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Date: 13-Apr-2000
Poet: Syed Shafaq Shah Chishti 

Today's ghazal has been sent in by Pankaj Mathur. 
This ghazal has been sung by Sudhir Narayan. The 
album is called "Irshaad".


us ne ruKh se haTaa ke baalo.n ko
raastaa de diyaa ujaalo.n ko

[ruKh = face; ujaalaa = light/brightness]

jaate jaate jo mu.D ke dekh liyaa
aur uljhaa diyaa Khayaalo.n ko

[uljhaanaa = to create confusion/complication]

ek halkii sii muskuraahaT se
us ne hal kar diyaa savaalo.n ko

[halkii = slight; muskuraahaT = smile]
[hal karanaa = to solve; savaal = question]

mar gaye ham to dekh lenaa "Shafaq"
yaad aaye.nge husn vaalo.n ko

[Shafaq = twilight]


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