyat-e-mayakashii na kii haath me.n jaam le liyaa

[ri.ndaa-e-Kharaab-e-naush = drinker; be-adabii = ill-manners]
[niiyat-e-mayakashii = intention of drinking]

sehan-e-chaman me.n daffaatan aake palaT ga_ii bahaar
ahal-e-junuu.N ne Gaaliban aql se kaam leliyaa

[sehan-e-chaman = garden; daffaatan = suddenly]
[ahal-e-junuu.N = crazy people (lovers); Gaaliban = probably]

naamaa-e-shauq pa.D ke vo kho gaye yak-ba-yak "Shakeel"
muu.Nh se to kuchh na kah sake dil se payaam le liyaa

[naamaa-e-shauq = love letter; yak-ba-yak = suddenly]
[payaam = message]